Blake Sloan

This article is about the professional hockey player. For the musician by the same name, see Miller Miller Miller & Sloan.

Blake Richard Sloan (born July 27, 1975) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played right wing during the first half of his career and moved to defense when he started playing in the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

Blake Sloan
Sloan with the Grand Rapids Griffins in 2004
Born	(1975-07-27) July 27, 1975 (age 49) Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Defence/Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Dallas Stars Columbus Blue Jackets Calgary Flames Timrå IK Adler Mannheim Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg EHC München
National team	United States
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1997–2013

Playing career

As a youth, Sloan played in the 1988 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Chicago Young Americans minor ice hockey team.^[1]

Sloan played for the University of Michigan from 93–96 and won the NCAA championship in 1996. He also was awarded the Humanitarian Award in 1996–97, given annually to the player judged "college hockey's finest citizen."^[2]

Sloan started his NHL career with the Dallas Stars in 1999. He started the 1998–99 season in the minor leagues with the Houston Aeros. At a game where Dallas Stars scouts were their check on other players, Sloan caught the eye of the Stars and promptly acquired him. He won a Stanley Cup with Dallas in 1999. His determination and effort earned him the nickname "The Caffeinated Squirrel", by Dallas Stars broadcaster Daryl Reaugh.^[3]

He also played with the Calgary Flames and Columbus Blue Jackets. In 2005–06, he played in Sweden's Elitserien for Timrå IK.^{[citation needed]}

For the 2006–07season, Sloan signed to play in Germany for Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Blake contributed to immediate success, winning the DEL championship that season.^{[citation needed]}

After three seasons in Mannheim, on July 23, 2009, he signed a one-year deal to captain fellow DEL team, the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg.^[4] In the ensuing 2009–10 season, Sloan recorded his best German season to score 26 points in 55 games. On April 20, 2010, Sloan agreed to a one-year extension to remain in Wolfsburg.^[5]

On July 6, 2012, as a free agent after his third season with the Grizzly Adams, Sloan signed a one-year contract with EHC München.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992–93	Tabor Academy	USHS		33	7	15	22	10		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Boston Jr. Bruins	MBAHL		20	10	31	41	14		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	University of Michigan	CCHA		38	2	4	6	48		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	University of Michigan	CCHA		39	2	15	17	60		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	University of Michigan	CCHA		41	6	24	30	55		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	University of Michigan	CCHA		41	2	15	17	52		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Houston Aeros	IHL		70	2	13	15	86		2	0	0	0	0
1998–99	Houston Aeros	IHL		62	8	10	18	76		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Dallas Stars	NHL		14	0	0	0	10		19	0	2	2	8
1999–00	Dallas Stars	NHL		67	4	13	17	50		16	0	0	0	12
2000–01	Houston Aeros	IHL		20	7	4	11	18		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Dallas Stars	NHL		33	2	2	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		14	1	0	1	13		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		60	2	7	9	46		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Calgary Flames	NHL		7	0	2	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Calgary Flames	NHL		67	2	8	10	28		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		7	4	2	6	4		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Dallas Stars	NHL		28	0	0	0	7		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		78	15	11	26	68		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Timrå IK	SEL		38	2	2	4	40		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Adler Mannheim	DEL		52	4	10	14	80		11	0	2	2	6
2007–08	Adler Mannheim	DEL		52	1	3	4	42		5	1	0	1	14
2008–09	Adler Mannheim	DEL		50	4	10	14	101		9	0	0	0	8
2009–10	Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg	DEL		55	3	23	26	56		7	0	0	0	10
2010–11	Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg	DEL		43	2	10	12	77		9	1	0	1	31
2011–12	Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg	DEL		24	1	2	3	24		4	0	0	0	6
2012–13	EHC München	DEL		51	3	9	12	54		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				290	11	32	43	162		35	0	2	2	20

Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
World Championships
	2004 Prague

International

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004	United States	WC	9	2	0	2	4
Senior int'l totals			9	2	0	2	4

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-CCHA Rookie Team	1993-94
CCHA All-Tournament Team	1994	[6]

References

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
2. "College Hockeys finest citizen recipients-Blake Sloan". hockeyhumanitarian.org. 2008-10-03. Archived from the original on 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
3. Mann, Dave (2002-04-11). "Razor Sharp". fwweekly.com. Archived from the original on 2006-10-17. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
4. "Blake Sloan comes in from the Eagles" (in German). Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg. 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
5. "Personnel decisions made for Grizzly Adams" (in German). Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg. 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
6. "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database