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Slovakia Mario Bliznak
#55 HK Dukla Trencin / Slovakia - 18/19
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time CHL Memorial Cup Champion 1
1-time WHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Mar 06, 1987
Position
C
Age
38
Height
6'0" / 184 cm
Place of Birth
Trencin, SVK
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Slovakia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HK Dubnica
Status
Retired
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

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 HK Dubnica nad Váhom U18 Slovakia U18 46* 25* 26* 51* 62* 33* |
HK Dubnica U20 Slovakia U20 2* 1* 0* 1* 2* 2* |
2004-05 HK Dubnica nad Váhom U18 Slovakia U18 14* 5* 8* 13* 45* 14* |
HK Dubnica U20 Slovakia U20 36* 22* 17* 39* 38* 13* |
HK Dubnica Slovakia 19* 0* 0* 0* 14* -14* |
Slovakia U18 WJC-18 6* 1* 0* 1* 0* 0* |
2005-06 Vancouver Giants WHL 69* 9* 12* 21* 29* 6* | Playoffs 18 4 1 5 14 3
2006-07 Vancouver Giants WHL 47* 8* 14* 22* 20* 3* | Playoffs 22 6 6 12 14 8
Slovakia U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 0* 1* 4* -4* |
2007-08 Vancouver Giants WHL 67* 19* 32* 51* 36* 8* | Playoffs 10 3 5 8 2 3
2008-09 Manitoba Moose AHL 64* 7* 9* 16* 24* 4* | Playoffs 21 3 2 5 8 0
2009-10 Vancouver Canucks NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Manitoba Moose AHL 76* 13* 15* 28* 40* 7* | Playoffs 6 2 1 3 2 0
2010-11 Vancouver Canucks NHL 4* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
Manitoba Moose AHL 74* 11* 16* 27* 22* 14* | Playoffs 14 1 1 2 8 0
2011-12 HC Sparta Praha Czechia 52* 11* 18* 29* 36* 18* | Playoffs 6 3 2 5 4 2
Slovakia WC 10* 0* 3* 3* 2* -2* |
Slovakia (all) International 24* 1* 5* 6* -* -* |
2012-13 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 51* 9* 11* 20* 20* -5* | Playoffs 4 2 0 2 0 -2
Slovakia WC 8* 1* 1* 2* 6* -4* |
Slovakia (all) International 18* 1* 3* 4* 8* -2* |
2013-14 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 45* 5* 4* 9* 28* -12* |
2014-15 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 28* 0* 2* 2* 6* -13* |
HC Plzeň Czechia 22* 6* 4* 10* 10* 0* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 2 -4
Slovakia WC 7* 0* 0* 0* 2* -3* |
Slovakia (all) International 15* 1* 1* 2* 8* -1* |
2015-16 HC Plzeň Czechia 50* 12* 9* 21* 20* 6* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 4 -2
2016-17 Bílí Tygři Liberec Czechia 38* 6* 6* 12* 22* 9* | Playoffs 16 0 5 5 10 1
Slovakia WC 7* 1* 1* 2* 0* -3* |
Slovakia (all) International 9* 1* 1* 2* 0* -2* |
2017-18 Bílí Tygři Liberec Czechia 24* 2* 2* 4* 8* -1* |
HC Benátky nad Jizerou Czechia2 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2018-19 HK Dukla Trencin Slovakia 23* 4* 6* 10* 6* 0* |

Mario Bliznak Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 Vancouver Giants Memorial Cup 5* 0* 1* 1* 4* -2* |
2006-07 Vancouver Giants Memorial Cup 5* 1* 5* 6* 2* 2* |
2011-12 HC Sparta Praha ET 8* 1* 3* 4* 2* -* |
Slovakia Deutschland Cup 3* 0* 2* 2* 0* 2* |
2012-13 HC Slovan Bratislava ET 8* 2* 0* 2* 14* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
Slovakia Deutschland Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2013-14 HC Slovan Bratislava ET 8* 2* 4* 6* 2* -* |
HC Slovan Bratislava Nadezhda Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2016-17 Bílí Tygři Liberec Champions HL 6* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
2017-18 Bílí Tygři Liberec Champions HL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |

Mario Bliznak Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
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 Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/31/2019
10/31/2019 Confirmed HK Dukla Trencin Retired
05/18/2018
05/18/2018 Confirmed Bílí Tygři Liberec HK Dukla Trencin
05/30/2016
05/30/2016 Confirmed HC Plzeň Bílí Tygři Liberec
07/08/2015
07/08/2015 Extension HC Plzeň HC Plzeň
12/15/2014
12/15/2014 Confirmed HC Slovan Bratislava HC Plzeň
01/21/2014
01/21/2014 Extension HC Slovan Bratislava HC Slovan Bratislava
05/02/2012
05/02/2012 Confirmed HC Sparta Praha HC Slovan Bratislava
06/07/2011
06/07/2011 Confirmed Manitoba Moose HC Sparta Praha
07/28/2010
07/28/2010 Extension Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2005, 1 #27 overall by Vancouver Giants in the CHL Import Draft

Cult/Star player for Vancouver Giants