Jason "Ca$h" Bacashihua (born September 20 1982, Dearborn Heights, Michigan) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.

[edit] Playing career

Bacashihua was selected in the first round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars, 26th overall. He spent two seasons with the Stars' AHL affiliate Utah Grizzlies before he was traded on June 25, 2004 to the St. Louis Blues for Shawn Belle.^[1]

Jason played for the Blues AHL affiliate's the Worcester IceCats and the Peoria Rivermen before being called up to the main Blues roster and making his NHL debut in the 2005–06 season. After failing to make the team out of training camp, Bacashihua was assigned to Peoria prior to the 2007–08 NHL season.

On November 8, 2007, Bacashihua was traded by the Blues to the Colorado Avalanche for future considerations, and was assigned to the Avalanche's affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters.^[2] The Monsters are the same Grizzlies franchise, renamed and relocated, that Bacashihua started his AHL career with. Bacashihua spent the next season and a half with the Monsters rotating the starting position with Tyler Weiman.

On July 31, 2009, Bacashihua signed a one-year contract with the Hershey Bears of the AHL for the 2009-10 season.^[3]

[edit] Awards

• 2001–02 OHL First All-Rookie Team
• 2001–02 OHL F.W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy
• 2001–02 OHL Dave Pinkney Trophy
• 2001–02 CHL All-Rookie Team

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Personal

Bacashihua lives in Dearborn Heights, Michigan.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Jason Bacashihua's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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