Blaž Emeršič
| Blaž Emeršič | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
10 October 1980 Ljubljana, SR Slovenia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| EPIHL team Former teams |
Milton Keynes Lightning Slough Jets | ||
| National team |
 Slovenia | ||
| Playing career | 1997–present | ||
Blaž Emeršič (born 10 October 1980 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian ice hockey player currently playing for Milton Keynes Lightning of the English Premier Ice Hockey League.
He began his career with Olimpija Ljubljana before moving to North America in 1999. He went to play for teams in the Central Hockey League, the ECHL and the American Hockey League.
Emeršič moved to the United Kingdom in 2005, signing for the Elite League's Nottingham Panthers. On 5 November 2005 in an Elite League match against the London Racers he received severe facial injuries after being checked into the side of the rink.[1] He made a full recovery and continued to play for the Panthers until moving to the Slough Jets in 2006. In January 2010 after a disagreement with the Slough Jets management he accepted an offer from league champions Milton Keynes Lightning for the rest of the 09/10 season. In June 2011 he signed a further 1-season extension with Milton Keynes for the 11/12 season.
Career statistics
- Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Olimpija Ljubljana | Alpen | 30 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Indianapolis Ice | CHL | 38 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Arkansas RiverBlades | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Peoria Rivermen | ECHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Border-City Bandits | CHL | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Greenville Grrrowl | ECHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Peoria Rivermen | ECHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Wichita Thunder | CHL | 46 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Lubbock Cotton Kings | CHL | 19 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Lubbock Cotton Kings | CHL | 63 | 33 | 40 | 73 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 70 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | CHL | 60 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Slough Jets | EPL | 24 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Slough Jets | EPL | 36 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Slough Jets | EPL | 54 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Slough Jets | EPL | 54 | 53 | 52 | 105 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Slough Jets | EPL | 26 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Milton Keynes Lightning | EPL | 28 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Milton Keynes Lightning | EPL | In Progress | |||||||||||
| Totals | 578 | 234 | 275 | 509 | 231 | 30 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 8 | ||||
- International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-96 | Slovenia U-18 | U18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996-97 | Slovenia U-18 | U18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1999 | Slovenia
|
WJC | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Slovenia
|
WC D1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Slovenia
|
WC D1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | |||
| Senior totals | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
References
- ^ "Racers pull out over safety fears". BBC Sport. 21 November 2005. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
External links
- Blaž Emeršič career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Blaž Emeršič profile at Eurohockey.com
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Ljubljana
- Slovenian ice hockey players
- Arkansas RiverBlades players
- Charlotte Checkers (1993–2010) players
- Greenville Grrrowl players
- HDD Olimpija Ljubljana players
- Indianapolis Ice players
- Nottingham Panthers players
- Peoria Rivermen (ECHL) players
- Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees players
- Utah Grizzlies players
- Wichita Thunder players
- Slovenian winter sports biography stubs
- European ice hockey biography stubs