Jason Garrison
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Garrison with the Tampa Bay Lightning in December 2014
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| Born |
November 13, 1984 Bogota, BC, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 223 lb (101 kg; 15 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
Tampa Bay Lightning Florida Panthers Vancouver Canucks |
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| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Jason John Maxwell Garrison (born November 13, 1984) is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Garrison played two years of Junior A with the Nanaimo Clippers of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), during which time he earned a scholarship to play college hockey with the University of Minnesota Duluth. Following his third NCAA year, he signed with the Florida Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. Garrison spent one year with the Panthers organization, setting franchise records for single-season goals and power play goals by a defenceman in 2011–12. In July 2012, he signed a six-year deal with his hometown team, the Vancouver Canucks. After two seasons with Vancouver, he was traded to Tampa Bay, just prior to the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
Garrison was born and raised in White Rock, British Columbia, where he attended Chantrell Creek Elementary and Elgin Park Secondary School. He played minor hockey in nearby Semiahmoo Bay, as well as Burnaby and Langley. Growing up, he also played rugby, volleyball and was an avid snowboarder. Moving away from home to play junior hockey in 2003, he lived in Nanaimo, British Columbia, for two years before attending the University of Minnesota Duluth on an athletic scholarship to play for the ice hockey team. During his NHL career with the Florida Panthers, he lived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, while returning to a home in Downtown Vancouver in the off-seasons.
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