Eric Blum

{{Infobox ice hockey player

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|6|13}}

| birth_place = Pfaffnau, Switzerland

| position = Defence

| ntl_team = SUI

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lbs = 181

| career_start = 2003

| league = NL

| team = Free Agent

| former_teams = SCL Tigers
Kloten Flyers
SC Bern

| website = http://www.ericrayblum.ch

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Eric Blum (born 13 June 1986) is a Swiss professional ice hockey player who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He last played as an alternate captain of SC Bern of the National League (NL).

Playing career

Blum joined Bern after four seasons with the Kloten Flyers, signing a three-year deal with an NHL/KHL out clause on May 2, 2014.{{cite web | url = http://www.scb.ch/news/meldung/newsitem/eric-ray-blum-mit-dreijahresvertrag-beim-sc-bern.html | title = Eric Blum with three-year contract with Bern | website = SC Bern | date = 2014-05-02 | access-date = 2014-05-02 | language = de | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924094929/http://www.scb.ch/news/meldung/newsitem/eric-ray-blum-mit-dreijahresvertrag-beim-sc-bern.html | archive-date = 2015-09-24 | url-status = dead }}

Blum competed in the 2013 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team.{{cite web| url = http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=9240 | title = Swiss World Championship profile | publisher = eliteprospects.com | date = 2013-07-01 | access-date = 2013-07-01}}

On September 26, 2016, Blum agreed to a 5-year contract extension with SC Bern worth CHF 3.5 million.

International play

Representing Switzerland internationally, he participated in four World Championships (winning a silver medal in 2013) and the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. He won a total of 89 caps (5 goals, 14 assists) for the Swiss men's national team, before announcing the end of his international career in April 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://www.srf.ch/sport/eishockey/nationalmannschaft/7-scb-spieler-stossen-dazu-blum-tritt-aus-der-nati-zurueck|title=7 SCB-Spieler stossen dazu - Blum tritt aus der Nati zurück|work=Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)|access-date=2018-04-12|language=de}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

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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

2002–03

| GCK Lions

| SUI U20

| 15

| 0

| 1

| 10

| 5

| 0

| 1

| 2

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| 2003–04

| GCK Lions

| SUI U20

| 9

| 1

| 2

| 6

| —

2003–04

| GCK Lions

| SUI.2

| 39

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 26

| 6

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2004–05

| GCK Lions

| SUI.2

| 31

| 2

| 6

| 8

| 6

| —

2005–06

| GCK Lions

| SUI.2

| 40

| 3

| 11

| 14

| 30

| 4

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 16

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| 2006–07

| SCL Tigers

| NLA

| 41

| 0

| 20

| —

2007–08

| SCL Tigers

| NLA

| 42

| 3

| 5

| 8

| 16

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| SCL Tigers

| NLA

| 36

| 3

| 1

| 4

| 30

| —

2009–10

| SCL Tigers

| NLA

| 49

| 4

| 12

| 16

| 58

| —

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| 2010–11

| Kloten Flyers

| NLA

| 48

| 5

| 15

| 20

| 18

| 0

| 2

| 12

2011–12

| Kloten Flyers

| NLA

| 39

| 5

| 12

| 17

| 20

| 5

| 0

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| 2012–13

| Kloten Flyers

| NLA

| 45

| 5

| 11

| 16

| 22

| —

2013–14

| Kloten Flyers

| NLA

| 46

| 6

| 15

| 21

| 32

| 15

| 3

| 6

| 12

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| 2014–15

| SC Bern

| NLA

| 50

| 2

| 23

| 25

| 26

| 11

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 2

2015–16

| SC Bern

| NLA

| 35

| 4

| 24

| 28

| 12

| 10

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 18

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| 2016–17

| SC Bern

| NLA

| 47

| 5

| 16

| 21

| 6

| 16

| 3

| 5

| 8

| 2

2017–18

| SC Bern

| NL

| 37

| 3

| 19

| 22

| 14

| 8

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2018–19

| SC Bern

| NL

| 48

| 6

| 12

| 18

| 22

| 18

| 1

| 6

| 7

| 2

2019–20

| SC Bern

| NL

| 45

| 0

| 11

| 8

| —

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| 2020–21

| SC Bern

| NL

| 19

| 2

| 10

| 12

| 10

| —

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! colspan="3" | NL totals

! 627

! 53

! 186

! 239

! 314

! 101

! 11

! 22

! 33

! 50

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=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

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! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2004

| Switzerland

| WJC18 D1

| 11th

| 5

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

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| 2006

| Switzerland

| WJC

| 7th

| 6

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 4

2013

| Switzerland

| WC

| {{silver2}}

| 9

| 0

| 1

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2014

| Switzerland

| WC

| 10th

| 7

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

2015

| Switzerland

| WC

| 8th

| 8

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2016

| Switzerland

| WC

| 11th

| 7

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 0

2018

| Switzerland

| OG

| 10th

| 4

| 0

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! colspan="4" | Junior totals

! 11

! 3

! 6

! 4

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! colspan="4" | Senior totals

! 35

! 3

! 4

! 7

! 4

Awards and honours

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! Award

! Year

!

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| colspan="3" | NL

All-Star Team

| 2015, 2016

|

Champion (SC Bern)

| 2016, 2017, 2019

| {{cite web| url = https://leading-sport.com/en/2019/04/22/sc-bern-2019-swiss-champions-win-pole-position-and-fastest-lap/ | title = SC Bern 2019 Swiss Champions! | publisher = leading-sport.com | date =22 April 2019 | access-date = 22 April 2019}}

References

External links

{{Ice hockey stats |nhl= |elite=9240 |espn= |euro=49818-eric-blum |hr= |hockeydb=84101 |legendsm= |legends= |legendstype= |tsn= }}

Category:1986 births

Category:Living people

Category:GCK Lions players

Category:EHC Kloten players

Category:Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Category:Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland

Category:SC Bern players

Category:SCL Tigers players

Category:Swiss ice hockey defencemen

Category:Swiss people of Japanese descent

Category:Sportspeople from the canton of Lucerne