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| 10th February, 2008 - 12:25 pm |  RealGM Staff Report - The Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned goaltender Steve Mason to the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League, club General Manager Scott Howson announced today. Mason was recalled on February 6 and did not see any game action with the Blue Jackets.
Mason, 19, has posted a record of 22-6-3 with a 2.79 goals-against average, .914 save percentage, and three shutouts in 31 OHL games with the Rangers and London Knights. He currently ranks fourth in the league in wins and shutouts, is sixth in save percentage, and 10th in goals-against average. In January, he was named the Most Valuable Player and 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.
Columbus? second pick, 69th overall in the 2006 Entry Draft, Mason was named the OHL?s Goaltender of the Year in 2006-07 after going 45-13-4 with a 3.20 goals-against average, .914 save percentage, and two shutouts in 62 games with London. In 105 career OHL games, he is 72-22-7 with a 3.03 goals-against average, .916 save percentage, and five shutouts. [READ] |
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