Jesse Blacker
| Jesse Blacker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
April 19, 1991 Toronto, Ontario, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Anaheim Ducks | ||
| NHL Draft |
58th overall, 2009 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Jessemon Blacker (born April 19, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently under contract with the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany. Blacker was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round (58th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
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]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ "Blacker, Jesse". National Hockey League. 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ↑ "Leafs Sign Jesse Blacker". Toronto Maple Leafs. 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
- ↑ "Ducks send Holland, Staubitz to Maple Leafs for Jesse Blacker". Sports Illustrated. 2013-11-16. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
- ↑ "Kane, Blackhawks defeat shorthanded Ducks". National Hockey League. 2014-11-28. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
- ↑ "Panthers acquire Blacker". American Hockey League. 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
- ↑ "Rallo, Hulak and Mangene return to Texas, add two more". Texas Stars. 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
- ↑ "Defender Jesse Blacker strengthens Ice Tigers blueline" (in German). Nürnberg Ice Tigers. 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
External links
- Jesse Blacker's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Jesse Blacker's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database