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Born	March 30, 1987 (age 22),; Montreal, PQ, CAN
Height; Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m); 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
NHL team	San Jose Sharks
Ntl. team	Canada
NHL Draft	35th overall, 2005; San Jose Sharks
Pro career	2006 – present

Marc-Édouard Vlasic (cro. Marc-Édouard Vlašić) (born March 30, 1987 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian, of Croatian descent, ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Sharks drafted him 35th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, using a pick exchanged for goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff. He attended Collège Sainte-Anne high school for three years and played three seasons of major junior hockey with the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).

He has three younger brothers, Thomas, Charles, and James, the last two being twins. He vacations in Melmerby Beach, Nova Scotia. His nickname with the Sharks is "Pickles", in reference to Vlasic Pickles. He is also referred to as "The Stork", because of the Vlasic Pickles mascot. ^[1]

On August 27, 2008, the San Jose Sharks signed Vlasic to a four-year, $12.4 million contract extension that will keep him with the team through the 2012-13 NHL season.

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL	41	1	9	10	4	5	0	1	1	0
2004–05	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL	70	5	25	30	33	13	2	7	9	2
2005–06	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL	66	16	57	73	57	23	5	24	29	10
2006–07	San Jose Sharks	NHL	81	3	23	26	18	11	0	1	1	2
2007–08	San Jose Sharks	NHL	82	2	12	14	24	13	0	1	1	0
2007–08	Worcester Sharks	AHL	1	0	2	2	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	San Jose Sharks	NHL	82	6	30	36	42	6	0	1	1	0
NHL totals			245	11	65	76	84	30	0	3	3	2

[edit] References

^ Schwartz, Adam (2008-03-17). "What's In A Name?". NHL.com. http://sharks.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=357326&page=NewsPage&service=page. Retrieved 2008-04-24.

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[0] Schwartz, Adam (2008-03-17). "What's In A Name?". NHL.com. http://sharks.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=357326&page=NewsPage&service=page. Retrieved 2008-04-24.

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