Jesse Blacker
Jesse Blacker | |||
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Born |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada | April 19, 1991||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
KHL team Former teams |
Kunlun Red Star Anaheim Ducks Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | ||
NHL draft |
58th overall, 2009 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
Playing career | 2010–present |
Jesse Blacker (born April 19, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently under contract with HC Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Blacker was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round (58th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL), with the Anaheim Ducks in 2014.
Playing career
Blacker started his junior career with the Windsor Spitfires in the OHL, and helped them capture the 2009 Memorial Cup.[1] Blacker played professionally with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League after finishing his junior season with Owen Sound in 2010, he was signed to a three-year entry level contract with Toronto Maple Leafs.[2]
On November 16, 2013, he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks along with a conditional third-round draft pick and the Ducks original seventh-round pick (which was previously traded to Toronto) in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz.[3]
In the 2014–15 season, on November 28, 2014, Blacker was recalled by the Ducks made his NHL debut against the Chicago Blackhawks.[4] After one game with the Ducks, Blacker was traded to the Florida Panthers along with a conditional draft pick in exchange for Colby Robak on December 4, 2014.[5]
In the off-season, Blacker was released to free agency by the Panthers after he failed to be tendered a qualifying offer. On July 7, 2015, unable to attain a NHL offer, Blacker signed a one-year AHL contract with the Texas Stars.[6]
Following the 2015–16 campaign with the Stars, he opted to continue his career overseas, signing with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the German top-tier Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) on April 28, 2016.[7] After one year in Germany, Blacker headed to China, inking a deal with KHL side HC Kunlun Red Star in June 2017.[8]
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2007–08 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2008–09 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 67 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 54 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | ||
2009–10 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 48 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 62 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 83 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | ||
2011–12 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 58 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2012–13 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 61 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 50 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
2014–15 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 40 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | Texas Stars | AHL | 45 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 46 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 67 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
2017–18 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 49 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
See also
References
- ^ "Blacker, Jesse". National Hockey League. October 1, 2010. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
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(help) - ^ "Leafs Sign Jesse Blacker". Toronto Maple Leafs. April 2, 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
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(help) - ^ "Ducks send Holland, Staubitz to Maple Leafs for Jesse Blacker". Sports Illustrated. November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
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(help) - ^ "Kane, Blackhawks defeat shorthanded Ducks". National Hockey League. November 28, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
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(help) - ^ "Panthers acquire Blacker". American Hockey League. December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
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(help) - ^ "Rallo, Hulak and Mangene return to Texas, add two more". Texas Stars. July 7, 2015. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Defender Jesse Blacker strengthens Ice Tigers blueline" (in German). Nürnberg Ice Tigers. April 28, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
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(help) - ^ "Второй сезон не за горами. Контуры новой команды". hcredstar.ru (in Russian). Retrieved June 4, 2017.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Anaheim Ducks players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- HC Kunlun Red Star players
- Memorial Cup winners
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Norfolk Admirals players
- Owen Sound Attack players
- San Antonio Rampage players
- Sportspeople from Toronto
- Texas Stars players
- Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers players
- Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks
- Toronto Marlies players
- Windsor Spitfires players