# Blaž Emeršič

Blaž Emeršič (born October 10, 1980 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian ice hockey player currently playing for Milton Keynes Lightning of the English Premier Ice Hockey League.

## Career

He began his career with Olimpija Ljubljana before moving to North America in 1999. He went to play for teams in the Central Hockey League, the ECHL and the American Hockey League.
Emeršič moved to the United Kingdom in 2005, signing for the Elite League's Nottingham Panthers. On November 5, 2005, in an Elite League match against the London Racers, he received severe facial injuries after being checked into the side of the rink. He made a full recovery and continued to play for the Panthers until moving to the Slough Jets in 2006. In January 2010, after a disagreement with the Slough Jets management, he accepted an offer from league champions Milton Keynes Lightning for the rest of the 2009/10 season. In June 2011, he signed a further one-season extension with Milton Keynes for the 2011/12 season.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1998–99 | Olimpija Ljubljana | Alpen | 30 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Indianapolis Ice | CHL | 38 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999–00 | Arkansas RiverBlades | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Peoria Rivermen | ECHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Border-City Bandits | CHL | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Greenville Grrrowl | ECHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Peoria Rivermen | ECHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Wichita Thunder | CHL | 46 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Lubbock Cotton Kings | CHL | 19 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Lubbock Cotton Kings | CHL | 63 | 33 | 40 | 73 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 70 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | CHL | 60 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Slough Jets | EPL | 24 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| 2007–08 | Slough Jets | EPL | 36 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2008–09 | Slough Jets | EPL | 54 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Slough Jets | EPL | 54 | 53 | 52 | 105 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2010–11 | Slough Jets | EPL | 26 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Milton Keynes Lightning | EPL | 28 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | Milton Keynes Lightning | EPL | In Progress | | | | | | | | | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 578 | 234 | 275 | 509 | 231 | 30 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 8 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1995-96 | Slovenia U-18 | U18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | Slovenia U-18 | U18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1999 | Slovenia | WJC | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | Slovenia | WC D1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | Slovenia | WC D1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 13 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |