Jason Dest

Class:
Senior
Position:
D
Height:
6-0
Weight:
194
Hometown:
Fraser, Mich.
S/C:
L

At Michigan... Tied for fourth on U-M's career games played list for defensemen (164).

Senior (2006-07)... Alternate captain ... Academic All-Big Ten Conference ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award ... Posted career-high 11 points, 10 assists, three multi-point games ... CCHA Defenseman of the Week (Jan. 15) ... Tied career-best two-game assist streak, 0-4-4 (Jan. 9-12) ... Tallied three of his four career multi-point games: 0-2-2 vs. Bowling Green (Jan. 9), vs. Northern Michigan (Jan. 12), 1-1-2 at Western Michigan Feb. 2) ... Consecutive games played streak was ended at 142 on Dec. 8 due to injury; had been longest active streak on the team and 22 games shy of tying U-M record ... Recipient of the Jacob and Anne Haas Scholarship for Men's Ice Hockey.

Junior (2005-06)... Had career-high two goals and nine points, seven assists tied career best ... Career-best three-game point streak, 1-2-3 (Feb. 7-11) ... Played in 100th career game, all consecutively, vs. Nebraska-Omaha (Dec. 9) ... Two-game point streak, 1-1-2 (Dec. 9-10) ... Ended 39-game goal drought vs. UNO (Dec. 9) ... First career shorthanded goal vs. UNO (Dec. 9) ... Recipient of the Ernest W. Wickett Scholarship for Men's Ice Hockey.

Sophomore (2004-05)... Second on U-M and first among defensemen with +23 rating ... Had career highs in assists (7) and plus/minus (+23) ... Set career-high in assists and points with 0-2-2 line vs. Notre Dame for his first career multi-point game (March 11) ... Scored second career goal at BGSU (Dec. 11) ... Set season-best, two-game point streak, 0-2-2 (Feb. 5-11) ... Tied career-best +3 rating five times (at Michigan State on Nov. 18, at Nebraska-Omaha on Feb. 11, vs. Notre Dame on Feb. 18, at Bowling Green on March 4, vs. Notre Dame on March 11) ... Jack Roth Scholarship for Ice Hockey.

Freshman (2003-04)... Earned first career assist and point against Quinnipiac (Oct. 17) ... Scored all but two of his seven points during the second half of the season ... The first goal of his career was the game winner at Western Michigan (Jan. 23) ... Had a career-high +3 rating and added an assist against Ohio State (Jan. 10) ... Ralph and Susan Garlick Scholarship for Men's Ice Hockey.

Club/Junior Team... Skated for the River City Lancers of the United States Hockey League in 2001-02 and 2002-03 ... Scored three goals and 10 assists for 13 points in 60 regular season contests in the 2002-03 campaign. Earned 65 penalty minutes ... Had one goal and one assist for two points and eight PIM in 11 playoff games to help the Lancers to the Clark Cup finals ... During the 2001-02 campaign, played in 45 games for the Lancers with 1-8-9 totals while accumulating 29 PIM ... Participated in 11 playoff games, registering 18 PIM ... Teammate of fellow senior defenseman Tim Cook on River City during 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons.

National/International... Attended USA Hockey's 2003 Junior National Team Evaluation Camp.

Personal... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in economics ... Graduated from Millard North High School (2003) in Omaha, Nebraska.