Barret Jackman

Barret Jackman (born March 5, 1981) is a Canadian ice hockey defenseman and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Jackman was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the first round, 17th overall, of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Jackman was named the youngest captain ever in the history of the Regina Pats in the Western Hockey League. In the 2002–03 NHL season he finished with a plus 23 rating and was among the leaders for NHL rookies in average ice time per game. Jackman won the Calder Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year) in 2003, narrowly beating out the Detroit Red Wings' Henrik Zetterberg and the Columbus Blue Jackets' Rick Nash. Jackman was sidelined by a chronic dislocated shoulder during much of...