Marc-Édouard Vlasic

Marc-Édouard Vlasic
Born	March 30, 1987 (1987-03-30) (age 24) Montreal, QC, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
NHL team	San Jose Sharks
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	35th overall, 2005 San Jose Sharks
Playing career	2006–present

Marc-Édouard Vlasic (born March 30, 1987) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Sharks drafted him 35th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, using a pick exchanged for goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff. He attended Collège Sainte-Anne High School for three years and played three seasons of major junior hockey with the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).

He has three younger brothers, Thomas, Charles, and James, the last two being twins. He vacations in Melmerby Beach, Nova Scotia. His nickname with the Sharks is "Pickles," in reference to Vlasic Pickles. He is also referred to as "The Stork," because of the Vlasic Pickles mascot.^[1]

On August 27, 2008, the San Jose Sharks signed Vlasic to a four-year, $12.4 million contract extension that will keep him with the team through the 2012–13 NHL season.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
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
NHL totals				389	18	92	110	135		63	0	9	9	10

References

1. ^ Schwartz, Adam (2008-03-17). "What's In A Name?". NHL.com. http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=474988. Retrieved 2008-04-24. 

External links

• Marc-Édouard Vlasic's NHL player profile
• Marc-Édouard Vlasic's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Persondata
Name	Vlasic, Marc-Édouard
Alternative names	A Complete Pickle, Pickles
Short description	Canadian ice hockey defenceman
Date of birth	March 30, 1987
Place of birth	Montreal, Quebec
Date of death
Place of death