Marc-Édouard Vlasic ( hr, Vlašić; born March 30, 1987) is a Canadian professional

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for the

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of the

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(NHL). Nicknamed "Steady Eddie", Vlasic holds the team record for most games played by a defenceman for the Sharks.

Playing career

San Jose Sharks (2006–present)

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Vlasic was drafted by the San Jose Sharks 35th overall in the

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, using a pick exchanged for goaltender

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. Vlasic attended high school at

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High School for three years, then a one-year stint at

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before making the jump to the

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(QMJHL), where he played three seasons of major junior hockey with the

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. He won the

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with Quebec in 2006. On August 27, 2008, the San Jose Sharks signed Vlasic to a four-year, $12.4 million contract extension that would keep him with the team through the 2012–13 NHL season. On July 11, 2012, the Sharks signed Vlasic to a 5-year, $21 million contract extension that will keep him with the Sharks through the 2017–2018 NHL season. Vlasic played only one game in the minors for the Worcester Sharks, in 2008, where he notched 2 points. In the 2012–13 season, Vlasic became the second player from the 2005 draft class to play 500 games, and scored his first career playoff goal in game 2 against

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of the

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. On July 1, 2017 he signed a $56 million, eight-year contract extension with the Sharks. Vlasic played his 1,000th NHL game on December 14, 2019.

International play

Vlasic was named to the 2014 Canadian Olympic Hockey Team where his team won Gold against Sweden 3–0. Following the Sharks defeat by the

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in the second round of the

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, Vlasic was invited to play for Team Canada at the

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Personal life

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descent, Marc-Édouard has three younger brothers: Thomas, Charles, and James, the last two being twins. He attended

in Quebec. He married his high school sweetheart, Martine. His cousin,

Emma Vlasic Emma Vlasic (born September 2, 1996) is an American ice hockey forward, currently playing for the Connecticut Whale in the PHF. Career Across four NCAA seasons at Yale, Vlasic put up 45 points in 113 games, serving as team captain in the 20 ...

, plays for the Connecticut Whale of the

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, and was former captain of Yale's women's hockey team, and her younger brother,

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, plays for Boston University, and was a second round pick of the

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in the

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. The

retired Vlasic's number 44 in 2015.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vlasic, Marc-Edouard 1987 births Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian people of Croatian descent French Quebecers Ice hockey people from Quebec Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Living people Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Memorial Cup winners Olympic gold medalists for Canada Olympic ice hockey players of Canada Olympic medalists in ice hockey Quebec Remparts players San Jose Sharks draft picks San Jose Sharks players Sportspeople from Montreal Worcester Sharks players