Jeff Glass (born November 19, 1985) is a

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professional

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who is currently playing for the

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of the

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(AHL). Glass was selected by the

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in the 3rd round (89th overall) of the

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. He joined their minor league affiliate and played several years with the organization before leaving as a free agent to join

Barys Astana Hockey Club Barys ( kk, Барыс хоккей клубы , translit=Barys Hokkei Kluby), also referred to as Barys Astana or HC Barys, is a professional ice hockey team based in Astana, Kazakhstan. It is one of the founding members of the Kontine ...

in 2009. He made his long-awaited NHL debut in the 2017–18 season with the

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Playing career

Glass spent his junior career with the

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of the

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(WHL), spending three seasons with the team from 2002–2005. At the conclusion of the 2004–05 season, Glass won the

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as the WHL's top goaltender, was named to the WHL First All-Star team, and was named CHL Goaltender of the Year as the best goaltender in Canadian major-junior hockey. That year, Glass was also named starting goaltender for

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at the 2005 World Junior Championships in

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. Glass went 5–0 with a 1.40

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(GAA), backstopping Canada to its first gold medal at the tournament since

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. Glass was drafted by the

in the third round, 89th overall, of the

. After his stellar 2004–05 campaign, he signed a three-year entry level contract with the Senators. He spent the majority of the 2005–06 season with the Senators'

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affiliate, the

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, before securing a full-time job with the Senators' top minor-league affiliate, the

Binghamton Senators The Binghamton Senators were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that played from 2002 to 2017. Nicknamed the B-Sens, they played in Binghamton, New York, at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena. The B-Sen ...

, in 2006–07. For the next three seasons Glass shared time in Binghamton with

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and

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, compiling a record of 42–67–9. After the 2008–09 season, Glass became a free agent and on August 30, 2009, he signed an undisclosed deal with the KHL's

. Glass had a stellar 2009–10 campaign with Astana, posting a 19–11–4 record with a 2.87 GAA and .918 save percentage. Astana lost its first round playoff series to the eventual

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champions,

Ak Bars Kazan Hockey Club Ak Bars (russian: Ак Барс, tt-Cyrl, Ак Барс, en, Snow Leopard), also known as Ak Bars Kazan, is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Kazan. They are members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey ...

. Glass signed with Spartak Moscow before the 2013–14 season, however due to team financial problems he was sold to

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in January 2014. On July 9, 2014, Glass signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with Lada Togliatti. He signed with another KHL team for the 2015–16 campaign, joining Dinamo Minsk. In December 2015, he represented Team Canada at the

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and helped capture the title. On August 26, 2016, Glass having returned to North America after 7 seasons in the KHL, signed with the

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on a professional try-out contract to attend training camp. On September 27, 2016, he was reassigned by the Maple Leafs to attend affiliate, the

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training camp in the AHL. He ended up being released from the Marlies and on January 10, 2017 signed a contract to play for the

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, affiliate to the

. Glass appeared in 10 games with the IceHogs, before he was signed to a two-year, two-way NHL contract with the Blackhawks on February 23, 2017. On March 3, 2017, Glass was recalled by the Blackhawks to back up

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against the

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. On December 29, 2017, Glass made his NHL debut in a 4–3 win over the

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. On September 3, 2018, Glass agreed to attend hometown club, the

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' training camp on a professional tryout. After attending camp he was released from his tryout during pre-season. He secured a contract for the 2018–19 season, on October 4, 2018, signing to one-year AHL contract with the

. Glass appeared in 10 games with the Marlies for 3 wins before he was traded to the San Diego Gulls as a part of an NHL transaction between the

and Anaheim Ducks on December 10, 2018. Following a European season abroad in the

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with the

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, Glass returned to North America approaching the delayed

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season, securing a one-year contract in a return with the San Diego Gulls on January 11, 2021.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and honours

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Glass, Jeff 1985 births Living people Barys Nur-Sultan players Binghamton Senators players EHC Black Wings Linz players Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Charlotte Checkers (1993–2010) players Chicago Blackhawks players Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves players HC CSKA Moscow players HC Lada Togliatti players HC Sibir Novosibirsk players HC Spartak Moscow players Ice hockey people from Alberta Kootenay Ice players Ottawa Senators draft picks Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players Sportspeople from Calgary Toronto Marlies players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Russia