Jeremy Yablonski

Jeremy Yablonski (born March 21, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. Primarily a hockey enforcer, Yablonski is also a former novice boxing champion and mixed martial arts heavy weight fighter.

Playing career An undrafted player, Yablonski began his pro career in 2000–01 in the West Coast Hockey League. He played his first and only NHL game for the St. Louis Blues in 2003, and received a five-minute major for fighting Todd Fedoruk. From there, Yablonski continued a 15-year career in professional hockey as an enforcer in the AHL, ECHL, and KHL. Yablonski won the Calder Cup in the AHL and the Kelly Cup in the ECHL.

Yablonski fought in his first professional mixed martial arts competition on May 12, 2007, at XFS (Extreme Fight Series) 5, knocking his opponent out in 19 seconds of the first round. Yablonski improved in XFS-6 on June 14, 2007 by knocking his opponent out in 17 seconds of the first round. Jeremy Yablonski confirmed his signing with Vityaz Chekhov on July 24, 2011.

In 2013, he expressed interest in gaining first Polish, and then Ukrainian dual-citizenship in order to play for the Ukrainian national hockey team.

On December 31, 2021, Yablonski came out of retirement and signed with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL. He once again came out retirement to play one more game with the Steelheads on December 31, 2023, at the age of 43.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1996–97 Beardy's Blackhawks SMHL 38 7 3 10 284 — — — — — 1997–98 Edmonton Ice WHL 47 3 0 3 143 — — — — — 1998–99 Kootenay Ice WHL 27 1 1 2 77 — — — — — 1999–00 Kootenay Ice WHL — — — — — — — — — — 2000–01 Phoenix Mustangs WCHL 44 2 1 3 169 — — — — — 2001–02 Idaho Steelheads WCHL 69 2 1 3 303 — — — — — 2002–03 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 24 1 2 3 154 — — — — — 2002–03 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 9 0 0 0 42 — — — — — 2002–03 Worcester IceCats AHL 20 1 0 1 50 1 0 0 0 2 2003–04 Worcester IceCats AHL 6 0 0 0 19 — — — — — 2003–04 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 13 0 2 2 62 — — — — — 2003–04 St. Louis Blues NHL 1 0 0 0 5 — — — — — 2003–04 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 2 0 0 0 11 — — — — — 2004–05 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 32 3 2 5 116 — — — — — 2005–06 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 30 0 1 1 82 — — — — — 2005–06 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 3 0 1 1 25 — — — — — 2006–07 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 41 3 3 6 163 — — — — — 2007–08 Binghamton Senators AHL 76 3 10 13 228 — — — — — 2008–09 Binghamton Senators AHL 64 1 2 3 215 — — — — — 2009–10 Binghamton Senators AHL 27 1 0 1 128 — — — — — 2010–11 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 17 0 2 2 48 — — — — — 2011–12 Vityaz Chekhov KHL 16 0 0 0 174 — — — — — 2012–13 Vityaz Chekhov KHL 8 0 0 0 16 — — — — — 2013–14 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 8 1 0 1 35 — — — — — 2013–14 Ontario Reign ECHL 10 0 1 1 30 2 1 0 1 2 2014–15 Ontario Reign ECHL 8 0 0 0 13 — — — — — 2021–22 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2023–24 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — NHL totals 1 0 0 0 5 — — — — — AHL totals 283 9 17 26 939 1 0 0 0 2