Steve Mason

Professional National Hockey League goalie Steve Mason is the starting netminder for the Columbus Blue Jackets. He was drafted by the Jackets in 2006 and joined the team full-time for the 2008-2009 season, at the end of which he was named the NHL's Rookie of the Year.http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=5881

Mason, along with the rest of the Canadian team, took the gold medal at the close of the 2008 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships. He was named the tournament's top goaltender and MVP. At the close of his rookie season in the NHL (2008-2009), he received the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's rookie of the year.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Mason_(ice_hockey) http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=5881

• Calder Memorial Trophy (2008-2009)

• NHL All-Rookie Team and Second All-Star Team (2008-2009)

• Gold Medal at the 2008 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships

• OHL Second All-Star Team (2007-2008)http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=5881

• "I just wanted to come in and do a good job, play consistently and give the team a chance to win. I think without the group of guys on our team I wouldn't have been close to having the success I had, especially earlier in the season, which allowed me to win the Calder."http://nhl.fanhouse.com/2009/07/22/fanhouse-chats-with-columbus-blue-jackets-goalie-steve-mason/

• "It was my first year playing for Columbus, but it was a great experience. The fans are top-notch, they really like their hockey and they were really supportive down the stretch and obviously in the playoffs."http://nhl.fanhouse.com/2009/07/22/fanhouse-chats-with-columbus-blue-jackets-goalie-steve-mason/