Luka Vidmar

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Luka Vidmar
Vienna Capitals vs Fehervar AV19 -32.jpg
Born (1986-05-17) May 17, 1986 (age 37)
Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Metal Ligaen team
Former teams		 SønderjyskE Ishockey
Fehérvár AV19
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
Las Vegas Wranglers
Colorado Eagles
South Carolina Stingrays
Rochester Americans
BK Mladá Boleslav
Stjernen
Frederikshavn White Hawks
National teamFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2002–2021

Luka Vidmar (born May 17, 1986) is a Slovenian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for the SønderjyskE Ishockey of the Danish Metal Ligaen.

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Playing career

After playing as a youth professionally for HDD Olimpija Ljubljana in the Slovenian Ice Hockey League, Vidmar moved to North America and attended the University of Alaska Anchorage where he played fours seasons of NCAA Division I ice hockey with the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey team. He accumulated 33 points and 135 penalty minutes in 114 games with the Seawolves.

Vidmar began the 2011–12 ECHL season with the Las Vegas Wranglers where he played three games before signing with the Colorado Eagles on November 11, 2011. [1]

Prior to the 2012–13 season, Vidmar remained in the ECHL after signing as a free agent with the South Carolina Stingrays on October 5, 2012. [2]

After 10 years of playing in North America, Vidmar returned to Europe to sign a try-out contract with BK Mladá Boleslav of the Czech Extraliga on July 24, 2014. [3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2002–03 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SVN U2013369851122
2002–03 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SVN 150116—————
2003–04HDD Olimpija LjubljanaSVN U201869151250110
2003–04 HDD Olimpija LjubljanaSVN1664108—————
2004–05HDD Olimpija LjubljanaSVN U20181116273044372
2004–05 HDD Olimpija LjubljanaSVN21861412—————
2005–06 Chicago Steel USHL 4736924—————
2006–07Chicago SteelUSHL576222874504414
2007–08 University of Alaska Anchorage WCHA 3015637—————
2008–09 University of Alaska AnchorageWCHA3014532—————
2009–10 University of Alaska AnchorageWCHA202101230—————
2010–11 University of Alaska AnchorageWCHA34281038—————
2011–12 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 30000—————
2011–12 Colorado Eagles ECHL58318215630110
2012–13 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL62621272210000
2013–14 South Carolina StingraysECHL57212142831012
2013–14 Rochester Americans AHL 60006—————
2014–15 BK Mladá Boleslav ELH 300222630004
2015–16 Stjernen Hockey NOR 18415192062356
2016–17 Frederikshavn White Hawks DEN 4542125201519106
2017–18 Fehérvár AV19 AUT 462151722—————
2018–19 HK Olimpija AlpsHL 5055616391210
2018–19 HK OlimpijaSVN1011020002
2019–20 HC Bolzano AUT110116—————
2019–20 SønderjyskE DEN110112—————
2020–21HK OlimpijaAlpsHL111452111564
2020–21 HK OlimpijaSVN—————50006
SVN totals531412262670008
ECHL totals18011516210671122

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2003 Slovenia WJC18 D1 13th52242
2004 SloveniaWJC18 D112th10000
2005 Slovenia WJC D1 14th52462
2006 SloveniaWJC D115th52244
2010 Slovenia WC D1 18th30002
2015 Slovenia WC 16th70002
2016 SloveniaWC D1A17th50000
2016 Slovenia OGQ Q30000
2017 SloveniaWC15th70114
2018 SloveniaOG9th40114
2018 SloveniaWC D1A21st40222
Junior totals1668148
Senior totals3304414

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References

  1. ↑ "Colorado Eagles defenseman Jake Marto reassigned to IceCaps". The Coloradoan . 2011-11-11. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
  2. ↑ "Stingrays bring in Vidmar". South Carolina Stingrays. 2012-10-05. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
  3. ↑ "Boleslav relies on Slovenian defender, tries out Vidmar" (in Czech). BK Mladá Boleslav. 2014-07-24. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-07-24.


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