Jesse Blacker (; born April 19, 1991) is a Canadian and Kazakh professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently under contract with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Blacker was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round (58th overall) of the 2009 NHL entry draft. He appeared in only one game in the National Hockey League (NHL), which was in 2014 for the Anaheim Ducks.
Playing career Blacker started his junior career with the Windsor Spitfires in the OHL, winning the 2009 Memorial Cup. After finishing his junior season with Owen Sound in 2010, he was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with Toronto Maple Leafs, and played professionally with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League.
On November 16, 2013, he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks along with a conditional third-round draft pick and the Ducks original seventh-round pick (which was previously traded to Toronto) in the 2014 NHL entry draft in exchange for Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz.
In the 2014–15 season, on November 28, 2014, Blacker was recalled by the Ducks made his NHL debut against the Chicago Blackhawks. After one game with the Ducks, Blacker was traded to the Florida Panthers along with a conditional draft pick in exchange for Colby Robak on December 4, 2014.
In the off-season, Blacker was released to free agency by the Panthers after he failed to be tendered a qualifying offer. On July 7, 2015, unable to attain an NHL offer, Blacker signed a one-year AHL contract with the Texas Stars.
Following the 2015–16 campaign with the Stars, he opted to continue his career overseas, signing with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the German top-tier Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) on April 28, 2016. After one year in Germany, Blacker headed to China, inking a deal with KHL side HC Kunlun Red Star in June 2017. In his debut season in the KHL in 2017–18, Blacker registered 9 points in 49 games for the blueline.
Having concluded his contract with Kunlun, Blacker remained in the KHL signing as a free agent with Barys Astana on August 7, 2018.
Blacker played three productive seasons with Barys Nur-Sultan, gaining Kazakhstani citizenship during his tenure, before leaving the club as a free agent in securing a two-year contract in continue in the KHL with Avtmobilist Yekaterinburg on May 6, 2021.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2007–08Windsor SpitfiresOHL17044650112 2008–09Windsor SpitfiresOHL6741721542004418 2009–10Windsor SpitfiresOHL903312————— 2009–10Owen Sound AttackOHL486243062————— 2009–10Toronto MarliesAHL60110————— 2010–11Owen Sound AttackOHL621044548322561114 2011–12Toronto MarliesAHL58115167360114 2012–13Toronto MarliesAHL614711334 0 1 10 2013–14Toronto MarliesAHL51014————— 2013–14Norfolk AdmiralsAHL50519241910 1 0 1 10 2014–15Norfolk AdmiralsAHL150559————— 2014–15Anaheim DucksNHL10000————— 2014–15San Antonio RampageAHL40612182420112 2015–16Texas StarsAHL451892810110 2016–17Thomas Sabo Ice TigersDEL 468263467132356 2017–18Kunlun Red StarKHL4918926————— 2018–19Barys AstanaKHL543161930101458 2019–20 Barys Nur-SultanKHL55218205650000 2020–21 Barys Nur-SultanKHL4537101351018 2021–22Avtomobilist YekaterinburgKHL425192420————— 2022–23Avtomobilist YekaterinburgKHL5147112270112 2023–24Avtomobilist YekaterinburgKHL504101424151126 2024–25Avtomobilist YekaterinburgKHL51315182420000 2025–26Avtomobilist YekaterinburgKHL61926351440110 NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — KHL totals 458 34 126 160 229 48 3 7 10 24
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2020 Kazakhstan OGQ DNQ 3 1 0 1 0 2021 Kazakhstan WC 10th 7 1 1 2 2 2022 Kazakhstan WC 14th 7 1 4 5 4 Senior totals 17 3 5 8 6
See also List of players who played only one game in the NHL
References
No black eye for Blacker Blacker goes home, demands trade from Spits Tale of two Leaf hopefuls
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