Cory Sarich

Cory Sarich (born August 16, 1978) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career==
Cory Sarich was selected in the 2nd round, 27th overall, in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres.
Sarich was traded along with Wayne Primeau and Brian Holzinger from Buffalo, to Tampa Bay for Chris Gratton on March 9, 2000, and played with the Stanley Cup-winning team of 2003–04.
Sarich signed a five-year contract with the Calgary Flames on July 1, 2007.
On December 12, 2007, Sarich became the NHL's reigning Iron Man when Brendan Morrison was forced to miss a game with wrist complications. He played his 419th consecutive game the day before in a game against Tampa Bay, where Sarich had played four full seasons and 388 games. Sarich's streak came to an end on March 1, 2008 when he missed the game at Phoenix, giving ironman status to Andrew Brunette. The current ironman is current teammate Jay Bouwmeester.
==Personal life==
Sarich grew up in Bladworth, Saskatchewan. He is of Croatian descent. He now makes his home in Calgary, Alberta with his wife, Reagan, and their three children. 
Sarich's brother in-law is Minnesota Wild defenseman Nick Schultz, and his brother Rod Sarich is a defenseman for the Sheffield Steelers of the British Elite Ice Hockey League.
==Awards and achievements==
*1998–99 - AHL - All-Rookie Team
*1997–98 - WHL - West Second All-Star Team
== Career statistics ==
  	  	  	 	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
1994–95 	Saskatoon Blades 	WHL 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	4 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	0
1995–96 	Saskatoon Blades 	WHL 	 	59 	5 	18 	23 	54 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	4
1996–97 	Saskatoon Blades 	WHL 	 	58 	6 	27 	33 	158 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Saskatoon Blades 	WHL 	 	33 	5 	24 	29 	90 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL 	 	13 	3 	16 	19 	47 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 	 	77 	3 	26 	29 	82 	 	20 	2 	4 	6 	14
1999–00 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 	 	15 	0 	6 	6 	44 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	42 	0 	4 	4 	35 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 	 	17 	0 	2 	2 	42 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Detroit Vipers 	IHL 	 	3 	0 	2 	2 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 	 	73 	1 	8 	9 	106 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 	 	72 	0 	11 	11 	105 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 	 	82 	5 	9 	14 	63 	 	11 	0 	2 	2 	6
2003–04 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 	 	82 	3 	16 	19 	89 	 	23 	0 	2 	2 	25
2005–06 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 	 	82 	1 	14 	15 	79 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	4
2006–07 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 	 	82 	0 	15 	15 	70 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	2
2007–08 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	80 	2 	5 	7 	135 	 	7 	0 	1 	1 	4
2008–09 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	76 	2 	18 	20 	112 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	4
2009–10 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	57 	1 	5 	6 	58 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	76 	4 	13 	17 	75 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	825 	19 	120 	139 	969 	 	57 	0 	7 	7 	45
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==International play==
*1997 World Junior Hockey Championship Gold medal (Team Canada)
*1998 World Junior Hockey Championship Team Captain (Team Canada)
==Notes and references==
==See also==
*List of Calgary Flames players
==External links==
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*Yahoo Sports
Category:Born in 1978
Category:Buffalo Sabres draft picks
Category:Buffalo Sabres players
Category:Calgary Flames players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Saskatoon Blades alumni
Category:Seattle Thunderbirds alumni
Category:Springfield Falcons players
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning players