Jason DeSantis

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Jason DeSantis

| former_teams = Philadelphia Phantoms
HC Bílí Tygři Liberec
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
St. John's IceCaps
San Antonio Rampage
Hamilton Bulldogs
HIFK
EC KAC
HC TWK Innsbruck
EC VSV
Nottingham Panthers

| position = Defense

| image = 20160103 VIC vs KAC Jason Desantis 2598.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1986|03|09}}

| birth_place = Oxford, Michigan, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 185

| shoots = Right

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 2008

| career_end =

}}

Jason DeSantis (born March 9, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who was most recently with Esbjerg Energy in Denmark's Metal Ligaen. He previously played with Nottingham Panthers of the British Elite Ice Hockey League and EC VSV of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).

Playing career

Prior to turning professional, DeSantis went undrafted playing collegiate hockey at Ohio State University of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.{{cite web| url = http://www.cjob.com/Sports/Local/Story.aspx?ID=1473875 | title = IceCaps get King, DeSantis | publisher = cjob.com | date = 2011-08-04 | accessdate = 2011-08-04}} After a breakout 2011–12 season in the AHL scoring 43 points in 66 games with the St. John's IceCaps, he was signed as a free agent to his first NHL contract on a one-year, two-way deal with the Florida Panthers on June 14, 2012.{{cite web| url = http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=634796 | title = Florida Panthers sign D Jason DeSantis | publisher = Florida Panthers | date = 2012-06-14 | accessdate = 2012-06-14}}

Assigned directly to the San Antonio Rampage due to the ongoing lockout, DeSantis appeared in 28 games to start the 2012–13 season with the Rampagage before he was reassigned by the Panthers in an AHL trade to the Hamilton Bulldogs in exchange for Brendon Nash on January 3, 2013.{{cite web | url = http://theahl.com/nash-desantis-trade-places-p181139 | title = Nash, DeSantis trade places | publisher = American Hockey League | date = 2013-01-03 | accessdate = 2013-01-03 | archive-date = 2016-08-07 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160807091207/http://theahl.com/nash-desantis-trade-places-p181139 | url-status = dead }} Upon the agreement of a new NHL CBA, the trade was formalized between the Panthers and Montreal Canadiens on January 14, 2013.{{cite web| url = https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=413536 | title = Canadiens deal Nash to Panthers for DeSantis | publisher = The Sports Network | date = 2013-01-14 | accessdate = 2013-01-14}}

On June 17, 2013, after three seasons in the AHL without NHL exposure, DeSantis left to sign a one-year contract with Finnish club, HIFK of the Liiga.{{cite web | url = http://www.hifk.fi/uutiset/Rico-Fata-ja-Jason-DeSantis-IFKhon-Kurtis-McLean-siirtyy-KHLaeaen | title = Rico Fata and Jason DeSantis transfer to HIFK | publisher = HIFK | date = 2013-06-17 | accessdate = 2013-06-17 | language = Finnish | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130620220856/http://www.hifk.fi/uutiset/Rico-Fata-ja-Jason-DeSantis-IFKhon-Kurtis-McLean-siirtyy-KHLaeaen | archive-date = 2013-06-20 | url-status = dead }} After one season with HIFK, DeSantis turned to the Austrian Hockey League agreeing to a two-year deal with EC KAC.

In his two seasons in Klagenfurt, DeSantis in a top pairing role, contributed with 43 points in 84 games before opting to return to North America after three seasons abroad as a free agent.{{Cite web | url = http://www.kac.at/de/news/sechs-abgaenge-beim-ec-kac | title = Six outgoing from KAC | publisher = EC KAC | date = 2016-03-23 | accessdate = 2016-03-23 | language = German | archive-date = 2016-03-26 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160326021044/http://www.kac.at/de/news/sechs-abgaenge-beim-ec-kac | url-status = dead }} On September 27, 2016, DeSantis opted to continue his playing career in the ECHL, joining the Orlando Solar Bears on a one-year deal.{{cite web | url = http://www.echl.com/solar-bears-ink-veteran-defenseman-desantis | title = Solar Bears ink veteran defenseman DeSantis | publisher = ECHL | date = 2016-09-27 | accessdate = 2016-09-27 | archive-date = 2016-09-28 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160928171347/http://www.echl.com/solar-bears-ink-veteran-defenseman-desantis | url-status = dead }} Prior to training camp, DeSantis opted for a release from his contract with the Solar Bears and returned to the EBEL, signing a one-year deal with HC TWK Innsbruck on October 10, 2016.

On 9 August 2019, DeSantis moved to UK EIHL side Nottingham Panthers.{{Cite web | url=https://www.panthers.co.uk/home/190809-desantis |title = 190809 | DeSantis - Nottingham Panthers}}

In February 2020, DeSantis moved to Denmark to sign for Esbjerg Energy.