Blake Sloan
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| Born | July 27, 1975 Park Ridge, IL, USA |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Defenseman/Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| DEL team Former teams |
Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg Dallas Stars Columbus Blue Jackets Calgary Flames Timrå IK Adler Mannheim |
| National team |  United States |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1997–present |
Blake Sloan (born July 27, 1975) is an American professional ice hockey player currently with Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Although he played forward in the NHL, the majority of his career has been played as a defenceman.
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[edit] Playing career
Sloan played for the University of Michigan from 93–96 and won the NCAA championship in 1996. He also was awarded the Humanitarian Award in 1996–97, given annually to the player judged "college hockey's finest citizen." [1]
Sloan started his NHL career with the Dallas Stars in 1999. He started the 1998–99 season in the minor leagues with the Houston Aeros. At a game where Dallas Stars scouts were their check on other players, Sloan caught the eye of the Stars and promptly acquired him. He won a Stanley Cup with Dallas in 1999. His determination and effort earned him the nickname "The Caffeinated Squirrel", by Dallas Stars broadcaster Daryl Reaugh.[2]
He also played with the Calgary Flames and Columbus Blue Jackets. In 2005–06, he played in Sweden's Elitserien for Timrå IK.
For the 2006–07season, Sloan signed to play in Germany for Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Blake contributed to immediate success, winning the DEL championship that season.
After three seasons in Mannheim, on July 23, 2009 he signed a one-year deal to captain fellow DEL team, the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg.[3] In the ensuing 2009–10 season, Sloan recorded his best German season to score 26 points in 55 games. On April 20, 2010, Sloan agreed to a one-year extension to remain in Wolfsburg.[4]
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | Tabor Academy | USHS | 33 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Boston Jr. Bruins | MBAHL | 20 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 38 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 39 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 41 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 41 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 70 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 86 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 62 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 67 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2000–01 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 20 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 60 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 67 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 78 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Timrå IK | SEL | 38 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 52 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 80 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 52 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2008–09 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 50 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 101 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | DEL | 55 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | DEL | 43 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 77 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | ||
| NHL totals | 290 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 162 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
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| Competitor for United States |
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2004 Prague | |
[edit] International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 2004 | United States | WC | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Senior int'l totals | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
[edit] References
- ^ "College Hockeys finest citizen recipients-Blake Sloan". hockeyhumanitarian.org. 2008-10-03. http://www.hockeyhumanitarian.org/recipients/sloan.html. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ^ Mann, Dave (2002-04-11). "Razor Sharp". fwweekly.com. http://www.fwweekly.com/content.asp?article=3254. Retrieved 2008–09-03.
- ^ "Blake Sloan comes in from the Eagles" (in German). Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg. 2009-07-23. http://www.ehc-wolfsburg.de/nachricht334.html. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ^ "Personnel decisions made for Grizzly Adams" (in German). Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg. 2010-04-20. http://www.ehc-wolfsburg.de/nachricht552.html. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
[edit] External links
- 1975 births
- Adler Mannheim players
- American ice hockey defencemen
- Calgary Flames players
- Columbus Blue Jackets players
- Dallas Stars players
- Grand Rapids Griffins players
- Houston Aeros (IHL) players
- Living people
- Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey players
- People from Chicago, Illinois
- Stanley Cup champions
- Timrå IK players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Ice hockey people from Illinois
