Marc-Édouard Vlasic

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Position Defence
Shoots Left
Nickname(s) Pickles[1]
Height
Weight
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg/14 st 4 lb)
NHL Team San Jose Sharks
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born March 30, 1987 (1987-03-30) (age 21),
Montréal, PQ, CAN
NHL Draft 35th overall, 2005
San Jose Sharks
Pro career 2006 – present

Marc-Édouard Vlasic (born March 30, 1987 in Montreal, Québec) is a Canadian NHL defenceman of Croatian descent currently with the San Jose Sharks. He was a second-round pick, acquired from the Calgary Flames in exchange for goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff. Vlasic was selected 35th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He played 3 seasons with the Québec Remparts.

He attended Collège Sainte-Anne high school for three years.

His nickname with the Sharks is "Pickles" and sometimes "Pic"(short for pickles) in reference to Vlasic Pickles.

He has three younger brothers, Thomas, Charles and James, the last two being twins. All three have promising potential careers in hockey. He vacations in Melmerby Beach, Nova Scotia.

Marc-Edouard Vlasic in warmups on March 28, 2008
Marc-Edouard Vlasic in warmups on March 28, 2008


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