Blake Sloan | |||
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Born | Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S. | July 27, 1975||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Defence/Right wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | Dallas Stars Columbus Blue Jackets Calgary Flames Timrå IK Adler Mannheim Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg EHC München | ||
National team | United States | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 1997–2013 |
Blake Richard Sloan (born July 27, 1975) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played right wing during the first half of his career and moved to defense when he started playing in the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
As a youth, Sloan played in the 1988 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Chicago Young Americans minor ice hockey team. [1]
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." [2]
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. [3]
He also played with the Calgary Flames and Columbus Blue Jackets. In 2005–06, he played in Sweden's Elitserien for Timrå IK.[ citation needed ]
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.[ citation needed ]
After three seasons in Mannheim, on July 23, 2009, he signed a one-year deal to captain fellow DEL team, the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg. [4] 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. [5]
On July 6, 2012, as a free agent after his third season with the Grizzly Adams, Sloan signed a one-year contract with EHC München.[ citation needed ]
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 | ||
1999–00 | 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 | ||
2011–12 | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | DEL | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
2012–13 | EHC München | DEL | 51 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 290 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 162 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
Medal record | ||
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Representing United States | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Championships | ||
2004 Prague |
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 |
Award | Year | |
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All-CCHA Rookie Team | 1993-94 | |
CCHA All-Tournament Team | 1994 | [6] |
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