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Mario Bliznak

#55 HK Dukla Trencin / Slovakia - 18/19

Date of Birth: Mar 06, 1987
Age: 39
Place of Birth: Trencin, SVK
Nation: Slovakia
Youth Team: HK Dubnica
Position: C
Height: 184 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 84 kg / 185 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

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Mario Bliznak Facts

Drafted: 2005 round 7 #205 overall by Vancouver Canucks

A hard-working center with an excellent attitude. A good team player. Lacks physical strength. (Matias Strozyk)

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Mario Bliznak Statistics

									Post
2003-2004	HK Dubnica nad Váhom U18	Slovakia U18	46	25	26	51	62	33
2003-2004	HK Dubnica U20	Slovakia U20	2	1	0	1	2	2
2004-2005	HK Dubnica nad Váhom U18	Slovakia U18	14	5	8	13	45	14
2004-2005	HK Dubnica U20	Slovakia U20	36	22	17	39	38	13
2004-2005	HK Dubnica	Slovakia	19	0	0	0	14	-14
2004-2005	Slovakia U18	WJC-18	6	1	0	1	0	0
2005-2006	Vancouver Giants	WHL	69	9	12	21	29	6	Playoffs	18	4	1	5	14	3
2006-2007	Vancouver Giants	WHL	47	8	14	22	20	3	Playoffs	22	6	6	12	14	8
2006-2007	Slovakia U20	WJC-20	6	1	0	1	4	-4
2007-2008	Vancouver Giants	WHL	67	19	32	51	36	8	Playoffs	10	3	5	8	2	3
2008-2009	Manitoba Moose	AHL	64	7	9	16	24	4	Playoffs	21	3	2	5	8	0
2009-2010	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	-2
2009-2010	Manitoba Moose	AHL	76	13	15	28	40	7	Playoffs	6	2	1	3	2	0
2010-2011	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	4	1	0	1	0	1
2010-2011	Manitoba Moose	AHL	74	11	16	27	22	14	Playoffs	14	1	1	2	8	0
2011-2012	HC Sparta Praha	Czechia	52	11	18	29	36	18	Playoffs	6	3	2	5	4	2
2011-2012	Slovakia	WC	10	0	3	3	2	-2
2011-2012	Slovakia (all)	International	24	1	5	6	-	-
2012-2013	HC Slovan Bratislava	KHL	51	9	11	20	20	-5	Playoffs	4	2	0	2	0	-2
2012-2013	Slovakia	WC	8	1	1	2	6	-4
2012-2013	Slovakia (all)	International	18	1	3	4	8	-2
2013-2014	HC Slovan Bratislava	KHL	45	5	4	9	28	-12
2014-2015	HC Slovan Bratislava	KHL	28	0	2	2	6	-13
2014-2015	HC Plzeň	Czechia	22	6	4	10	10	0	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	2	-4
2014-2015	Slovakia	WC	7	0	0	0	2	-3
2014-2015	Slovakia (all)	International	15	1	1	2	8	-1
2015-2016	HC Plzeň	Czechia	50	12	9	21	20	6	Playoffs	6	1	0	1	4	-2
2016-2017	Bílí Tygři Liberec	Czechia	38	6	6	12	22	9	Playoffs	16	0	5	5	10	1
2016-2017	Slovakia	WC	7	1	1	2	0	-3
2016-2017	Slovakia (all)	International	9	1	1	2	0	-2
2017-2018	Bílí Tygři Liberec	Czechia	24	2	2	4	8	-1
2017-2018	HC Benátky nad Jizerou Loan	Czechia2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2018-2019	HK Dukla Trencin	Slovakia	23	4	6	10	6	0

Mario Bliznak Tournament Statistics

									Post
2005-2006	Vancouver Giants	Memorial Cup	5	0	1	1	4	-2
2006-2007	Vancouver Giants	Memorial Cup	5	1	5	6	2	2
2011-2012	HC Sparta Praha	ET	8	1	3	4	2	-
2011-2012	Slovakia	Deutschland Cup	3	0	2	2	0	2
2012-2013	HC Slovan Bratislava	ET	8	2	0	2	14	-	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-
2012-2013	Slovakia	Deutschland Cup	3	0	0	0	0	0
2013-2014	HC Slovan Bratislava	ET	8	2	4	6	2	-
2013-2014	HC Slovan Bratislava	Nadezhda Cup	2	0	0	0	0	-2
2016-2017	Bílí Tygři Liberec	Champions HL	6	1	0	1	0	1
2017-2018	Bílí Tygři Liberec	Champions HL	4	0	0	0	0	-2

Mario Bliznak Career Totals by League


AHL	3	214	31	40	71	0.33	86	25	3	41	6	4	10	0.24	18	0
Champions HL	2	10	1	0	1	0.10	0	-1	0
Czechia	5	186	37	39	76	0.41	96	32	4	32	5	8	13	0.41	20	-3
Czechia2	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
Deutschland Cup	2	6	0	2	2	0.33	0	2	0
ET	3	24	5	7	12	0.50	18	-	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
International	4	66	4	10	14	0.21	16*	-5*	0
KHL	3	124	14	17	31	0.25	54	-30	1	4	2	0	2	0.50	0	-2
Memorial Cup	2	10	1	6	7	0.70	6	0	0
Nadezhda Cup	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-2	0
NHL	2	6	1	0	1	0.17	0	-1	0
Slovakia	2	42	4	6	10	0.24	20	-14	0
Slovakia U18	2	60	30	34	64	1.07	107	47	0
Slovakia U20	2	38	23	17	40	1.05	40	15	0
WC	4	32	2	5	7	0.22	10	-12	0
WHL	3	183	36	58	94	0.51	85	17	3	50	13	12	25	0.50	30	14
WJC-18	1	6	1	0	1	0.17	0	0	0
WJC-20	1	6	1	0	1	0.17	4	-4	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Mario Bliznak Career Totals by Team


Bílí Tygři Liberec	2	72	9	8	17	0.24	30	7	1	16	0	5	5	0.31	10	1
HC Benátky nad Jizerou	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
HC Plzeň	2	72	18	13	31	0.43	30	6	2	10	2	1	3	0.30	6	-6
HC Slovan Bratislava	3	142	18	21	39	0.27	70	-32*	1	5	2	0	2	0.40	0	-2*
HC Sparta Praha	1	60	12	21	33	0.55	38	18*	1	6	3	2	5	0.83	4	2
HK Dubnica	1	19	0	0	0	0.00	14	-14	0
HK Dubnica nad Váhom U18	2	60	30	34	64	1.07	107	47	0
HK Dubnica U20	2	38	23	17	40	1.05	40	15	0
HK Dukla Trencin	1	23	4	6	10	0.43	6	0	0
Manitoba Moose	3	214	31	40	71	0.33	86	25	3	41	6	4	10	0.24	18	0
Slovakia	4	32	2	5	7	0.22	10	-12	0
Slovakia (Cup)	2	6	0	2	2	0.33	0	2	0
Slovakia (all)	4	66	4	10	14	0.21	16*	-5*	0
Slovakia U18	1	6	1	0	1	0.17	0	0	0
Slovakia U20	1	6	1	0	1	0.17	4	-4	0
Vancouver Canucks	2	6	1	0	1	0.17	0	-1	0
Vancouver Giants	3	193	37	64	101	0.52	91	17	3	50	13	12	25	0.50	30	14

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Mario Bliznak Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2005-2006	WHL Champion
2006-2007	CHL Memorial Cup Champion
2011-2012	World Championship Silver Medal
2015-2016	Czech Extraliga Bronze Medal Czech Extraliga Most Wins Face-Off (672)
2016-2017	Czech Extraliga Best Face-Off Percentage (63.33%) Czech Extraliga Silver Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
10/31/2019	Confirmed	HK Dukla Trencin	Retired
05/18/2018	Confirmed	Bílí Tygři Liberec	HK Dukla Trencin
05/30/2016	Confirmed	HC Plzeň	Bílí Tygři Liberec
07/08/2015	Extension	HC Plzeň	HC Plzeň
12/15/2014	Confirmed	HC Slovan Bratislava	HC Plzeň
01/21/2014	Extension	HC Slovan Bratislava	HC Slovan Bratislava
05/02/2012	Confirmed	HC Sparta Praha	HC Slovan Bratislava
06/07/2011	Confirmed	Manitoba Moose	HC Sparta Praha
07/28/2010	Extension	Vancouver Canucks	Vancouver Canucks

Mario Bliznak Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2005, 1 #27 by Vancouver Giants in the CHL Import Draft
Cult/Star player for Vancouver Giants