Jason Akeson

Drafted from: Cumberland Grads Jr. A...2008 OHL Champion with Kitchener...2011 recipient of the Eddie Powers Trophy awarded to the OHL's Top Scorer...2011 recipient of the William Hanley Trophy awarded to the OHL's Most Sportsmanlike Player...2011 recipient of the Leo Lalonde Trophy awarded to the OHL Overage Player of the Year...2011 recipient of the Jim Mahon Trophy awarded to the OHL's Top Scoring Right Winger...2011 OHL Second Team All-Star.

In three full seasons with the Rangers, forward Jason Akeson packed a scoring punch, steadily improving from 64 points in 2007-08 to a team-leading 108 points in his overage year. Named Kitchener’s Most Valuable Player for 2010-11, he set a new team record for single-season assists with 84. The Orleans, ON-native was recognized with four OHL awards in his final season with the Rangers, finishing tied for the league scoring title and collecting the Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy as the Top Scoring Right Winger, the Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy as the Overage Player of the Year and the William Hanley Trophy as Most Gentlemanly Player. Undrafted, Jason signed an Entry Level NHL contract with the Philadelphia Flyers and spent the 2011-12 season with their American Hockey League affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms.