Jason Bonsignore
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Jason Bonsignore is a former professional ice hockey
forward
and speedway
promoter and racer. As a hockey player, he was drafted in the first round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft
, 4th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers
, as one of the team's two first-round picks that year (the other was Ryan Smyth
two picks later).
's Niagara Falls Thunder
. While playing for the Oilers AHL
farm team in the 1997-98 season, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning
. He was Tampa Bay's leading rookie scorer his first year while also earning IHL player of the week (Rob Capellupo Award) recognition during a short stay with Tampa's farm team in Cleveland. In his 1998-99 season season with Tampa he finished the year as a regular with the Lightning.
Not given a qualifying offer by the Lightning, Bonsignore became an unrestricted free agent and signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs
organization for the 1999-2000 season. He was a late cut at training camp and was assigned to their AHL farm team in St John's. Bonsignore suffered a season ending ankle injury mid season, and asked for a release.
He chose to sit out the next two years for personal reasons, then returned in the 2002-03 season to play with the AHL franchises in Springfield and Lowell. He tried out with the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers
in 2003 but was released towards the end of training camp http://www.atlantathrashers.com/View.aspx?CID01=c26246a7-d1c8-4f25-99e9-076d64b4fa2d.
From the 2003-04 through the 2007-08 seasons, Bonsignore played hockey in the ECHL
, Switzerland, Finland and Norway.
In 2007–08, Bonsignore returned to North America, where he tried to rehabilitate from a groin injury suffered in Norway by playing a few games with the Fresno Falcons. At the time the New Jersey Devils signed him for their farm team, the Trenton Devils, where he finished the year. Bonsignore has not played since.
Bonsignore only played 79 NHL games in all, while the team's second first-round pick in 1994, Ryan Smyth, played the first 770 NHL games of his career for Edmonton alone and has played over 1,000 NHL games overall.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
forward
Forward (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
and speedway
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
promoter and racer. As a hockey player, he was drafted in the first round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft
1994 NHL Entry Draft
The 1994 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Hartford Civic Center on June 28–29, 1994.-Selections by round:Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:...
, 4th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
, as one of the team's two first-round picks that year (the other was Ryan Smyth
Ryan Smyth
Ryan Alexander Gordon Smyth is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League...
two picks later).
Playing career
Bonsignore was drafted from the OHLOntario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....
's Niagara Falls Thunder
Niagara Falls Thunder
The Niagara Falls Thunder was a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League from 1988 to 1996. The team was based in Niagara Falls, Ontario.-History:...
. While playing for the Oilers AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
farm team in the 1997-98 season, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...
. He was Tampa Bay's leading rookie scorer his first year while also earning IHL player of the week (Rob Capellupo Award) recognition during a short stay with Tampa's farm team in Cleveland. In his 1998-99 season season with Tampa he finished the year as a regular with the Lightning.
Not given a qualifying offer by the Lightning, Bonsignore became an unrestricted free agent and signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
organization for the 1999-2000 season. He was a late cut at training camp and was assigned to their AHL farm team in St John's. Bonsignore suffered a season ending ankle injury mid season, and asked for a release.
He chose to sit out the next two years for personal reasons, then returned in the 2002-03 season to play with the AHL franchises in Springfield and Lowell. He tried out with the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers
Atlanta Thrashers
The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season...
in 2003 but was released towards the end of training camp http://www.atlantathrashers.com/View.aspx?CID01=c26246a7-d1c8-4f25-99e9-076d64b4fa2d.
From the 2003-04 through the 2007-08 seasons, Bonsignore played hockey in the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
, Switzerland, Finland and Norway.
In 2007–08, Bonsignore returned to North America, where he tried to rehabilitate from a groin injury suffered in Norway by playing a few games with the Fresno Falcons. At the time the New Jersey Devils signed him for their farm team, the Trenton Devils, where he finished the year. Bonsignore has not played since.
Bonsignore only played 79 NHL games in all, while the team's second first-round pick in 1994, Ryan Smyth, played the first 770 NHL games of his career for Edmonton alone and has played over 1,000 NHL games overall.
Transactions
- December 30, 1997 – Edmonton trades Bonsignore, Bryan MarchmentBryan MarchmentBryan William Marchment is a former Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He spent his NHL career with the Winnipeg Jets, Chicago Blackhawks, Hartford Whalers, Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, San Jose Sharks, Colorado Avalanche, Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames...
and Steve KellySteve KellyR. Steve Kelly is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League with the Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, New Jersey Devils, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild and the Columbus Blue Jackets.-Playing career:Kelly played his junior hockey with the...
to Tampa Bay in exchange for Roman HamrlíkRoman HamrlíkRoman Hamrlík is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League .- Playing career :...
and the rights to Paul ComriePaul ComriePaul Gordon Comrie is a former professional ice hockey forward. He played 15 National Hockey League games with the Edmonton Oilers during the 1999–2000 NHL season.-Hockey Player:...
. - July 15, 1999 – Toronto signs Bonsignore
- December 13, 2002 – Phoenix signs Bonsignore
- September 21, 2003 – Atlanta releases Bonsignore from NHL tryout during training camp
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | Newmarket Royals Newmarket Royals The Newmarket Royals were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League from 1992 to 1994. They played out of Newmarket, Ontario, Canada.-History:... |
OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... |
66 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 1993–94 OHL season The 1993–94 OHL season was the 14th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Sixteen teams each played 66 games. The North Bay Centennials won the J... |
Newmarket Royals | OHL | 17 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Niagara Falls Thunder Niagara Falls Thunder The Niagara Falls Thunder was a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League from 1988 to 1996. The team was based in Niagara Falls, Ontario.-History:... |
OHL | 41 | 15 | 47 | 62 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 1994–95 OHL season The 1994–95 OHL season was the 15th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Sixteen teams each played 66 games. The Detroit Junior Red Wings won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Guelph Storm... |
Niagara Falls Thunder | OHL | 26 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Wolves The Sudbury Wolves are the name of the ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario. Sudbury has had a hockey team known as the "Wolves" nearly every year since World War I. The Sudbury Wolves, the senior men's AAA team, have twice been chosen to be Canada's representatives at the Ice Hockey World... |
OHL | 23 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 45 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 12 | ||
| 1994–95 | Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League .... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 1995–96 OHL season The 1995–96 OHL season was the 16th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Seventeen teams each played 66 games. The Peterborough Petes won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Guelph Storm. The Detroit Junior Red Wings become the Detroit Whalers.-Notes:... |
Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 18 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 1995–96 AHL season The 1995–96 AHL season was the 60th season of the American Hockey League. The AHL expands by two teams and realigns into two conferences, and four divisions. The Northern Conference includes the North and Atlantic Divisions... |
Cape Breton Oilers Cape Breton Oilers The Cape Breton Oilers were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team relocated from Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1988 and was renamed for Cape Breton Island. Home games were played in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, at Centre 200... |
AHL | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 1996–97 AHL season The 1996–97 AHL season was the 61st season of the American Hockey League. The league renames its divisions due to relocating teams. The Northern Conferences consists of the Atlantic Division becoming the Canadian Division, and the Central Division becoming the Empire State Division... |
Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 78 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 78 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 1997–98 AHL season The 1997–98 AHL season was the 62nd season of the American Hockey League. The AHL shifts teams in their divisions, and the Canadian division reverts to being named Atlantic division. The Northern conference is renamed the Eastern conference, and the Southern conference renamed the Western... |
Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 35 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | San Antonio Dragons San Antonio Dragons The San Antonio Dragons were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League for two seasons in 1996–97 and 1997–98. The Dragons were based in San Antonio, Texas and played at the Freeman Coliseum and occasionally the Alamodome.... |
IHL | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Cleveland Lumberjacks Cleveland Lumberjacks The Cleveland Lumberjacks were an International Hockey League team based in Cleveland, Ohio.-Facts:The Cleveland Lumberjacks were an International Hockey League team based in Cleveland, Ohio.-Facts:... |
IHL | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | ||
| 1998–99 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 48 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 1999–2000 AHL season The 1999–2000 AHL season was the 64th season of the American Hockey League. Nineteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hartford Wolf Pack finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.-Team changes:... |
St. John's Maple Leafs St. John's Maple Leafs The St. John's Maple Leafs were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada at Memorial Stadium from 1991–2001, and at Mile One Stadium from 2001–2005.-History:... |
AHL | 29 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 2002–03 AHL season The 2002–03 AHL season was the 67th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-eight teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hamilton Bulldogs finished first overall in the regular season... |
Springfield Falcons Springfield Falcons The Springfield Falcons are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the MassMutual Center and are the top affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. The Falcons' two main rivals are the Connecticut Whale and the... |
AHL | 37 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | South Carolina Stingrays South Carolina Stingrays The South Carolina Stingrays are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Stingrays play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at the North Charleston Coliseum. The Carolina Ice Palace, also located in... |
ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... |
5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Biel | Swiss | 9 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Las Vegas Wranglers Las Vegas Wranglers The Las Vegas Wranglers are a professional ice hockey team based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Wranglers are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL... |
ECHL | 18 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Pelicans Pelicans (ice hockey) Pelicans is an ice hockey team playing in the SM-liiga, and formed in 1996. They play in the city of Lahti, Finland at Isku Arena. The team is partially owned by retired NHL goaltender Pasi Nurminen.-Notable players:* Sean Avery* Jason Bonsignore... |
SM-liiga | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Fresno Falcons Fresno Falcons The Fresno Falcons are a defunct minor league hockey team. They were once members of the ECHL . They were located in Fresno, California.-Early history:... |
ECHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Trenton Devils | ECHL | 21 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 79 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||