Chris Mason Retires from Hockey
- AlwaysHockey Staff
- Sep 21, 2015
- 2 min read
(Photo by Gerry Thomas/NHLI via Getty Images)
On September 21, Chris Mason, who played 317 games in the NHL, decided to hang up his skates. Chris was a NHL goalie who was best known for playing n Nashville. He suited up in 135 games for the Nashville Predators over the course of seven seasons with the club. He joined the Predators on Oct. 5, 1998 when he was acquired via trade from the Anaheim Ducks. He would go on spend seven of the next eight seasons with the organization, splitting time between the Predators and their affiliate team in the AHL. Mason also spent seasons with the St. Louis Blues, Atlanta Thrashers and Winnipeg Jets before rejoining the Predators as a free agent in 2012. He played 11 games for the Preds and wasn’t resigned in 2013. After failing to resign, he continued his hockey career in Europe for two seasons. He played one season with the Italia A League’s Ritten-Renon and one season with the Augsburg Panthers of the German League. Mason is a Red Deer, Alberta native and his career statistics in the NHL recorded for 137 wins, a 2.66 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage.
Chris’s post career job will be working with Nashville Predators Radio Network as a color commentator for select games during the 2015-16 season.
“I love hockey, I love the fans of hockey and this opportunity gives me a chance to stay involved in the sport I have dedicated so much of my life to. I look forward to this new challenge of broadcasting and being part of the team that gave me my first opportunity to play in the NHL. I am also very eager to learn from and work with Pete Weber, Terry Crisp, Willy Daunic, Brent Peterson, Stu Grimson, Bob Kohl and the rest of the Nashville Predators media team, all of whom I know well and have the utmost respect for.”
“I am excited and happy to be back in Nashville with my family for the next chapter of our lives,” Mason said. “I am really looking forward to rejoining the Nashville Predators family and working with all my friends in the organization.”
- Chris Mason Told Nashville Predators Website
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