17th year net minder Jason Bacashihua(35) takes a solid season in the Asian Hockey League to Polska Hokej Liga for his next adventure with Cracovia Krakow.
He played 25 games for Gangwon High 1 putting up a respectable 2.81 GAA and .913 SV%.
This came off a 2nd campaign with HC Banska Bystrica of Slovak Extraliga best 2.05 GAA and .929 SV% leading into a 2017 Championship and an even better 1.92 GAA and .935 SV% in the playoffs.
The 36-year old, who spent two years in American juniors NAHL before leaving for a single outstanding run in the OHL with Plymouth Whalers before turning pro and also played a single game for the legendary Johnstown Chiefs still seems to have a lot left in the tank without showing signs of retiring.
Jason Bacashihua (35)
In his 10th season, veteran goaltender Jason Bacashihua(35) was originally a 1st round draft pick in 2001 for Dallas Stars (#26 overall) but they never played a game in net for them.
After a couple of not so successful seasons with their AHL team, Utah Grizzlies he was traded to St. Louis Blues and tended goal for Worcester IceCats for a season and Peoria Rivermen before getting his chance in the NHL.
He didn’t exactly step up at the opportunity and his stock dropped causing him to get traded to Colorado Avalanche for a bag of rocks.
Two calendars years later he signs a one-year deal with the always fantastic Hershey Bears and posted his first winning record since 2005/2006.
From here he starts his vagabond journey signing another deal and a great year for him later with Colorado. He backstops their AHL affiliate Lake Erie Monsters with a winning record and career highs in GAA 2.29 and SV% .917 and he’s on a roll at 28-years old.
He signed another one-year deal with Philadelphia Flyers but has and probably will only play with Adirondack Phantoms in the AHL. But once again, he’s winning more games than losing with decent GAA and SV%.
Original story: 1/24-12
After three seasons tending net in DEL for Straubing Tigers playing 137 games with a 2.80 GAA and a .911 SV% the soon-to-be 33 year old has decided to switch things up and moves on to Slovak Extraliga joining HC Banska Bystrica for 2015/2016.
It will be his 14th professional season.