Jonathon Blum
Jonathon Blum | ||||||
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Born |
Long Beach, California, U.S. | January 30, 1989|||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||
Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | |||||
Position | Defense | |||||
Shoots | Right | |||||
DEL team Former teams |
EHC München Nashville Predators Minnesota Wild Admiral Vladivostok HC Sochi Dinamo Minsk Färjestad BK | |||||
National team |
NHL Draft | 23rd overall, | ||||
Playing career | 2009–present |
Jonathon Gregory Blum (born January 30, 1989) is an American professional
Blum was born in Long Beach, California and grew up in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. During his major junior career with the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League (WHL), Blum helped the club to a President's Cup as WHL champions in 2006 and a Memorial Cup as Canadian Hockey League (CHL) champions in 2007. He received the Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy as the WHL's top defenseman and the CHL Defenceman of the Year Award in 2009. In his final season with the Giants, he established himself as the franchise's all-time assists leader.
He was selected by the Predators 23rd overall in the
Early life
Blum was born in
In the midst of his pending
Playing career
Vancouver Giants
Drafted 134th overall in the
After being sent back to junior from the Predators' training camp in September 2007,
With the departure of team captain
Blum returned to complete the season with 66 points in just 51 games to finish third in league scoring among defensemen behind teammate Brent Regner and
Nashville Predators
Upon the Giants' elimination, Blum was assigned by the Predators to their
He remained with Milwaukee in the AHL the following season and scored his first professional goal on October 14, 2009, against Hannu Toivonen in a 5–2 win against the Peoria Rivermen. Blum finished the campaign with 11 goals and 30 assists for 41 points, third among all rookie defensemen in the league.[32] He then added eight points in seven playoff games as the Admirals were eliminated by the Chicago Wolves in the opening round.
Blum began the 2010–11 season with Milwaukee for a second consecutive year. After recording 7 goals and 34 points in 54 games, he was called up by the Predators on February 22, 2011.[31]
Blum appeared in his first NHL game on the night of his first call-up, registering a -1 plus-minus rating in 16 minutes of ice time; the Predators lost 4–0 to the
Blum made the Predators' roster out of training camp for the first time in 2011–12. After being made a healthy scratch in two consecutive games, however, he was returned to Milwaukee on December 12, 2011.[39]
Minnesota Wild
The Nashville Predators failed to tender Blum following the 2012-2013 season. On July 12, 2013, Blum signed a two-way contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Wild.[40]
Europe
On August 8, 2015, as a restricted free agent with the Wild, Blum confirmed he had signed a contract with Russian club, Admiral Vladivostok of the Kontinental Hockey League.[41]
Over the following four seasons, Blum remained in the KHL, playing with Vladivostok, HC Sochi and HC Dinamo Minsk.
Having completed the
International play
Medal record | ||
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Ice hockey | ||
Representing United States | ||
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
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2006 Czech Republic/Slovakia |
Blum debuted internationally for Team USA at the 2006 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.[43] He captured a silver medal, as the United States lost to Canada in the final. Two years later, he competed in the 2008 World Junior Championships in the Czech Republic, finishing fourth with Team USA. Set to appear in the 2009 World Junior Championships in Ottawa, Blum was named team captain of the United States.[44] He contributed two goals and two assists in six games, but once again failed to win a medal, finishing in fifth place. He was later represented the United States at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2004–05 | California Wave | 18U AAA | 55 | 15 | 50 | 65 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 61 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | ||
2006–07 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 72 | 8 | 43 | 51 | 48 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | ||
2007–08 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 64 | 18 | 45 | 63 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||
2008–09 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 51 | 16 | 50 | 66 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6 | ||
2008–09 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 80 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 54 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 23 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 33 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 48 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2012–13 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 34 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 35 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 54 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 66 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Admiral Vladivostok | KHL | 55 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | Admiral Vladivostok | KHL | 36 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
2017–18 | Admiral Vladivostok | KHL | 43 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | HC Sochi | KHL | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 35 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 51 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 46 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | EHC München | DEL | 53 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
2022–23 | EHC München | DEL | 55 | 4 | 37 | 41 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 6 | ||
2023–24 | EHC München | DEL | 43 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
NHL totals | 110 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
KHL totals | 179 | 14 | 69 | 83 | 96 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2007 | United States
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IH18 | 5th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
2008 | United States | WJC
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4th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
2009 | United States | WJC | 5th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
2018 | United States | OG | 7th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||||
Senior totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- All stats taken from Jonathon Blum player profile at NHL.com
Awards
CHL
Award | Year(s) |
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Memorial Cup (Vancouver Giants) | 2007[8] |
Defenceman of the Year | 2009[28] |
WHL
Award | Year(s) |
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President's Cup (Vancouver Giants) | 2006[6] |
Memorial Cup (Vancouver Giants) | 2007 |
WHL Plus-Minus Award | 2007[9] |
West Second All-Star Team | 2008[20] |
Player of the Month | September/October 2008[22] |
West First All-Star Team | 2009[26] |
Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy (top defenseman) | 2009[27] |
Player of the Week | April 6, 2009[30] |
Vancouver Giants
Award | Year(s) |
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Team MVP | 2009 (shared with Casey Pierro-Zabotel)[29] |
Top Defenseman | 2009[29] |
Most Sportsmanlike Player | 2009[29] |
Records
- Vancouver Giants' franchise record; all-time assists – 155 (surpassed Adam Courchaine, 147, on February 7, 2009)[24]
Transactions
- June 22, 2007 – Drafted by the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
- December 17, 2007 – Signed to an entry-level contract by the Nashville Predators.[13]
See also
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- ^ "Jonathon Blum joins Färjestad BK" (in Swedish). Färjestad BK. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Jonathon Blum profile and statistics at TheAHL.com