Marc-Édouard Vlasic

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). Nicknamed "Steady Eddie", Vlasic holds the team record for most games played by a defenceman for the Sharks.

This article is about the Canadian ice hockey defenseman. For the American football quarterback, see Mark Vlasic.

Marc-Édouard Vlasic
Vlasic with the San Jose Sharks in 2008
Born (1987-03-30) 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  Canada
NHL Draft 35th overall, 2005
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 2006–present

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. 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]

Vlasic played his 1,000th NHL game on December 14, 2019.[4]

International play
Medal record
ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Winter Olympics
Gold medal – first place2014 Sochi
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2009 Bern
Silver medal – second place2017 Germany/France
World Cup of Hockey
Gold medal – first place2016 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.[5]

Personal life

Of Croatian descent,[6][7] Marc-Édouard has three younger brothers: Thomas, Charles, and James, the last two being twins.[8] He attended West Island College in Quebec. He married his high school sweetheart, Martine.[9] His cousin, Emma Vlasic, plays for the Connecticut Whale of the Premier Hockey Federation, and was former captain of Yale's women's hockey team, and her younger brother, Alex, plays for the Chicago Blackhawks.[10][11]

The Quebec Remparts retired Vlasic's number 44 in 2015.[12]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03West Island LionsQMAAA4146101490330
2003–04West Island LionsQMAAA21120—————
2003–04Quebec RempartsQMJHL411910450110
2004–05Quebec RempartsQMJHL705253033132792
2005–06Quebec RempartsQMJHL6616577357235242910
2006–07San Jose SharksNHL813232618110112
2007–08San Jose SharksNHL822121424130110
2007–08Worcester SharksAHL10220—————
2008–09San Jose SharksNHL82630364260110
2009–10San Jose SharksNHL643131633150334
2010–11San Jose SharksNHL804141818180334
2011–12San Jose SharksNHL82419234050002
2012–13San Jose SharksNHL4834729111126
2013–14San Jose SharksNHL81519243851230
2014–15San Jose SharksNHL709142323—————
2015–16San Jose SharksNHL678313948241111212
2016–17San Jose SharksNHL75622283560332
2017–18San Jose SharksNHL8111213234100226
2018–19San Jose SharksNHL723222510183584
2019–20San Jose SharksNHL705101510—————
2020–21San Jose SharksNHL511568—————
2021–22San Jose SharksNHL753111418—————
2022–23San Jose SharksNHL781171816—————
NHL totals 1,239 77 287 364 444 142 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. "Vlasic, set for 1,000th game with Sharks, has been 'Steady Eddie'". National Hockey League. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  5. "Canada adds Sharks defense-man Vlasic to world hockey championship team". sportsnet.ca. May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  6. "New York Rangersi kod kuće bolji od San Josea" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. November 1, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  7. Matić, Nino. "Hrvat postigao prekrasan autogol u NHL-u" (in Croatian). Večernji list. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  8. Cowan, Stu (June 3, 2016). "Sharks' Marc-Edouard Vlasic has Montreal fans in his corner". The Gazette. Montreal. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  9. Cowan, Stu (January 2, 2018). "Stu Cowan: A chilly Montreal homecoming for Sharks' Marc-Édouard Vlasic". The Gazette. Montreal. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  10. "THREE THINGS: What you need to know about Alex Vlasic". National Hockey League. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  11. "Vlasic hoping to add to family legacy at 2019 NHL Draft". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  12. "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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