Jason Douglas Woolley (born July 27, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League for the Washington Capitals, Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, and Detroit Red Wings.

Playing career As a youth, Woolley played in the 1981 and 1982 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Mississauga.

Woolley attended Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI before the Washington Capitals selected him 61st overall in the 1989 NHL Draft. Woolley's most productive NHL season was his 1998–99 campaign with the Buffalo Sabres in which he netted 10 goals and 33 assists (43 points). Fittingly, that year was also Woolley's finest playoff performance (4 goals, 11 assists, 15 points) as his Sabres advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals before falling to the Dallas Stars in six games. Woolley scored a dramatic game-winning OT goal in Game 1 of that series, labelled as "the shot heard round the hockey world" by Sabres announcer Rick Jeanneret.

Following a torn ACL to defenseman Jiri Fischer in November 2002, the Red Wings acquired Woolley from the Sabres for a conditional draft pick. During Woolley's tenure with the Red Wings, they would play Sam the Sham & the Pharaoh's Woolly Bully when he scored at Joe Louis Arena. Woolley was also a participant in the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Alumni Winter Showdown at Comerica Park on December 31, 2013, representing the Detroit Red Wings.

International play

He played for Canada at the 1992 Winter Olympics. Woolley recorded five assists in eight games with the team, scored a shootout goal, and won a silver medal.

Personal Woolley now operates The Players Group Hockey, a player agency based in Birmingham, Michigan.Snow, Kevin. TBT profile: Jason Woolley. Sabres.com. Retrieved October 15, 2014.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1986–87 St. Michael's Buzzers MetJHL 35 13 22 35 40 — — — — — 1987–88 St. Michael's Buzzers MetJHL 31 19 37 56 22 — — — — — 1988–89 Michigan State Spartans CCHA 47 12 25 37 26 — — — — — 1989–90 Michigan State Spartans CCHA 45 10 38 48 26 — — — — — 1990–91 Michigan State Spartans CCHA 40 15 44 59 24 — — — — — 1991–92 Canada Intl 60 14 30 44 36 — — — — — 1991–92 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 15 1 10 11 6 — — — — — 1991–92 Washington Capitals NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1992–93 Washington Capitals NHL 26 0 2 2 10 — — — — — 1992–93 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 29 14 27 41 22 1 0 2 2 0 1993–94 Washington Capitals NHL 10 1 2 3 4 4 1 0 1 4 1993–94 Portland Pirates AHL 41 12 29 41 14 9 2 2 4 4 1994–95 Detroit Vipers IHL 48 8 28 36 38 — — — — — 1994–95 Florida Panthers NHL 34 4 9 13 18 — — — — — 1995–96 Florida Panthers NHL 52 6 28 34 32 13 2 6 8 14 1996–97 Florida Panthers NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1996–97 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 57 6 30 36 28 5 0 3 3 0 1997–98 Buffalo Sabres NHL 71 9 26 35 35 15 2 9 11 12 1998–99 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80 10 33 43 62 21 4 11 15 10 1999–00 Buffalo Sabres NHL 74 8 25 33 52 5 0 2 2 2 2000–01 Buffalo Sabres NHL 67 5 18 23 46 8 1 5 6 2 2001–02 Buffalo Sabres NHL 59 8 20 28 34 — — — — — 2002–03 Buffalo Sabres NHL 14 0 3 3 29 — — — — — 2002–03 Detroit Red Wings NHL 62 6 17 23 22 4 1 0 1 0 2003–04 Detroit Red Wings NHL 55 4 15 19 28 4 0 0 0 0 2004–05 Flint Generals UHL 9 4 2 6 4 — — — — — 2005–06 Detroit Red Wings NHL 53 1 18 19 28 — — — — — 2006–07 Malmö IF SEL 31 1 5 6 46 — — — — — NHL totals 718 68 246 314 430 79 11 36 47 44

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1992 Canada OG 8 0 5 5 4 1992 Canada WC 8th 6 1 2 3 2 Senior totals 14 1 7 8 6

Awards and honours Award Year College All-CCHA Rookie Team 1988–89 All-CCHA First Team 1990–91 AHCA West First-Team All-American 1990–91

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