| Blaž Emeršič | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 October 1980, Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Position | Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| EPIHL team | Slough Jets |
| Ntl. team |  Slovenia
|
| Playing career | 1997–present |
Blaž Emeršič (born 10 October 1980 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian ice hockey player currently playing for the Slough Jets 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.
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 | ||
| 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 on 20 July 2010.
External links[]
- Blaz Emersic's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Blaz Emersic - player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
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