Canucks sign Mario Bliznak & Sean Zimmerman
by Staff Writer / Vancouver Canucks| Bliznak |
Bliznak, 23, played in two NHL contests with Vancouver in 2009.10. He registered 28 points (13-15-28) and 40 penalty minutes in 76 games with the Manitoba Moose of the AHL. The 6’0”, 192 lbs. native of Trencin, Slovakia, was originally selected by Vancouver, 205th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
Zimmerman, 23, played 72 games with the San Antonio Rampage last season recording nine points (2-7-9) and 105 penalty minutes. The 6’2”, 200 lbs. defenceman is native of Denver, Colorado and was originally drafted by New Jersey, 170th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
Mario Bliznak's Career Regular Season Statistics
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | SH | GW | S | S% |
| 2003-2004 | HK Spartak Dubnica nad Vahom U18-Svk-U18 | 46 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 62 | ||||||
| 2003-2004 | HK Spartak Dubnica nad Vahom Jr.-Slovak-Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 2004-2005 | HK Dubnica nad Vahom U18-Svk-U18 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 45 | ||||||
| 2004-2005 | HK Dubnica nad Vahom Jr.-Slovak-Jr. | 36 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 38 | ||||||
| 2004-2005 | HK Spartak Dubnica nad Vahom-Slovakia | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| 2005-2006 | Vancouver Giants-WHL | 69 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 2006-2007 | Vancouver Giants-WHL | 47 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2006-2007 | Slovakia-WJC-A | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 2007-2008 | Vancouver Giants-WHL | 67 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 8 | 36 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2008-2009 | Manitoba Moose-AHL | 64 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2009-2010 | Canucks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| NHL Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Career Playoff Statistics
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | SH | GW | S | S% |
| 2005-2006 | Vancouver Giants-WHL | 18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2006-2007 | Vancouver Giants-WHL | 22 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2007-2008 | Vancouver Giants-WHL | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2008-2009 | Manitoba Moose-AHL | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
SEAN ZIMMERMAN’S CAREER STATISTICS
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2003-04 Spokane Chiefs WHL 67 4 4 8 16 4 0 0 0 02004-05 Spokane Chiefs WHL 71 2 14 16 36 -- -- -- -- --2005-06 Spokane Chiefs WHL 72 2 19 21 44 -- -- -- -- --2005-06 Albany River Rats AHL 6 0 0 0 4 -- -- -- -- --2006-07 Spokane Chiefs WHL 60 2 12 14 69 6 0 2 2 22006-07 Lowell Devils AHL 1 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- --2007-08 Trenton Devils ECHL 8 0 1 1 10 -- -- -- -- --2007-08 Lowell Devils AHL 66 0 6 6 47 -- -- -- -- --2008-09 Arizona Sundogs CHL 20 0 3 3 20 -- -- -- -- --2008-09 San Antonio Rampage AHL 36 2 0 2 30 -- -- -- -- --2009-10 San Antonio Rampage AHL 72 2 7 9 105 -- -- -- -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------