Jeremy Jablonski is a professional hockey player who in his career played overseas and in Russia. This striker is known not for his goals, but for numerous fights on the court. Thanks to the numerous victories in the battles on ice, this hockey player became known throughout the world.
The beginning of a sports career
Jeremy Jablonski was born March 21, 1980 in Meadow Lake. At a young age, he was fond of martial arts, and then began to engage in professionally hockey. This striker, thanks to his physical strength, felt comfortable in martial arts, and boxing skills allowed him to easily win fights on ice.
He immediately established himself as a tough guy. The services of such players need many hockey clubs in the world. Not everyone understands how difficult the profession of tough guy is. After the fight, their fists are in blood, as well as their faces from missed blows. Tough guys on ice often fall with all their might into the opponent's helmet. Because of this, their hands are often injured, to such an extent that they then cannot tie their shoelaces for a long time. But Jeremy, despite all the difficulties, never gave up the role of a fighter in the team.
Professional career
The first professional club in the career of Jeremy Jablonski was Edmonton Ice. But for a long time Jeremy did not stay there. In the 1998/1999 season, he played for the Kootenay Ice team. During the next fight, this striker received a serious concussion and was out of action for a long period. After recovering, Jeremy Jablonski continued his tough guy career. At that time, all the NHL teams already knew about him. In 2003, this striker replenished the AHL Worcester Sharks.
Career in the NHL
Hockey player Jeremy Jablonski December 30, 2003 first appeared on the ice as part of the NHL club St. Louis Blues. He stayed in the game for about 8 minutes. In this meeting, he had a fight with Tedd Fedoruk. This striker also challenged tough guy Donald Brashire. However, he refused the fight. This game was Jablonski's only for the St. Louis Blues team. After he was put up for draft rejection.
For a long time this attacker did not have to sit without work. On January 30, 2004, he became a Nashville Predators player and was immediately sent to farm clubs. He then continued his career at Binghamton Senators. Over the 3 seasons spent there, Jeremy scored 17 points and 571 minutes of the match in 167 matches. Such a large number of penalty minutes is associated with large fines for fights. In 2010, Jablonski became a player in the New York Islanders. However, he was again sent to the farm club, which performed in the AHL.
Performances in Russia
In 2011, Jeremy Jablonski and John Mirasti, who is his distant relative, began to play for the Vityaz team, which plays in the KHL. The Chekhov club, led by renowned coach Andrei Nazarov, positioned power hockey. Therefore, he needed powerful players with martial arts skills.
In Russia, these two hockey players were warmly received. Fans understood that after their arrival, an ice show would begin. From the first match, they began to do their favorite thing.
In the match against Dynamo, Jeremy scored a 56-minute penalty, for which he was subsequently disqualified for a large amount of time. Then in Magnitogorsk this striker showed excessive rudeness in relation to the goalkeeper of Metallurg Georgy Gelashvili. After that, there was a conflict on the field, and Jablonski was disqualified in the amount of 5 matches. After serving his sentence, Jablonski, along with a teammate in a match against Dynamo Riga, staged a mass brawl. After that, tough guy was again disqualified for 5 matches. In the game against CSKA, Jeremy fought twice against Darcy Vero. For this, he received a fine of 30 minutes and a suspension for 2 matches. In the game against Tractor, Jeremy was the instigator of the mass brawl, for which the leadership this time already punished him with missing 8 matches in the KHL championship.
Continuation of a career in Vityaz
In November, the KHL president announced the disqualification of Jablonski until the end of the championship. Jeremy filed a written appeal to the league, asking the leadership to commute the sentence. As a result, the league reduced its disqualification, and on January 23, the sentence was canceled. But Jeremy continued his power hockey. Already on February 15, Jablonski played tough against the player “Spartacus” and was removed until the end of the game. This time, the league leadership pending justified this striker. On February 17, in a match against Atlanta, Jablonski again arranged a fight on the court, for which he was subsequently punished by missing one game. June 6, 2013 Jeremy Jablonski left the Chekhov team. The contract with this striker was terminated by mutual agreement. Fans warmly recall the battles of Jablonski. The hockey player, who, despite the pain, continued to fight to the end.
Coaching
Jeremy Jablonski in the 2011/2012 season during another disqualification, managed to work as a coach for the physical preparation of the Chekhov team. This opportunity was provided to him by head coach Andrei Nazarov, who in the past was himself an NHL tough guy. This decision was made due to the fact that Jablonski has martial arts skills. And the hockey team “Hero” at that time was a tough team. All other KHL clubs did not want to play against the Chekhov team, since after meeting with it many players received serious injuries.
Fighting career
Jeremy Jablonski devotes a lot of time to martial arts. Even in his youth, he was engaged in amateur boxing. Jeremy won the competition many times. In total, he spent 201 fights on an amateur level, 200 of which he confidently won. During breaks in the hockey championships, this striker, even after moving to Vityaz, did not start his fighter’s career. Jeremy Jablonski, for whom fights without rules are as important for him as hockey, feels very comfortable there. In the first battle, the rival Jablonski fell 18 seconds after the start of the battle. Within a month, the athlete improved his personal record, winning in 17 seconds.
Personal life
Jeremy Jablonski is married and has a daughter. He is very kind to his family. He even has a tattoo with an inscription that ends with the phrase "Everything in life begins and ends with the family." The wife and daughter often attend games in which Jeremy fights. Photo of Jeremy Jablonski with his family always takes on long trips. The hockey player’s daughter understands that her father is a fighter. After the games, she often invites her father to a duel at home.
Jeremy Jablonski, whose biography is filled with scandals and penalty minutes, will always be remembered by hockey fans as one of the best tough guys of our time. Many hockey fans underestimate this work. Thanks to fighters like Jeremy, his team feels more confident. Forwards insistently climb a dime, always knowing that they have support.