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Marc-Edouard Vlasic
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Born March 30, 1987 (1987-03-30) (age 36)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team San Jose Sharks
National team Flag of Canada Canada
NHL Draft 35th overall, 2005
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 2006–present

Marc-Édouard Vlasic (born on March 30, 1987) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

The Sharks drafted him 35th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft using a pick exchanged for goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff.

Playing Career[]

Marc-Edouard attended high school at West Island College before making the jump to Collège Sainte-Anne High School for three years, where played three seasons of major junior hockey with the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).

On August 27, 2008, the San Jose Sharks signed Marc-Edouard to a four-year, $12.4 million contract extension that will keep him with the team through the 2012–13 NHL season.

On July 11, 2012, the Sharks signed him to a 5-year, $21 million contract extension that will keep him with the Sharks through the 2017–2018 NHL season.

In the 2012–13 season, Marc-Edouard 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.

Career Statistics[]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 41 1 9 10 4 5 0 1 1 0
2004–05 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 70 5 25 30 33 13 2 7 9 2
2005–06 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 66 16 57 73 57 23 5 24 29 10
2006–07 San Jose Sharks NHL 81 3 23 26 18 11 0 1 1 2
2007–08 San Jose Sharks NHL 82 2 12 14 24 13 0 1 1 0
2007–08 Worcester Sharks AHL 1 0 2 2 0
2008–09 San Jose Sharks NHL 82 6 30 36 42 6 0 1 1 0
2009–10 San Jose Sharks NHL 64 3 13 16 33 15 0 3 3 4
2010–11 San Jose Sharks NHL 80 4 14 18 18 18 0 3 3 4
2011–12 San Jose Sharks NHL 82 4 19 23 40 5 0 0 0 2
2012–13 San Jose Sharks NHL 48 3 4 7 29 11 1 1 2 6
NHL totals 519 25 115 140 204 79 1 10 11 18

Personal Life[]

Marc-Edouard is of Croatian descent. He has three younger brothers: Thomas, Charles and James (the last two being twins). He vacations in Melmerby Beach, Nova Scotia.

Marc-Edouard's nickname with the Sharks is "Pickles" in reference to Vlasic Pickles, first coined by former Sharks' headcoach Ron Wilson.

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