Jay Bouwmeester

Jay Daniel Bouwmeester is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League . He was a first round selection, third overall, of the Florida Panthers at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He was named to the NHL AllRookie Team in 2003 and played seven seasons in the Panthers organization before being traded to the Calgary Flames in 2009, with whom he played four seasons. He held one of the longest iron man streaks in NHL history as he appeared in 737 consecutive regular season games between 2004 and 2014. Bouwmeester played in the 2007 and 2009 NHL AllStar Games.

Bouwmeester was born September 27, 1983 in Edmonton, Alberta. He is the son of Dan and Gena Bouwmeester, and has an elder sister, Jill. His father is a school teacher and coach in Edmonton, and played defence himself for the University of Alberta Golden Bears hockey team. Bouwmeester was a naturally gifted player his father said he could handle a hockey stick at an early age, and learned to skate shortly after he learned to walk. An allaround athlete, Bouwmeester also played baseball and soccer competitively, and ran track, played volleyball and basketball at school. He had natural talent for hockey, however, and learned to play both on a backyard rink his father maintained and in the basement of the family home.

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