Eric Blum

Eric Blum
Born (1986-06-13) 13 June 1986
Pfaffnau, Switzerland
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for GCK Lions
SCL Tigers
Kloten Flyers
SC Bern
National team   Switzerland
Playing career 2003–2022

Eric Blum (born 13 June 1986) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey player. He last played for SC Bern of the National League (NL).

Playing career

Blum joined SC Bern after four seasons with the Kloten Flyers, signing a three-year deal with an NHL/KHL out clause on May 2, 2014.[1]

On September 26, 2016, Blum agreed to a 5-year contract extension with SC Bern worth CHF 3.5 million.[2]

Blum missed the entire 2021-22 season and subsequently retired from professional hockey, citing concussion issues.[3]

International play

Blum competed in the 2013 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team.[4]

Representing Switzerland internationally, he participated in four World Championships (winning a silver medal in 2013) and the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. He won a total of 89 caps (5 goals, 14 assists) for the Swiss men's national team, before announcing the end of his international career in April 2018.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 GCK Lions SUI U20 15 0 1 1 10 5 0 1 1 2
2003–04 GCK Lions SUI U20 9 1 1 2 6 — — — — —
2003–04 GCK Lions SUI.2 39 1 3 4 26 6 0 0 0 0
2004–05 GCK Lions SUI.2 31 2 6 8 6 — — — — —
2005–06 GCK Lions SUI.2 40 3 11 14 30 4 1 0 1 16
2006–07 SCL Tigers NLA 41 0 0 0 20 — — — — —
2007–08 SCL Tigers NLA 42 3 5 8 16 — — — — —
2008–09 SCL Tigers NLA 36 3 1 4 30 — — — — —
2009–10 SCL Tigers NLA 49 4 12 16 58 — — — — —
2010–11 Kloten Flyers NLA 48 5 15 20 18 18 0 2 2 12
2011–12 Kloten Flyers NLA 39 5 12 17 20 5 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Kloten Flyers NLA 45 5 11 16 22 — — — — —
2013–14 Kloten Flyers NLA 46 6 15 21 32 15 3 3 6 12
2014–15 SC Bern NLA 50 2 23 25 26 11 2 3 5 2
2015–16 SC Bern NLA 35 4 24 28 12 10 2 1 3 18
2016–17 SC Bern NLA 47 5 16 21 6 16 3 5 8 2
2017–18 SC Bern NL 37 3 19 22 14 8 0 2 2 2
2018–19 SC Bern NL 48 6 12 18 22 18 1 6 7 2
2019–20 SC Bern NL 45 0 11 11 8 — — — — —
2020–21 SC Bern NL 19 2 10 12 10 — — — — —
NL totals 627 53 186 239 314 101 11 22 33 50
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Switzerland
World Championships
2013 Sweden/Finland

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Switzerland WJC18 D1 11th 5 1 0 1 0
2006 Switzerland WJC 7th 6 2 3 5 4
2013 Switzerland WC 9 0 1 1 2
2014 Switzerland WC 10th 7 1 0 1 0
2015 Switzerland WC 8th 8 0 2 2 2
2016 Switzerland WC 11th 7 2 1 3 0
2018 Switzerland OG 10th 4 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 11 3 3 6 4
Senior totals 35 3 4 7 4

Awards and honours

Award Year
NL
All-Star Team 2015, 2016
Champion (SC Bern) 2016, 2017, 2019 [6]

References

  1. ^ "Eric Blum with three-year contract with Bern". SC Bern (in German). 2014-05-02. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  2. ^ Bern, S. C. (2016-09-26). "SC Bern signs defenseman Eric Blum to long-term contract". swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  3. ^ Eric Blum – Plötzlich arbeitsunfähig - Kehrseite – Abseits des Erfolgs - Play SRF. Retrieved 2026-02-17 – via www.srf.ch.
  4. ^ "Swiss World Championship profile". eliteprospects.com. 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  5. ^ "7 SCB-Spieler stossen dazu - Blum tritt aus der Nati zurück". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  6. ^ "SC Bern 2019 Swiss Champions!". leading-sport.com. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.


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