Jeremy Yablonski
Jeremy Yablonski (born March 21, 1980) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. Primarily a hockey enforcer, Yablonski is a six time, novice Golden Gloves boxing champion. After his professional hockey career, Yablonski went on to obtain his Master in International Business.
| Jeremy Yablonski | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 21, 1980 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 | 2000–2015 | ||
Playing career
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]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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
- "Jeremy Yablonski hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com.
- "Главные спортивные новости на сегодня - Последние новости спорта в России и мире. СПОРТ-ЭКСПРЕСС". news.sport-express.ru.
- "Яблонські проситься до збірної України!". XSPORT.ua.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Yablonski vs Pudzianowski. Interview PL