Jason Wolfe (born November 26, 1977), is an American professional

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player and

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coach.

Early life

Wolfe was born in

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. He began his career at the

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level, playing for

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team. Wolfe spent four seasons in

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, but was used mainly as a

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, making 18 appearances in his time there.

Career

After completing his final college season in which he played 10 games and posted a .914 save percentage, Wolfe was signed by the

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for the remainder of the 2001–02 term, where he allowed seven goals on 87 shots in three

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games. He signed with the

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at the lower UHL level, where for the first time in his career he managed to claim the first team spot. Wolfe also featured in the post-season for the IceHawks. Wolfe's displays for the IceHawks demonstrated to the

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that he deserved a chance to start at

level, and they signed him for the start of the 2003–04 season. It was a chance which Wolfe seized, making 37 regular and two post-season appearances. Despite his positive showing, Wolfe was to split the following season between the

Mississippi Sea Wolves The Mississippi Sea Wolves were a professional hockey team based in Biloxi, Mississippi, and played in the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. The Sea Wolves were members of the ECHL. The Sea Wolves were founded in 1996 and had considerable success ove ...

Bakersfield Condors The Bakersfield Condors are a professional ice hockey team based in Bakersfield, California. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers. The Condors play their home games at Dignity Healt ...

and

Texas Wildcatters The Texas Wildcatters, who took their name from Texas wildcatters, were a professional minor league ice hockey team in the ECHL based in Beaumont, Texas. They played their home games at the Ford Arena. The franchise previously played in Hunting ...

. After playing with the

Augusta Lynx The Augusta Lynx were a minor-league professional ice hockey team based in Augusta, Georgia. The Lynx played their home games at the James Brown Arena. The Lynx, who played in the ECHL, had affiliations with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL a ...

for the 2005–06 season, the

Manchester Phoenix Manchester Phoenix were a semi professional ice hockey team from Greater Manchester, England. The club was formed in 2003 as a result of the efforts of supporters group ''Friends of Manchester Ice Hockey'' to bring top-level ice hockey back to M ...

, a team in Britain's

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, signed Wolfe in the summer of 2006 to play as their starting goaltender. Wolfe again played well in the #1 role, appearing in a career high 53 games, and was one of the Phoenix' most reliable players in a season which saw the team play for most of the term without a home rink. Wolfe opted not to re-sign the following year, in part because of the birth of his first child. Coach

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opted to sign ex-NHL goaltender

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as a result. Wolfe took the opportunity to move back to North America where he played the 2007–2008 season for the Oklahoma City Blazers of the CHL and posted a .910 save percentage while appearing in 35 games. Wolfe remained in the CHL for the 2008–09 term, signing for the

New Mexico Scorpions The New Mexico Scorpions were a Central Hockey League (CHL) team located in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The team was established in 1996 as a part of the Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL). In 2001, the WPHL merged with the CHL. On July 2, 2 ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wolfe, Jason 1977 births Living people Adirondack IceHawks players American men's ice hockey goaltenders Augusta Lynx players Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015) players Ice hockey people from Maryland Manchester Phoenix players Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey players Mississippi Sea Wolves players Oklahoma City Blazers (1992–2009) players People from College Park, Maryland Sportspeople from Prince George's County, Maryland Reading Royals players Roanoke Express players Texas Wildcatters players