Jason Garrison

Jason John Maxwell Garrison is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League . Garrison played two years of Junior A with the Nanaimo Clippers of the British Columbia Hockey League , during which time he earned a scholarship to play college hockey with the University of Minnesota Duluth. Following his third NCAA year, he signed with the Florida Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. Garrison spent four years with the Panthers organization, setting franchise records for singleseason goals and power play goals by a defenceman in 201112. In July 2012, he signed a sixyear deal with his hometown team, the Vancouver Canucks. After two seasons with Vancouver, he was traded to Tampa Bay, just prior to the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Garrison was born and raised in White Rock, British Columbia, where he attended Chantrell Creek Elementary and Elgin Park Secondary School. He played minor hockey in nearby Semiahmoo Bay, as well as Burnaby and Aldergrove. Growing up, he also played rugby, volleyball and was an avid snowboarder. Moving away from home to play junior hockey in 2003, he lived in Nanaimo, British Columbia, for two years before attending the University of Minnesota Duluth on an athletic scholarship to play for the ice hockey team. During his NHL career with the Florida Panthers, he lived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, while returning to a home in Downtown Vancouver in the offseasons.

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