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). Vlasic holds
Marc-Édouard Vlasic
the team record for most games played by a defenceman for the Sharks.

Playing career
Vlasic began playing organized hockey in Montreal at the age of five under his father's coaching.
As a result of his skills, Vlasic was bumped up to the novice A level at the age of seven and
eventually advanced to the midget-AAA Lac St. Louis Lions.[1] He then played for the midget-
AAA West Island Lions from 2002–03 being drafted to the Quebec City Remparts of the
QMJHL.[2] Vlasic was chosen by the Remparts in the fourth round of the 2003 QMJHL draft
after his Lac St. Louis Lions coach, Guy Boucher, convinced Patrick Roy to draft him.[1] Vlasic
played two games with the Lions during the 2003–04 season[3] before being recalled the
Remparts on September 16, 2003, for the remainder of the season.[4]

Although Vlasic was not originally selected to compete in the 2004 CHL Canada/Russia Series, Vlasic with the San Jose Sharks in 2008
he was chosen to replace an injured Sidney Crosby on the roster. At the time of the selection, Born March 30, 1987
Vlasic had accumulated two goals and nine assists through 26 games.[5] Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
San Jose Sharks (2006–present) Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)

Vlasic was drafted by the San Jose Sharks 35th overall in the Position Defence
2005 NHL entry draft, using a pick exchanged for goaltender Shoots Left
Miikka Kiprusoff.[6] After making the Sharks' opening night NHL team San Jose Sharks
roster at the age of 19, he made his NHL debut on October 5, National team Canada
2006, against the St. Louis Blues.[7] He subsequently scored his
NHL draft 35th overall, 2005
first career NHL goal on November 22, 2006, against the Los
San Jose Sharks
Angeles Kings. Upon scoring the goal, Vlasic became the second
Playing career 2006–present
youngest defenseman in franchise history to score their first NHL
goal at the age of 19 years and 237 days.[8] He finished the 2006–
07 season with three goals and 23 assists for 26 points through 81 games. As such, he was named to the NHL All-
Rookie Team alongside teammate Matt Carle.[7]

On August 27, 2008, the San Jose Sharks signed Vlasic to a four-year, $12.4 million contract extension that would
Vlasic (bottom) defending
Shane Doan during a game
keep him with the team through the 2012–13 season.[9] On July 11, 2012, the Sharks signed Vlasic to a five-year,
against the Phoenix $21 million contract extension that would keep him with the Sharks through the 2017–18 season.[10]
Coyotes in 2006.
Early in the 2012–13 season, Vlasic became the second player from the 2005 draft class to play 500 games, and later
scored his first career Stanley Cup playoffs goal, during the 2013 playoffs, against Jonathan Quick of the Los
Angeles Kings.[11]

On July 1, 2017, he signed a $56 million, eight-year contract extension with the Sharks.[12]

Vlasic played his 1,000th NHL game on December 14, 2019; he was only the 17th player to play his first 1,000 games with one team.[13]

Vlasic suffered an upper back injury during the off-season which resulted in him missing the start of the Sharks' 2024 training camp.[14]

International play
Vlasic was named to the 2014 Canadian Olympic Hockey Team where his team won Gold
against Sweden 3–0.[15] Medal record
ice hockey
Following the Sharks defeat by the Vegas Golden Knights in the second round of the 2018
Representing Canada
Stanley Cup playoffs, Vlasic was invited to play for Team Canada at the 2018 IIHF World
Championship.[16] Winter Olympics
2014 Sochi
World Championships
2009 Bern
 2017 Germany/France
Personal life World Cup of Hockey
2016 Toronto
Of Croatian descent,[17][18] Marc-Édouard has three younger brothers: Thomas, Charles, and
James, the last two being twins.[19] He attended West Island College in Quebec. He married his high school sweetheart, Martine.[20] His cousin,
Emma Vlasic, played 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.[21][22]

The Quebec Remparts retired Vlasic's number 44 in 2015.[23]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 West Island Lions QMAAA 41 4 6 10 14 9 0 3 3 0
2003–04 West Island Lions QMAAA 2 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
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
2013–14 San Jose Sharks NHL 81 5 19 24 38 5 1 2 3 0
2014–15 San Jose Sharks NHL 70 9 14 23 23 — — — — —
2015–16 San Jose Sharks NHL 67 8 31 39 48 24 1 11 12 12
2016–17 San Jose Sharks NHL 75 6 22 28 35 6 0 3 3 2
2017–18 San Jose Sharks NHL 81 11 21 32 34 10 0 2 2 6
2018–19 San Jose Sharks NHL 72 3 22 25 10 18 3 5 8 4
2019–20 San Jose Sharks NHL 70 5 10 15 10 — — — — —
2020–21 San Jose Sharks NHL 51 1 5 6 8 — — — — —
2021–22 San Jose Sharks NHL 75 3 11 14 18 — — — — —
2022–23 San Jose Sharks NHL 78 1 17 18 16 — — — — —
2023–24 San Jose Sharks NHL 57 6 6 12 26 — — — — —
NHL totals 1,296 83 293 376 470 142 6 33 39 42

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2009 Canada WC 5 0 0 0 4
2012 Canada WC 5th 2 0 0 0 0
2014 Canada OG 6 0 0 0 0
2016 Canada WCH 6 0 4 4 0
2017 Canada WC 10 1 1 2 2
2018 Canada WC 4th 6 1 0 1 0
Senior totals 35 2 5 7 6

Awards and honours

Award Year Ref

NHL

NHL All-Rookie Team 2006–07 [7]

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External links
Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com (https://www.nhl.com/player/8471709), or Eliteprospects.com (http://w
ww.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=10218&lang=en), or Eurohockey.com (http://www.eurohockey.com/player/491706-.html),
or Hockey-Reference.com (https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/v/vlasima01.html), or The Internet Hockey Database (http://
www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=73276)

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