Luka Vidmar (born May 17, 1986) is a Slovenian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for the SønderjyskE Ishockey of the Danish Metal Ligaen.

Luka Vidmar
Born (1986-05-17) May 17, 1986 (age 38)
Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Metal Ligaen team
Former teams
SønderjyskE Ishockey
Fehérvár AV19
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
Las Vegas Wranglers
Colorado Eagles
South Carolina Stingrays
Rochester Americans
BK Mladá Boleslav
Stjernen
Frederikshavn White Hawks
National team  Slovenia
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2002–2021

Playing career

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After playing as a youth professionally for HDD Olimpija Ljubljana in the Slovenian Ice Hockey League, Vidmar moved to North America and attended the University of Alaska Anchorage where he played fours seasons of NCAA Division I ice hockey with the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey team. He accumulated 33 points and 135 penalty minutes in 114 games with the Seawolves.

Vidmar began the 2011–12 ECHL season with the Las Vegas Wranglers where he played three games before signing with the Colorado Eagles on November 11, 2011.[1]

Prior to the 2012–13 season, Vidmar remained in the ECHL after signing as a free agent with the South Carolina Stingrays on October 5, 2012.[2]

After 10 years of playing in North America, Vidmar returned to Europe to sign a try-out contract with BK Mladá Boleslav of the Czech Extraliga on July 24, 2014.[3]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SVN U20 13 3 6 9 8 5 1 1 2 2
2002–03 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SVN 15 0 1 1 6
2003–04 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SVN U20 18 6 9 15 12 5 0 1 1 0
2003–04 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SVN 16 6 4 10 8
2004–05 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SVN U20 18 11 16 27 30 4 4 3 7 2
2004–05 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SVN 21 8 6 14 12
2005–06 Chicago Steel USHL 47 3 6 9 24
2006–07 Chicago Steel USHL 57 6 22 28 74 5 0 4 4 14
2007–08 University of Alaska Anchorage WCHA 30 1 5 6 37
2008–09 University of Alaska Anchorage WCHA 30 1 4 5 32
2009–10 University of Alaska Anchorage WCHA 20 2 10 12 30
2010–11 University of Alaska Anchorage WCHA 34 2 8 10 38
2011–12 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 3 0 0 0 0
2011–12 Colorado Eagles ECHL 58 3 18 21 56 3 0 1 1 0
2012–13 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 62 6 21 27 22 1 0 0 0 0
2013–14 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 57 2 12 14 28 3 1 0 1 2
2013–14 Rochester Americans AHL 6 0 0 0 6
2014–15 BK Mladá Boleslav ELH 30 0 2 2 26 3 0 0 0 4
2015–16 Stjernen Hockey NOR 18 4 15 19 20 6 2 3 5 6
2016–17 Frederikshavn White Hawks DEN 45 4 21 25 20 15 1 9 10 6
2017–18 Fehérvár AV19 AUT 46 2 15 17 22
2018–19 HK Olimpija AlpsHL 5 0 5 5 6 16 3 9 12 10
2018–19 HK Olimpija SVN 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2
2019–20 HC Bolzano AUT 11 0 1 1 6
2019–20 SønderjyskE DEN 11 0 1 1 2
2020–21 HK Olimpija AlpsHL 11 1 4 5 2 11 1 5 6 4
2020–21 HK Olimpija SVN 5 0 0 0 6
SVN totals 53 14 12 26 26 7 0 0 0 8
ECHL totals 180 11 51 62 106 7 1 1 2 2

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2003 Slovenia WJC18 D1 13th 5 2 2 4 2
2004 Slovenia WJC18 D1 12th 1 0 0 0 0
2005 Slovenia WJC D1 14th 5 2 4 6 2
2006 Slovenia WJC D1 15th 5 2 2 4 4
2010 Slovenia WC D1 18th 3 0 0 0 2
2015 Slovenia WC 16th 7 0 0 0 2
2016 Slovenia WC D1A 17th 5 0 0 0 0
2016 Slovenia OGQ Q 3 0 0 0 0
2017 Slovenia WC 15th 7 0 1 1 4
2018 Slovenia OG 9th 4 0 1 1 4
2018 Slovenia WC D1A 21st 4 0 2 2 2
Junior totals 16 6 8 14 8
Senior totals 33 0 4 4 14

References

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  1. ^ "Colorado Eagles defenseman Jake Marto reassigned to IceCaps". The Coloradoan. 2011-11-11. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
  2. ^ "Stingrays bring in Vidmar". South Carolina Stingrays. 2012-10-05. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
  3. ^ "Boleslav relies on Slovenian defender, tries out Vidmar" (in Czech). BK Mladá Boleslav. 2014-07-24. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
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