Jeremy Yablonski (born March 21, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. Primarily a hockey enforcer, Yablonski had four amateur boxing bouts as a Jr C. After his professional hockey career, Yablonski went on to obtain his Master in International Business.

Jeremy Yablonski
Yablonski with the Milwaukee Admirals during the 2004-05 season
Born (1980-03-21) March 21, 1980 (age 44)
Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 245 lb (111 kg; 17 st 7 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for St. Louis Blues
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2000–2021

Playing career edit

Yablonski first played for the St. Louis Blues,[1] and received a five-minute major for fighting Todd Fedoruk. From there, Yablonski continued a 15-year career in professional hockey as an enforcer. Playing for Nashville Predators NHL/AHL, Ottawa Senators NHL/AHL, NY Islanders NHL/AHL, and Vityaz KHL, Yablonski made a huge impact on the ice with his high energy play and willingness to protect his teammates. Yablonski won the Calder Cup in the AHL and the Kelly Cup in the ECHL.

Jeremy Yablonski fought in his first professional mixed martial arts competition on May 12, 2007, at XFS (Extreme Fight Series) 5, knocking his opponent out in 19 seconds of the first round. Yablonski improved in XFS-6 on June 14, 2007 by knocking his opponent out in 17 seconds of the first round. Jeremy Yablonski confirmed his signing with Vityaz Chekhov on July 24, 2011.

In 2013, he expressed interest in gaining first Polish,[2] and then Ukrainian dual-citizenship in order to play for the Ukrainian national hockey team.[3]

On December 31, 2021, Yablonski came out of retirement and signed with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL. [4]

Career statistics edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97 Beardy's Blackhawks SMHL 38 7 3 10 284
1997–98 Edmonton Ice WHL 47 3 0 3 143
1998–99 Kootenay Ice WHL 27 1 1 2 77
1999–00 Kootenay Ice WHL
2000–01 Phoenix Mustangs WCHL 44 2 1 3 169
2001–02 Idaho Steelheads WCHL 69 2 1 3 303
2002–03 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 24 1 2 3 154
2002–03 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 9 0 0 0 42
2002–03 Worcester IceCats AHL 20 1 0 1 50 1 0 0 0 2
2003–04 Worcester IceCats AHL 6 0 0 0 19
2003–04 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 13 0 2 2 62
2003–04 St. Louis Blues NHL 1 0 0 0 5
2003–04 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 2 0 0 0 11
2004–05 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 32 3 2 5 116
2005–06 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 30 0 1 1 82
2005–06 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 3 0 1 1 25
2006–07 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 41 3 3 6 163
2007–08 Binghamton Senators AHL 76 3 10 13 228
2008–09 Binghamton Senators AHL 64 1 2 3 215
2009–10 Binghamton Senators AHL 27 1 0 1 128
2010–11 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 17 0 2 2 48
2011–12 Vityaz Chekhov KHL 16 0 0 0 174
2012–13 Vityaz Chekhov KHL 8 0 0 0 16
2013–14 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 8 1 0 1 35
2013–14 Ontario Reign ECHL 10 0 1 1 30 2 1 0 1 2
2014–15 Ontario Reign ECHL 8 0 0 0 13
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 5
AHL totals 283 9 17 26 939 1 0 0 0 2

References edit

  1. ^ "Jeremy Yablonski hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com.
  2. ^ "Главные спортивные новости на сегодня - Последние новости спорта в России и мире. СПОРТ-ЭКСПРЕСС". news.sport-express.ru.
  3. ^ "Яблонські проситься до збірної України!". XSPORT.ua.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Yabo is Back". Twitter. Retrieved January 1, 2022.

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