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55 Mario Bliznak
| Position | Shoots | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre | Left | 6'0" | 187 |
| Born | Date | ||
| Trencin, Slovakia | 06 Mar 1987 | ||
| Last Amateur Club | |||
| Vancouver Giants (WHL) | |||
| Drafted | |||
| Selected by Vancouver in 7th round, #205 overall in 2005 draft | |||
| How Aquired | |||
| Assigned by Vancouver September 28, 2009 | |||
| Season Statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG |
| 63 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 34 | - | 1 |
Biography
| Personal |
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- Nickname: Bliz
- First Job: Washing Cars
- Favorite Music: Techno
- Favorite TV Show: Family Guy
- Favorite Athlete: Pavol Demitra
- Favorite NHL Team: Vancouver Canucks
- Favorite Part of Hockey: Scoring goals, winning games and having fun.
| Career Highlights |
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2008-09 - Played his first professional game with the Moose October 10 vs. Hamilton... Collected his first professional point (assist) October 17 vs. Rochester... Scored his first professional goal (game-winner) October 24 vs. Houston... Extended points streak to four games with assist on empty-netter October 29 at Quad City... Had his first career two-goal game including empty-netter December 2 at Houston... Appeared in first playoff game as a pro in Game 2 of the North Division Semi-Final April 15 vs. Toronto... Collected his first playoff assist in Game 6 of the North Division Semi-Final April 25 vs. Toronto... Scored his first playoff goal as a pro (game-winner) in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final May 15 vs. Houston... Scored his second playoff goal to force overtime in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final May 20 at Houston.
2007-08 - Was a major contributor in both ends of the rink, racking up 51 points with the WHL's Vancouver Giants.
2006-07 - Appeared in 47 regular season games for the Memorial Cup winning Vancouver Giants, scoring 22 points... Notched 14 points in 22 playoff games.
2004-05 - Played for Dubnica in the Slovakian junior league, putting up impressive numbers averaging more than a point per game with 39 points (22 goals, 17 assists) and 38 penalty minutes in 36 games... Mario Bliznak was selected in the 2005 CHL Import Draft by the Vancouver Giants, 27th overall.
