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Name: Jason Arnott
Date of Birth: 10/11/74
Hometown: Collingwood, Ontario
Height: 6"3
Weight: 220 lbs.
Acquired: Edmonton's 1st choice, 7th overall in the 1993 Entry Draft. Traded to the Devils from Edmonton.
Career Highlights:
With Edmonton:
-Made his NHL playoff debut in 1996-97 posting three goals, six assists and nine points including an assist on Ryan Smith's goal in second overtime in game five of Western Quarter Finals at Dallas.
With New Jersey:
Missed game six of Eastern Confrence Quarter Finals series vs. Ottawa in 1997-98, after undergoing a successful superficial sensory nerve surgery on his right wrist 5/1/97. He had suffered the injury during game five while sitting on the |
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bench. Teammate Randy McKay unintentionally lacerated Jason's wrist.
-Made his Devils' playoff debut 1998-99; posted two assists in five post season matches.
-Suffered an off-season injury to his left ring finger during a boating mishap, underwent surgery 8/98 and missed most of training camp.
-Made his debut for his first full season with the Devils 10/14/98 vs. Pittsburgh.
-Second on the Devils in the 1998-99 season with eight power play goals and third on the team with twenty goals for the season.
-Had points in each of his games played 3/25-4/12/99 (5g-5a-10pts), but missed three of seven games 3/31-4/8/99 with a bruised hip.
-Had points in 1998-99 season-high four straight 2/25-3/5/99 (6g-1a-7pts); also had four three game streaks and points in back-to-back bames six times.
-Had three three point games: (1g-2a-3pts) 3/25/99 vs Pittsburgh in his 100th game with the Devils to reach the 300 pt mark in his career, (2g-1-a-3pts) 3/17/99 vs Edmonton and (1g-2a-3pts) 2/17/99 vs. Tampa Bay. He also had nine two point efforts.
-Had nine multiple point games in his last twenty-three appearences in the 1998-99 season and had 12 multiple point games overall that season including four two goal games.
-Finished the 1998-99 season with seven goals and eight assist in his last fourteen games and had 16g-15a-31pts in his last 27 games.
-Second on the Devils 1998-99 season team with 16g-16a-32pts in 29 games after the Elias-Arnott-Sykora line was formed 2/6/99; 16 goals led the team.
-1998-99 Season marked Arnott's first full season with the Devils organization.
Personal:
Status: Single
Children: (1) male (name unknown)
Nickname: Arnie
Off-season: He spends off-season in Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Likes: Golfing and water-skiing, country music.
Childhood hero: Cam Neely (former Boston Bruin).
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