Dylan Blujus
| Dylan Blujus | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 22, 1994 Buffalo, New York, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Defenseman | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| AHL team Former teams |
Utica Comets Syracuse Crunch | ||
| NHL draft |
40th overall, 2012 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Dylan Blujus (born January 22, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for Utica Comets in the American Hockey League (AHL).[1]
Playing career
Blujus originally played major junior hockey with the Brampton Battalion in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Following his second season with the Battalion in 2011–12, contributing 7 goals and 34 points in 66 games, Blujus was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second round, 40th overall, in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
In his fourth and final junior season in 2013–14, moving with the Battalion franchise to North Bay, Blujus recorded 30 points in 50 games from the blueline. Helping the Battalion reach the OHL finals against the Guelph Storm, he registered a career high 4 goals and 10 post-season points in 22 games. On May 22, 2014, Blujus was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.[2]
Blujus played the duration of his entry-level contract primarily with the Lightning's AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. In his final season under contract with the Lightning in the 2016–17 season, Blujus was limited to just 28 games through injury. Unable to progress up the depth chart with Tampa Bay, he was not tendered a qualifying offer at the conclusion of his contract, becoming a free agent.
Un-signed over the following summer, Blujus agreed to begin the 2017–18 season in the ECHL, joining the Jacksonville Icemen on October 14, 2017.[3] In a top-pairing role, Blujus registered 7 points through 21 games before returning to the AHL in securing a professional try-out contract with the Utica Comets, affiliate to the Vancouver Canucks, on December 13, 2017.[4] Enjoying a successful loan period, contributing with 8 points in 14 games from the blueline, Blujus was signed to an AHL contract for the remainder of the season with Utica on January 17, 2018.[5] Enjoying a rebound season with the Comets, Blujus was signed to a one-year contract extension with the club on June 7, 2018.[6]
In the 2018–19 season, adding a veteran presence Blujus collected 8 points through 43 games, he agreed to return for his third season with the Comets, signing a one-year contract extension on June 17, 2019.[7]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Buffalo Regals | T1EHL | 48 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Brampton Battalion | OHL | 67 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Brampton Battalion | OHL | 66 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Brampton Battalion | OHL | 68 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | North Bay Battalion | OHL | 55 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | ||
| 2014–15 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 67 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 61 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 23 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Jacksonville Icemen | ECHL | 21 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Utica Comets | AHL | 45 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | Utica Comets | AHL | 43 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Utica Comets | AHL | 35 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 274 | 20 | 62 | 82 | 158 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||||
References
- ^ "Dylan Blujus". Elite Prospects. January 1, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- ^ "Lightning sign defenseman Dylan Blujus". Tampa Bay Lightning. May 22, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- ^ "Oct 14 transactions". ECHL. October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- ^ "Comets sign defenseman Dylan Blujus to PTO". Utica Comets. December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ "Comets sign Dylan Blujus to AHL contract". Utica Comets. January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ "Comets sign Dylan Blujus and Vincent Arseneau". Utica Comets. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ "Comets ink Dylan Blujus". Utica Comets. June 17, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database