Marc-Édouard Vlasic

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Marc-Édouard Vlasic
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Vlasic with the San Jose Sharks in 2008
Born (1987-03-30) March 30, 1987 (age 34)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 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 (Croatian: Vlašić; born March 30, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career[]

San Jose Sharks (2006–present)[]

Vlasic (bottom) defending Shane Doan during a game against the Phoenix Coyotes in 2006.

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.[citation needed] He won the Memorial Cup with Quebec in 2006.

On August 27, 2008, the San Jose Sharks signed Vlasic to a four-year, $12.4 million contract extension that would 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.[1] Vlasic played only one game in the minors for the Worcester Sharks, in 2008, where he notched 2 points.

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.[2]

On July 1, 2017 he signed a $56 million, eight-year contract extension with the Sharks.[3]

International play[]

Medal record
ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Winter Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Bern
Silver medal – second place 2017 Germany/France
World Cup of Hockey
Gold medal – first place 2016 Toronto

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

Following the Sharks defeat by the Vegas Golden Knights in the second round of the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, Vlasic was invited to play for Team Canada at the 2018 IIHF World Championship.[4]

Personal life[]

Of Croatian descent,[5][6] Marc-Édouard has three younger brothers: Thomas, Charles, and James, the last two being twins.[7] He attended West Island College in Quebec.[citation needed] He married his high school sweetheart, Martine.[8] His cousin, Emma Vlasic, plays for the Connecticut Whale of the National Women's Hockey League, and was former captain of Yale's women's hockey team, and her younger brother, , plays for Boston University, and was a second round pick of the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.[9][10]

The Quebec Remparts retired Vlasic's number 44 in 2015.[11]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 West Island Lions QMAAA 41 4 6 10 14 9 0 3 3 0
2003–04 West Island Lions QMAAA 2 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
2003–04 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 41 1 9 10 4 5 0 1 1 0
2004–05 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 70 5 25 30 33 13 2 7 9 2
2005–06 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 66 16 57 73 57 23 5 24 29 10
2006–07 San Jose Sharks NHL 81 3 23 26 18 11 0 1 1 2
2007–08 San Jose Sharks NHL 82 2 12 14 24 13 0 1 1 0
2007–08 Worcester Sharks AHL 1 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
2008–09 San Jose Sharks NHL 82 6 30 36 42 6 0 1 1 0
2009–10 San Jose Sharks NHL 64 3 13 16 33 15 0 3 3 4
2010–11 San Jose Sharks NHL 80 4 14 18 18 18 0 3 3 4
2011–12 San Jose Sharks NHL 82 4 19 23 40 5 0 0 0 2
2012–13 San Jose Sharks NHL 48 3 4 7 29 11 1 1 2 6
2013–14 San Jose Sharks NHL 81 5 19 24 38 5 1 2 3 0
2014–15 San Jose Sharks NHL 70 9 14 23 23 — — — — —
2015–16 San Jose Sharks NHL 67 8 31 39 48 24 1 11 12 12
2016–17 San Jose Sharks NHL 75 6 22 28 35 6 0 3 3 2
2017–18 San Jose Sharks NHL 81 11 21 32 34 10 0 2 2 6
2018–19 San Jose Sharks NHL 72 3 22 25 10 18 3 5 8 4
2019–20 San Jose Sharks NHL 70 5 10 15 10 — — — — —
2020–21 San Jose Sharks NHL 51 1 5 6 8 — — — — —
NHL totals 1,086 73 259 332 410 142 6 33 39 42

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2009 Canada WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 0 0 0 4
2012 Canada WC 5th 2 0 0 0 0
2014 Canada OG 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 0 0 0 0
2016 Canada WCH 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 0 4 4 0
2017 Canada WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 1 1 2 2
2018 Canada WC 4th 6 1 0 1 0
Senior totals 35 2 5 7 6

References[]

  1. ^ Pollak, David (July 11, 2012). "Sharks sign Marc-Edouard Vlasic to five-year contract extension". The Mercury News. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "Best of 2012–13: Vlasic Info". San Jose Sharks. August 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "Sharks Sign Vlasic to an Eight-Year Contract Extension". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Canada adds Sharks defense-man Vlasic to world hockey championship team". sportsnet.ca. May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "New York Rangersi kod kuće bolji od San Josea" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. November 1, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  6. ^ Matić, Nino. "Hrvat postigao prekrasan autogol u NHL-u" (in Croatian). Večernji list. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  7. ^ Cowan, Stu (June 3, 2016). "Sharks' Marc-Edouard Vlasic has Montreal fans in his corner". The Gazette. Montreal. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  8. ^ Cowan, Stu (January 2, 2018). "Stu Cowan: A chilly Montreal homecoming for Sharks' Marc-Édouard Vlasic". The Gazette. Montreal. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  9. ^ "THREE THINGS: What you need to know about Alex Vlasic". National Hockey League. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  10. ^ "Vlasic hoping to add to family legacy at 2019 NHL Draft". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  11. ^ "Le chandail de Marc-Édouard Vlasic retiré par les Remparts". remparts.ca (in French). March 18, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2018.

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