Jay Daniel Bouwmeester was born on September 27,1983 and is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman.
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46 Facts About Jay Bouwmeester
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Jay Bouwmeester played seventeen seasons in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames and St Louis Blues.
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Jay Bouwmeester was a first round selection, third overall, of the Panthers at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
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Jay Bouwmeester was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 2003 and played seven seasons in the Panthers organization before being traded to the Calgary Flames in 2009, with which he played four seasons.
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Jay Bouwmeester held one of the longest iron man streaks in NHL history as he appeared in 737 consecutive regular season games between 2004 and 2014.
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Jay Bouwmeester appeared in three consecutive World Junior Championships between 2000 and 2002, winning a silver and two bronze medals.
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Jay Bouwmeester made his debut with the senior national team in 2003, winning the first of two consecutive World Championship titles.
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Jay Bouwmeester was a member of the 2004 World Cup of Hockey championship team and won a gold medal with Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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Jay Bouwmeester is the son of Dan and Gena Bouwmeester, and has an older sister, Jill.
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Jay Bouwmeester was a naturally gifted player; his father said he could handle a hockey stick at an early age, and learned to skate shortly after he learned to walk.
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An all-around athlete, Jay Bouwmeester played baseball and soccer competitively, and ran track, played volleyball and basketball at school.
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Jay Bouwmeester was named to the WHL's East All-Star team, and was considered a candidate to be selected first overall at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
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Jay Bouwmeester scored his first NHL goal on November 11,2002, against the Chicago Blackhawks, and finished the season with 4 goals and 16 points.
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Jay Bouwmeester joined the Panthers' AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, but experienced difficulties adapting to playing in the minor leagues.
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Jay Bouwmeester made news that off-season in his hometown of Edmonton when he was arrested for driving under the influence, a charge he pleaded guilty to the following summer.
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Jay Bouwmeester played in all 82 games and succeeded Andrew Brunette as the NHL's ironman when the latter player was forced out of the Minnesota Wild line-up with injury.
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Jay Bouwmeester appeared in his second All-Star Game, scoring a goal.
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However, he did not miss a game for the Flames and while his consecutive games played streak sat at 424 following the season, Jay Bouwmeester held the active record for most games played without reaching the Stanley Cup playoffs, at 553.
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Jay Bouwmeester led the team in ice time both years, averaging nearly 26 minutes per game.
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Jay Bouwmeester broke the NHL record for consecutive games played by a defenceman on March 15,2011, when he appeared in his 486th consecutive game, surpassing Karlis Skrastins.
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Jay Bouwmeester was traded to the St Louis Blues in exchange for prospects Mark Cundari, Reto Berra and a first-round draft pick in 2013.
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Jay Bouwmeester achieved this goal after the Blues clinched a playoff spot in their third-last game of the season, and the 762nd of Bouwmeester's career.
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Jay Bouwmeester suffered a "lower body injury" after skating into a rut in the ice in the previous game against the Ottawa Senators.
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Jay Bouwmeester recorded 7 assists in 26 playoff games while averaging nearly 25 minutes of ice time per game.
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Now having won the Stanley Cup, Jay Bouwmeester became the twenty-ninth and most recent member of the Triple Gold Club, having won two gold medals in World Championships and an Olympic gold medal previously.
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On February 14,2020, Jay Bouwmeester had an implantable cardioverter defibrillator procedure to restore his heart's normal rhythm.
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Jay Bouwmeester officially announced his retirement from hockey on January 11,2021, exactly 11 months after his cardiac arrest incident.
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Jay Bouwmeester played in three World Junior Championships with the Canadian junior team.
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Jay Bouwmeester became the youngest player to ever represent Canada at the tournament when he won a bronze medal at the 2000 tournament at the age of 16 years, 3 months.
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Jay Bouwmeester recorded two assists in 2001 as Canada won another bronze medal.
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Jay Bouwmeester finished second in scoring amongst defencemen with seven points, and was named the tournament's best defenceman and an all-star as he helped Canada win the gold medal.
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Jay Bouwmeester won a second gold medal at the 2004 World Championship, contributing three points in nine games.
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Jay Bouwmeester was a late addition to Canada's entry at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, invited to replace the injured Chris Pronger.
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Jay Bouwmeester again joined the team as an injury replacement at the 2006 Winter Olympics after Scott Niedermayer was forced out of the tournament.
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Jay Bouwmeester appeared in six games, scoring no points, as Canada lost in the quarter-finals.
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Jay Bouwmeester appeared again with the national team at the 2008 World Championship.
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Jay Bouwmeester participated in Canada's summer camp in advance of the 2010 Winter Olympics, but his struggles in the weeks leading up the team being announced resulted in his being left off the final roster.
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Jay Bouwmeester played in all six of Canada's games at the 2014 Winter Olympics, contributing one assist and winning the gold medal.
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Jay Bouwmeester is frequently among the NHL leaders in ice time per game and one of the most durable.
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