John Blessman
John Blessman
Born: April 27, 1967
Agincourt, ON Canada
Position: D
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 216
Shoot/Catch: Left
Career: 1984-1998
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John Blessman scored 89 goals and recorded 194 assists in his 701-game career with the Toronto Marlboros, Utica Devils, Indianapolis Ice, Hershey Bears, Greensboro Monarchs, Winston-Salem Thunderbirds, Kansas City Blades, Cape Breton Oilers, Baltimore Skipjacks, West Palm Beach Blaze, Buffalo Stampede, San Antonio Iguanas, Raleigh Icecaps, Toledo Storm, Wheeling Thunderbirds, Syracuse Crunch, Wheeling Nailers, South Carolina Stingrays, New Orleans Brass and Greenville Grrrowl. He began playing during the 1984 season and last took the ice during the 1998 campaign.
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | OHL | Toronto Marlboros | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985-86 | OHL | Toronto Marlboros | 64 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986-87 | OHL | Toronto Marlboros | 61 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987-88 | AHL | Utica Devils | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987-88 | OHL | Toronto Marlboros | 23 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988-89 | IHL | Indianapolis Ice | 31 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988-89 | AHL | Utica Devils | 26 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989-90 | AHL | Hershey Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989-90 | ECHL | Greensboro Monarchs | 19 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989-90 | ECHL | Winston-Salem Thunderbirds | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990-91 | ECHL | Greensboro Monarchs | 29 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991-92 | IHL | Kansas City Blades | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991-92 | AHL | Cape Breton Oilers | 27 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991-92 | ECHL | Greensboro Monarchs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992-93 | AHL | Baltimore Skipjacks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 1992-93 | ECHL | Greensboro Monarchs | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 20.0 |
| 1992-93 | SUHL | West Palm Beach Blaze | 22 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 12.2 |
| 1993 | RHI | Buffalo Stampede | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994-95 | CHL | San Antonio Iguanas | 16 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5.6 |
| 1994-95 | ECHL | Raleigh Icecaps | 31 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 109 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 6.6 |
| 1994-95 | ECHL | Toledo Storm | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 |
| 1994 | RHI | Buffalo Stampede | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995-96 | ECHL | Wheeling Thunderbirds | 67 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 176 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 5.7 |
| 1995-96 | AHL | Syracuse Crunch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 1996-97 | ECHL | Wheeling Nailers | 31 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 64 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 14.7 |
| 1996-97 | AHL | Syracuse Crunch | 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 8.9 |
| 1997-98 | ECHL | South Carolina Stingrays | 53 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 124 | 10.5 |
| 1997-98 | ECHL | New Orleans Brass | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| 1998-99 | ECHL | Greenville Grrrowl | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3.4 |
| Totals | 701 | 89 | 194 | 283 | 1522 | 102 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 614 | 14.5 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | OHL | Toronto Marlboros | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985-86 | OHL | Toronto Marlboros | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987-88 | OHL | Toronto Marlboros | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989-90 | ECHL | Greensboro Monarchs | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990-91 | ECHL | Greensboro Monarchs | 13 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991-92 | AHL | Cape Breton Oilers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994-95 | CHL | San Antonio Iguanas | 13 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995-96 | ECHL | Wheeling Thunderbirds | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996-97 | ECHL | Wheeling Nailers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997-98 | ECHL | South Carolina Stingrays | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 70 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 133 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
