Mark Ardelan

Mark Ardelan (born March 16, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played most notably in the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
==Playing career==
Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Ardelan began playing ice hockey at five years old. He began his junior career in 1999 at the age of 16 with the Brandon Wheat Kings in the Western Hockey League WHL. After two years he moved to the Vancouver Giants, where he was the point of best defenders. The 2003-04 season spent Ardelan at the Prince Albert Raiders, where he could show his offensive potential and also the second best scorer of the team was. Although Ardelan over five years in the WHL was one of the best defensive players, he was taken into account by any team of the National Hockey League Entry Draft. The Canadians, however, received after his junior years in 2004 an invitation to training camp of the San Jose Sharks, could there not prevail.
Ardelan first professional team was finally the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL, where he was a rookie point right away the best defender in the league and also his first game in the American Hockey League played at the Portland Pirates partners. For the 2005-06 season opener against managed the final step in the AHL playing for the Manchester Monarchs on, however, he left after a year towards the Iowa Stars. The 2007-08 season was the most successful season so far for Ardelan because he could qualify with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins was the first of the East Division for the playoffs in the Eastern Conference, and finally in the final series with the Calder Cup moved. Here, however, the team was defeated by the Chicago Wolves.
For the 2008-09 season Ardelan moved to Europe where he first went to Lukko Rauma in the Finnish SM-liiga to the ice. For problems due to the short preparation time for the new season, but left the Canadians Finland on 19 November 2008 and was committed two days later by the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, which was after the departure of Brendan Buckley looking for a defender. There Ardelan signed an annual contract and met here on his former teammate Marty Wilford, had already played with the 2005 to 2007 in the AHL. The Canadians could after his commitment, especially in the offensive set the tone for the season and extended his contract for another year. For the play-off qualification at season's end it was enough, since the performance of the team above all in January were no longer sufficient. After the season Ardelan extended his contract by two years.
==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
1999–2000 	Brandon Wheat Kings 	WHL 		63 	4 	16 	20 	60 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Brandon Wheat Kings 	WHL 		66 	2 	14 	16 	65 		6 	0 	1 	1 	9
2001–02 	Vancouver Giants 	WHL 		66 	8 	29 	37 	50 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Vancouver Giants 	WHL 		71 	13 	35 	48 	64 		4 	0 	1 	1 	0
2003–04 	Prince Albert Raiders 	WHL 		72 	19 	54 	73 	29 		6 	1 	4 	5 	0
2004–05 	South Carolina Stingrays 	ECHL 		72 	15 	32 	47 	24 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2004–05 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		1 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Manchester Monarchs 	AHL 		62 	9 	21 	30 	36 		7 	2 	0 	2 	0
2006–07 	Iowa Stars 	AHL 		79 	8 	30 	38 	32 		11 	0 	5 	5 	4
2007–08 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		60 	7 	20 	27 	33 		23 	6 	7 	13 	2
2008–09 	Lukko 	SM-l 		22 	1 	7 	8 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Iserlohn Roosters 	DEL 		34 	7 	15 	22 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Iserlohn Roosters 	DEL 		56 	8 	23 	31 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Iserlohn Roosters 	DEL 		49 	6 	28 	34 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Iserlohn Roosters 	DEL 		52 	6 	25 	31 	28 		2 	0 	1 	1 	0
2012–13 	Iserlohn Roosters 	DEL 		51 	7 	15 	22 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		202 	24 	72 	96 	103 		41 	8 	12 	20 	6
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Awards 	Year	
WHL 	WHL 	WHL
East First All-Star Team	2004	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1983 births
Category:Brandon Wheat Kings players
Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Category:Iowa Stars players
Category:Iserlohn Roosters players
Category:Lukko players
Category:Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players
Category:Portland Pirates players
Category:Prince Albert Raiders players
Category:South Carolina Stingrays players
Category:Vancouver Giants players
Category:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players