Luka Vidmar

Luka Vidmar
Born	(1986-05-17) May 17, 1986 Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Metal Ligaen team Former teams	SønderjyskE Ishockey Fehérvár AV19 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana Las Vegas Wranglers Colorado Eagles South Carolina Stingrays Rochester Americans BK Mladá Boleslav Stjernen Frederikshavn White Hawks
National team	Slovenia
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2002–2021

Luka Vidmar (born May 17, 1986) is a Slovenian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for the SønderjyskE Ishockey of the Danish Metal Ligaen.

Playing career

After playing as a youth professionally for HDD Olimpija Ljubljana in the Slovenian Ice Hockey League, Vidmar moved to North America and attended the University of Alaska Anchorage where he played fours seasons of NCAA Division I ice hockey with the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey team. He accumulated 33 points and 135 penalty minutes in 114 games with the Seawolves.

Vidmar began the 2011–12 ECHL season with the Las Vegas Wranglers where he played three games before signing with the Colorado Eagles on November 11, 2011.

Prior to the 2012–13 season, Vidmar remained in the ECHL after signing as a free agent with the South Carolina Stingrays on October 5, 2012.

After 10 years of playing in North America, Vidmar returned to Europe to sign a try-out contract with BK Mladá Boleslav of the Czech Extraliga on July 24, 2014.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002–03	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	SVN U20		13	3	6	9	8		5	1	1	2	2
2002–03	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	SVN		15	0	1	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	SVN U20		18	6	9	15	12		5	0	1	1	0
2003–04	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	SVN		16	6	4	10	8		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	SVN U20		18	11	16	27	30		4	4	3	7	2
2004–05	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	SVN		21	8	6	14	12		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Chicago Steel	USHL		47	3	6	9	24		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Chicago Steel	USHL		57	6	22	28	74		5	0	4	4	14
2007–08	University of Alaska Anchorage	WCHA		30	1	5	6	37		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	University of Alaska Anchorage	WCHA		30	1	4	5	32		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	University of Alaska Anchorage	WCHA		20	2	10	12	30		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	University of Alaska Anchorage	WCHA		34	2	8	10	38		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Las Vegas Wranglers	ECHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Colorado Eagles	ECHL		58	3	18	21	56		3	0	1	1	0
2012–13	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL		62	6	21	27	22		1	0	0	0	0
2013–14	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL		57	2	12	14	28		3	1	0	1	2
2013–14	Rochester Americans	AHL		6	0	0	0	6		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	BK Mladá Boleslav	ELH		30	0	2	2	26		3	0	0	0	4
2015–16	Stjernen Hockey	NOR		18	4	15	19	20		6	2	3	5	6
2016–17	Frederikshavn White Hawks	DEN		45	4	21	25	20		15	1	9	10	6
2017–18	Fehérvár AV19	AUT		46	2	15	17	22		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	HK Olimpija	AlpsHL		5	0	5	5	6		16	3	9	12	10
2018–19	HK Olimpija	SVN		1	0	1	1	0		2	0	0	0	2
2019–20	HC Bolzano	AUT		11	0	1	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	SønderjyskE	DEN		11	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	HK Olimpija	AlpsHL		11	1	4	5	2		11	1	5	6	4
2020–21	HK Olimpija	SVN		—	—	—	—	—		5	0	0	0	6
SVN totals				53	14	12	26	26		7	0	0	0	8
ECHL totals				180	11	51	62	106		7	1	1	2	2

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003	Slovenia	WJC18 D1	13th		5	2	2	4	2
2004	Slovenia	WJC18 D1	12th		1	0	0	0	0
2005	Slovenia	WJC D1	14th		5	2	4	6	2
2006	Slovenia	WJC D1	15th		5	2	2	4	4
2010	Slovenia	WC D1	18th		3	0	0	0	2
2015	Slovenia	WC	16th		7	0	0	0	2
2016	Slovenia	WC D1A	17th		5	0	0	0	0
2016	Slovenia	OGQ	Q		3	0	0	0	0
2017	Slovenia	WC	15th		7	0	1	1	4
2018	Slovenia	OG	9th		4	0	1	1	4
2018	Slovenia	WC D1A	21st		4	0	2	2	2
Junior totals					16	6	8	14	8
Senior totals					33	0	4	4	14

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database