Blaž Emeršič

Blaž Emeršič (born October 10, 1980 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian ice hockey player currently playing for Milton Keynes Lightning of the English Premier Ice Hockey League.

Blaž Emeršič
Born	(1980-10-10) October 10, 1980 (age 44) Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position	Wing
Shoots	Left
EPIHL team Former teams	Milton Keynes Lightning Slough Jets
National team	Slovenia
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1997–present

Career

He began his career with Olimpija Ljubljana before moving to North America in 1999. He went to play for teams in the Central Hockey League, the ECHL and the American Hockey League.

Emeršič moved to the United Kingdom in 2005, signing for the Elite League's Nottingham Panthers. On November 5, 2005, in an Elite League match against the London Racers, he received severe facial injuries after being checked into the side of the rink.^[1] He made a full recovery and continued to play for the Panthers until moving to the Slough Jets in 2006. In January 2010, after a disagreement with the Slough Jets management, he accepted an offer from league champions Milton Keynes Lightning for the rest of the 2009/10 season. In June 2011, he signed a further one-season extension with Milton Keynes for the 2011/12 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Olimpija Ljubljana	Alpen		30	7	5	12	11		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Indianapolis Ice	CHL		38	20	18	38	36		12	2	2	4	0
1999–00	Arkansas RiverBlades	ECHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Peoria Rivermen	ECHL		12	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Border-City Bandits	CHL		28	6	8	14	6		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Greenville Grrrowl	ECHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Peoria Rivermen	ECHL		12	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Utah Grizzlies	AHL		5	1	1	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Wichita Thunder	CHL		46	20	20	40	6		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Lubbock Cotton Kings	CHL		19	9	14	23	6		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Lubbock Cotton Kings	CHL		63	33	40	73	4		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Charlotte Checkers	ECHL		70	16	11	27	12		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees	CHL		60	10	15	25	33		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Nottingham Panthers	EIHL		6	2	2	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Nottingham Panthers	EIHL		18	1	1	2	22		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Slough Jets	EPL		24	20	20	40	20		6	0	8	8	4
2007–08	Slough Jets	EPL		36	18	31	49	16		8	5	4	9	2
2008–09	Slough Jets	EPL		54	18	36	54	47		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Slough Jets	EPL		54	53	52	105	4		4	5	0	5	2
2010–11	Slough Jets	EPL		26	10	15	25	4		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Milton Keynes Lightning	EPL		28	14	25	39	4		4	2	0	2	0
2011–12	Milton Keynes Lightning	EPL		In Progress
Totals				578	234	275	509	231		30	12	14	26	8

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995-96	Slovenia U-18	U18		4	1	0	1	0
1996-97	Slovenia U-18	U18		5	2	1	3	4
1999	Slovenia	WJC		4	5	5	10	0
2001	Slovenia	WC D1		5	1	1	2	0
2004	Slovenia	WC D1		5	0	0	0	4
Junior totals				13	8	6	14	4
Senior totals				10	1	1	2	4