Marc-Édouard Vlasic

Marc-Édouard Vlasic
Born (1987-03-30) March 30, 1987
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team San Jose Sharks
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 35th overall, 2005
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 2006–present

Marc-Édouard Vlasic (born March 30, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Vlasic was drafted by the San Jose Sharks 35th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, using a pick exchanged for goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff. Vlasic attended high school at Collège Sainte-Anne High School for three years, then a one-year stint at West Island College before making the jump to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), where he played three seasons of major junior hockey with the Quebec Remparts.

On August 27, 2008, the San Jose Sharks signed Vlasic to a four-year, $12.4 million contract extension that will keep him with the team through the 2012–13 NHL season. On July 11, 2012, the Sharks signed Vlasic to a 5-year, $21 million contract extension that will keep him with the Sharks through the 2017–2018 NHL season.

In the 2012–13 season, Vlasic became the second player from the 2005 draft class to play 500 games, and scored his first career playoff goal in game 2 against Jonathan Quick of the Los Angeles Kings.[1]

International play
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men'sice hockey
Winter Olympics
2014 Sochi Team
World Championships
2009 Bern
Canada Cup / World Cup
2016 Toronto

Vlasic was named to the 2014 Canadian Olympic Hockey Team where his team won Gold against Sweden 3-0.

Personal life

Vlasic is of Croatian descent.[2][3] He has three younger brothers, Thomas, Charles, and James, the last two being twins. He vacations in Melmerby Beach, Nova Scotia. His nickname with the Sharks is "Pickles", in reference to Vlasic Pickles.[4] He attended West Island College in Quebec.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04Quebec RempartsQMJHL411910450110
2004–05Quebec RempartsQMJHL705253033132792
2005–06Quebec RempartsQMJHL6616577357235242910
2006–07San Jose SharksNHL813232618110112
2007–08San Jose SharksNHL822121424130110
2007–08Worcester SharksAHL10220—————
2008–09San Jose SharksNHL82630364260110
2009–10San Jose SharksNHL643131633150334
2010–11San Jose SharksNHL804141818180334
2011–12San Jose SharksNHL82419234050002
2012–13San Jose SharksNHL4834729111126
2013–14San Jose SharksNHL81519243851230
2014–15San Jose SharksNHL709142323—————
2015–16San Jose SharksNHL678313948241111212
NHL totals 737 47 179 226 313 108 3 23 26 30

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2009 Canada WC 2nd, silver medalist(s) 5 0 0 0 4
2012 Canada WC 5th 2 0 0 0 0
2014 Canada Oly 1st, gold medalist(s) 6 0 0 0 0
2016 Canada WCH 1st, gold medalist(s) 6 0 4 4 0
Senior totals 19 0 4 4 4

References

  1. ↑ "Best of 2012-13: Vlasic Infographic - 8/6/2013". San Jose Sharks. 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  2. ↑ "New York Rangersi kod kuće bolji od San Josea" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  3. ↑ Matić, Nino (16 April 2012). "Hrvat postigao prekrasan autogol u NHL-u" (in Croatian). Večernji list. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  4. ↑ Schwartz, Adam (2008-03-17). "What's In A Name?". NHL.com. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
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