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Blue Jackets Call Up Steve Mason
by Paul on 01/07/08 at 03:58 PM ET
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via the Columbus Blue Jackets,
The Columbus Blue Jackets have added goaltender Steve Mason to the roster on emergency recall, club General Manager Scott Howson announced today. Blue Jackets goaltender Pascal Leclaire left Saturday’s game at San Jose following the second period due to illness and will not be available to play when the club visits the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday.
Mason, 19, was recently named the Most Valuable Player at Top Goaltender at the 2008 World Junior Championships after leading Canada to its fourth-straight gold medal. The Oakville, Ontario native went 5-0-0 with a 1.19 goals-against average, .951 save percentage and one shutout in five games.
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Good for him, I hope Hitch plays him tomorrow, he’s coming off HUGE wins, and would probably play great...then again we’re in a playoff race, so who knows.
Posted by Bethany on 01/07/08 at 05:20 PM ET
Wow! I didn’t even know the Jackets had him as a prospect. He’s a good one.
Posted by SYF from Las Vegas, NV on 01/07/08 at 06:16 PM ET
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Wow. I bet the Kitchener Rangers—the team he was just traded to last week, just before the WJC semis—are not especially thrilled by this news. On the other hand, what a wild ride for a 19-year old!
Posted by YzermanZetterberg on 01/07/08 at 04:18 PM ET