| Eric Blum | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 13 June 1986 Pfaffnau, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NL team Former teams | Free Agent SCL Tigers Kloten Flyers SC Bern | ||
| National team |  Switzerland | ||
| Playing career | 2003–present | ||
| Website | http://www.ericrayblum.ch | ||
Eric Blum (born 13 June 1986) is a Swiss professional ice hockey player who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He last played as an alternate captain of SC Bern of the National League (NL).
Blum joined Bern after four seasons with the Kloten Flyers, signing a three-year deal with an NHL/KHL out clause on May 2, 2014. [1]
Blum competed in the 2013 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team. [2]
On September 26, 2016, Blum agreed to a 5-year contract extension with SC Bern worth CHF 3.5 million.
Representing Switzerland internationally, he participated in four World Championships (winning a silver medal in 2013) and the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. He won a total of 89 caps (5 goals, 14 assists) for the Swiss men's national team, before announcing the end of his international career in April 2018. [3]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | GCK Lions | SUI U20 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | GCK Lions | SUI U20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | GCK Lions | SUI.2 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | GCK Lions | SUI.2 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | GCK Lions | SUI.2 | 40 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 2006–07 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 42 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 36 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 49 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 48 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2011–12 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 39 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 45 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 46 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 2014–15 | SC Bern | NLA | 50 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | SC Bern | NLA | 35 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 2016–17 | SC Bern | NLA | 47 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | SC Bern | NL | 37 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | SC Bern | NL | 48 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | SC Bern | NL | 45 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | SC Bern | NL | 19 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NL totals | 627 | 53 | 186 | 239 | 314 | 101 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 50 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
Representing  Switzerland | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2013 Sweden/Finland | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Switzerland | WJC18 D1 | 11th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Switzerland | WJC | 7th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2013 | Switzerland | WC |  | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Switzerland | WC | 10th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Switzerland | WC | 8th | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Switzerland | WC | 11th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Switzerland | OG | 10th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| Senior totals | 35 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| NL | ||
| All-Star Team | 2015, 2016 | |
| Champion (SC Bern) | 2016, 2017, 2019 | [4] |
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