Eric Blum
Eric Blum (born 13 June 1986) is a Swiss professional ice hockey player who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He last played as an alternate captain of SC Bern of the National League (NL).
| Eric Blum | |||
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| Born | 13 June 1986 Pfaffnau, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NL team Former teams | Free Agent SCL Tigers Kloten Flyers SC Bern | ||
| National team | Switzerland | ||
| Playing career | 2003–present | ||
| Website | http://www.ericrayblum.ch | ||
Playing career edit
Blum joined Bern after four seasons with the Kloten Flyers, signing a three-year deal with an NHL/KHL out clause on May 2, 2014.[1]
Blum competed in the 2013 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team.[2]
On September 26, 2016, Blum agreed to a 5-year contract extension with SC Bern worth CHF 3.5 million.
International play edit
Representing Switzerland internationally, he participated in four World Championships (winning a silver medal in 2013) and the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. He won a total of 89 caps (5 goals, 14 assists) for the Swiss men's national team, before announcing the end of his international career in April 2018.[3]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | GCK Lions | SUI U20 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | GCK Lions | SUI U20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | GCK Lions | SUI.2 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | GCK Lions | SUI.2 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | GCK Lions | SUI.2 | 40 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 2006–07 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 42 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 36 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 49 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 48 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2011–12 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 39 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 45 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 46 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 2014–15 | SC Bern | NLA | 50 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | SC Bern | NLA | 35 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 2016–17 | SC Bern | NLA | 47 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | SC Bern | NL | 37 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | SC Bern | NL | 48 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | SC Bern | NL | 45 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | SC Bern | NL | 19 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NL totals | 627 | 53 | 186 | 239 | 314 | 101 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 50 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Switzerland | ||
| World Championships | ||
| 2013 Sweden/Finland | ||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Switzerland | WJC18 D1 | 11th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Switzerland | WJC | 7th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2013 | Switzerland | WC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2014 | Switzerland | WC | 10th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Switzerland | WC | 8th | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Switzerland | WC | 11th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Switzerland | OG | 10th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| Senior totals | 35 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honours edit
References edit
- ^ . SC Bern (in German). 2014-05-02. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
- ^ "Swiss World Championship profile". eliteprospects.com. 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
- ^ "7 SCB-Spieler stossen dazu - Blum tritt aus der Nati zurück". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "SC Bern 2019 Swiss Champions!". leading-sport.com. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database