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.
| Luka Vidmar | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
May 17, 1986 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 team |
 Slovenia | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2002–2021 | ||
Playing career edit
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 edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | SVN U20 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | SVN | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | SVN U20 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | SVN | 16 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | SVN U20 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | SVN | 21 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 47 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 57 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | University of Alaska Anchorage | WCHA | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | University of Alaska Anchorage | WCHA | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | University of Alaska Anchorage | WCHA | 20 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | University of Alaska Anchorage | WCHA | 34 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Las Vegas Wranglers | ECHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Colorado Eagles | ECHL | 58 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 62 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 57 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | BK Mladá Boleslav | ELH | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Stjernen Hockey | NOR | 18 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | DEN | 45 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | Fehérvár AV19 | AUT | 46 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HK Olimpija | AlpsHL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 2018–19 | HK Olimpija | SVN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | HC Bolzano | AUT | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | SønderjyskE | DEN | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HK Olimpija | AlpsHL | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | HK Olimpija | SVN | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| SVN totals | 53 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| ECHL totals | 180 | 11 | 51 | 62 | 106 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Slovenia | WJC18 D1 | 13th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Slovenia | WJC18 D1 | 12th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Slovenia | WJC D1 | 14th | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Slovenia | WJC D1 | 15th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2010 | Slovenia | WC D1 | 18th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Slovenia | WC | 16th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Slovenia | WC D1A | 17th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Slovenia | OGQ | Q | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Slovenia | WC | 15th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Slovenia | OG | 9th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Slovenia | WC D1A | 21st | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 16 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | ||||
| Senior totals | 33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Colorado Eagles defenseman Jake Marto reassigned to IceCaps". The Coloradoan. 2011-11-11. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ "Stingrays bring in Vidmar". South Carolina Stingrays. 2012-10-05. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ^ "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.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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