Jason Beckett (born July 23, 1980) is a

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former professional

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defenceman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the l ...

who last played for the

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of the British

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(EIHL). He was drafted by the

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in the second round (42nd overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.

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