| Luka Vidmar | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 17, 1986, Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| Metal Ligaen team F. teams |
SønderjyskE Ishockey Fehérvár AV19 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana Las Vegas Wranglers Colorado Eagles South Carolina Stingrays Rochester Americans BK Mladá Boleslav Stjernen Frederikshavn White Hawks |
| Ntl. team |  Slovenia
|
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2002–present |
Luka Vidmar (born May 17, 1986) is a Slovenian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for the SønderjyskE Ishockey of the Danish Metal Ligaen.
Playing career[]
After playing as a youth professionally for HDD Olimpija Ljubljana in the Slovenian Ice Hockey League, Vidmar moved to North America and attended the University of Alaska Anchorage where he played fours seasons of NCAA Division I ice hockey with the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey team. He accumulated 33 points and 135 penalty minutes in 114 games with the Seawolves.
Vidmar began the 2011–12 ECHL season with the Las Vegas Wranglers where he played three games before signing with the Colorado Eagles on November 11, 2011.[1]
Prior to the 2012–13 season, Vidmar remained in the ECHL after signing as a free agent with the South Carolina Stingrays on October 5, 2012.[2]
After 10 years of playing in North America, Vidmar returned to Europe to sign a try-out contract with BK Mladá Boleslav of the Czech Extraliga on July 24, 2014.[3]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | SLV | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | SLV | 16 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | SLV | 21 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 47 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 57 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | U. of Alaska-Anchorage | WCHA | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | U. of Alaska-Anchorage | WCHA | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | U. of Alaska-Anchorage | WCHA | 20 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | U. of Alaska-Anchorage | WCHA | 34 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Las Vegas Wranglers | ECHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Colorado Eagles | ECHL | 58 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 62 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 57 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | BK Mladá Boleslav | ELH | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Stjernen | GET-ligaen | 18 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | Metal Ligaen | 45 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | Fehérvár AV19 | EBEL | 46 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ECHL totals | 180 | 11 | 51 | 62 | 106 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| AHL totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Slovenia | WJC18-D1 | 
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Slovenia | WJC18-D1 | 
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Slovenia | WJC-D1 |
|
5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Slovenia | WJC-D1 |
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2010 | Slovenia | WC-D1 | 
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Slovenia | WC | 16th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Slovenia | WC-D1A |
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Slovenia | WC | 15th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Slovenia | Oly | 9th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 16 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | ||||
| Senior totals | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||
References[]
- ↑ "Colorado Eagles defenseman Jake Marto reassigned to IceCaps", 2011-11-11. Retrieved on 2011-11-11.
- ↑ Stingrays bring in Vidmar. South Carolina Stingrays (2012-10-05). Retrieved on 2012-12-03.
- ↑ Boleslav relies on Slovenian defender, tries out Vidmar (Czech). BK Mladá Boleslav (2014-07-24). Retrieved on 2014-07-24.
External links[]
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