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MASON JOBST SEASON IN REVIEW

MASON JOBST: SEASON IN REVIEW

Jun 25, 2023

Mason Jobst returned to Rochester after a late-season trade last season and posted career-highs across the board this season. He found himself on the ice in so many big moments and in all situations.

"I'm proud," he said at his end-of-season interview. "It's a dream come true to finish top-six minutes and getting an opportunity on the power play and penalty kill."

Jobst was healthy-scratched nine times early in the season, a number he remembered. But it felt like a distant memory, now, looking back on the season. He was playing 20 minutes a night in the Calder Cup Playoffs, and tied for the team lead with 13 postseason points.

He tallied a career-high 14 goals and 24 assists, including two short-handed goals and two game-winning goals. It was the best year of his career, by a lot.

"That's what I work for every summer: to be able to take advantage of the opportunity when it presents itself. It was a great year for me, and I'm so grateful for the opportunity that I got."

Jobst really earned the opportunity with the hard work he put in every day and with the positive attitude he always brings to the rink. "He's been great, the whole season," Amerks head coach Seth Appert said amid the playoff run. He handled the added pressure of being a go-to guy with grace.

"With the injuries and all that, if Mason Jobst didn't ascend into being a top six center — which we always believed he could be — we wouldn't be where we're at."

Jobst really found a home on a line with Michael Mersch and Brett Murray, who formed a line for the playoff push that continued into the postseason. "I actually remember the morning that Apps put us together," he told the media, "and thinking it's a funny looking line: we've got a couple big boys on the wing and me down the middle."

The line might've looked funny, but it was incredibly productive: the three forwards combined for 83 points after March 1. The trio became a reliable staple on the scoresheet for the Amerks.

Earlier in the season, Jobst recorded his first professional hat trick against the Toronto Marlies on January 14. He reached the 20-point mark for the first time in his professional career on February 4. He had 12 points in 15 games during the month of March.

He finished the regular season tallying 18 points over his final 23 games, but he didn't stop in the playoffs. Jobst tallied goals in back-to-back games in the round two series against the Syracuse Crunch to begin an AHL-best seven-game postseason point streak.

"When you realize people are believing in you, you start believing in yourself."

Jobst definitely felt like everyone around him believed in him and wanted him to succeed. "The culture of this organization is as good as it gets," he said. "This is now my fourth organization, and you can really feel that people want other people to be successful."

He notes that it's not always like that, especially in the American Hockey League, where guys are quite literally competing against each other for jobs. "That's just the reality of the league we are in and how close we are to making it to the NHL."

But that's just not the case in Rochester. "Here, I can honestly say, that's not really a thing. People genuinely want others to have success. And that's a credit to management and to everything that they've built," he explained. 

"They've brought in great people. I was traded last year, and I wanted to come back even after being traded, and I think that's a big reason why: because of the people in the room. It's a great place to be."

Jobst loved Rochester, and Rochester loved him right back. He was active with the fans, at community and partner appearances, and he always had a smile on his face.

He is an unrestricted free agent this summer, and all offseason signings can be found in the 2023 Player Tracker.

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