Marc-Édouard Vlasic
| Marc-Édouard Vlasic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Vlasic with the Sharks in 2008 | |||
| Born |
March 30, 1987 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 |
 | ||
| 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 defenceman 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. 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 has 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 $58 million, eight-year contract extension with the Sharks.[3]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Representing | ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2014 Sochi | Team |
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2009 Bern | |
| 2017 Germany/France | |
| World Cup of Hockey | ||
| 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 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. He married his high school sweetheart, Martine.[8]
The Quebec Remparts retired Vlasic's number 44 in 2015.[9]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 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 | ||
| NHL totals | 893 | 64 | 222 | 286 | 382 | 124 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 38 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Canada | WC |  |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2012 | Canada | WC | 5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Canada | OG |  |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Canada | WCH | |
6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Canada | WC | |
10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 29 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||
References
- ↑ Pollak, David (July 11, 2012). "Sharks sign Marc-Edouard Vlasic to five-year contract extension". The Mercury News. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ↑ "Best of 2012–13: Vlasic Info". San Jose Sharks. August 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Sharks Sign Vlasic to an Eight-Year Contract Extension". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Canada adds Sharks defenceman Vlasic to world hockey championship team". sportsnet.ca. May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ↑ "New York Rangersi kod kuće bolji od San Josea" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. November 1, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ↑ Matić, Nino. "Hrvat postigao prekrasan autogol u NHL-u" (in Croatian). Večernji list. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ↑ Schwartz, Adam (March 17, 2008). "What's In A Name?". NHL.com. Retrieved April 24, 2008.
- ↑ Cowan, Stu (January 2, 2018). "Stu Cowan: A chilly Montreal homecoming for Sharks' Marc-Édouard Vlasic". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ↑ "Le chandail de Marc-Édouard Vlasic retiré par les Remparts". remparts.ca (in French). March 18, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
