Jay Bouwmeester

Professional ice hockey player Jay Bouwmeester plays for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. In November of 2008, it was rumored that the Panthers were looking to trade Bouwmeester, who is set to become a free agent after the 2008-09 season.¹

Fast Facts

1. Full name: Jason Bouwmeester
2. Born: September 27, 1983
3. Birthplace: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
4. Height: 6' 4"
5. Weight: 212 lbs.
6. Position: Defenseman
7. Shoots: Left
8. Draft year: 2002
9. 2007 NHL All-Star Game participant
10. Alternate Captain for the Florida Panthers for the 2007-08 season
11. Represented Canada in three World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, three World Ice Hockey Championships, the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and the 2006 Winter Olympics
12. Led the Panthers in +/- and time on ice during the 2006-07 regular season²
13. Pleaded guilty to DUI in 2007³

NHL Career

Bouwmeester was drafted third overall in the 2002 NHL draft by the Florida Panthers. He made his NHL debut that same year and scored four goals and 12 assists in 82 games with the Panthers. During the 2004-2005|05 NHL Lockout, Bouwmeester played in the American Hockey League with the San Antonio Rampage and the Chicago Wolves. He returned to the Panthers following the lockout and was selected for his first NHL All-Star Game in 2007.

Career Highlights

• 2002: WHL All-Star Game
• 2003: NHL YoungStars Game
• 2003: World Ice Hockey Championships, gold medal
• 2004: World Ice Hockey Championships, gold medal
• 2007: NHL All-Star Game

Timeline

• 1998-02: Medicine Hat Tigers, Western Hockey League
• 2002: Drafted by the Florida Panthers
• 2002-04: Florida Panthers
• 2004-05: San Antonio Rampage, AHL
• 2005: Chicago Wolves, AHL
• 2005-present: Florida Panthers

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