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Blaž Emeršič

{{Short description|Slovenian ice hockey player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| alt =

| image = Blaž Emeršič 2010.jpg

| caption =

| image_size = 230px

| team = Milton Keynes Lightning

| league = EPIHL

| former_teams = Slough Jets

| ntl_team = Slovenia

| position = Wing

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 202

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|10|10}}

| birth_place = Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 1997

}}

Blaž Emeršič (born October 10, 1980 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian ice hockey player currently playing for Milton Keynes Lightning of the English Premier Ice Hockey League.

Career

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 November 5, 2005, in an Elite League match against the London Racers, he received severe facial injuries after being checked into the side of the rink.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/ice_hockey/4457722.stm|title=Racers pull out over safety fears|work=BBC Sport|date=November 21, 2005|accessdate=July 20, 2010}} 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 2009/10 season. In June 2011, he signed a further one-season extension with Milton Keynes for the 2011/12 season.

Career statistics

;Regular season and playoffs

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! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1998–99

| Olimpija Ljubljana

| Alpen

| 30

| 7

| 5

| 12

| 11

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 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

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1999–00

| Peoria Rivermen

| ECHL

| 12

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 0

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2000–01

| Border-City Bandits

| CHL

| 28

| 6

| 8

| 14

| 6

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 2000–01

| Greenville Grrrowl

| ECHL

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2000–01

| Peoria Rivermen

| ECHL

| 12

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2001–02

| Utah Grizzlies

| AHL

| 5

| 1

| 1

| 2

| 4

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2001–02

| Wichita Thunder

| CHL

| 46

| 20

| 20

| 40

| 6

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2001–02

| Lubbock Cotton Kings

| CHL

| 19

| 9

| 14

| 23

| 6

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2002–03

| Lubbock Cotton Kings

| CHL

| 63

| 33

| 40

| 73

| 4

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 2003–04

| Charlotte Checkers

| ECHL

| 70

| 16

| 11

| 27

| 12

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2004–05

| Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees

| CHL

| 60

| 10

| 15

| 25

| 33

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 2005–06

| Nottingham Panthers

| EIHL

| 6

| 2

| 2

| 4

| 4

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2006–07

| Nottingham Panthers

| EIHL

| 18

| 1

| 1

| 2

| 22

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

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| 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

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| 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

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| 2011–12

| Milton Keynes Lightning

| EPL

| In Progress

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

colspan="3" | Totals

! 578

! 234

! 275

! 509

! 231

! 30

! 12

! 14

! 26

! 8

;International

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1995-96

| Slovenia U-18

| U18

| 4

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

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| 1996-97

| Slovenia U-18

| U18

| 5

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 4

1999

| {{ihj|SLO}}

| WJC

| 4

| 5

| 5

| 10

| 0

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| 2001

| {{ih|Slovenia}}

| WC D1

| 5

| 1

| 1

| 2

| 0

2004

| {{ih|Slovenia}}

| WC D1

| 5

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 4

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! colspan=3 | Junior totals

! 13

! 8

! 6

! 14

! 4

colspan=3 | Senior totals

! 10

! 1

! 1

! 2

! 4

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{icehockeystats}}

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Category:1980 births

Category:Living people

Category:Ice hockey people from Ljubljana

Category:Slovenian ice hockey forwards

Category:Arkansas RiverBlades players

Category:Charlotte Checkers (1993–2010) players

Category:Greenville Grrrowl players

Category:HDD Olimpija Ljubljana players

Category:Indianapolis Ice players

Category:Nottingham Panthers players

Category:Milton Keynes Lightning players

Category:Peoria Rivermen (ECHL) players

Category:Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees players

Category:Utah Grizzlies (AHL) players

Category:Wichita Thunder players

Category:Slough Jets players

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