Andrej Podkonický
| Andrej Podkonický | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
9 May 1978 Zvolen, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
HKm Zvolen Florida Panthers HIFK HC Slovan Bratislava Iserlohn Roosters Washington Capitals HC Bílí Tygři Liberec HC Kometa Brno BK Mladá Boleslav | ||
| National team |
 Slovakia | ||
| NHL draft |
196th overall, 1996 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 1994–2015 | ||
Andrej Podkonický (born 9 May 1978) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Florida Panthers and the Washington Capitals. He is currently the senior coach of Avangard Omsk of the KHL. He previously coached HC Slovan Bratislava, of the Slovak Extraliga.
Playing career[edit]
Podkonický was born in Zvolen, Czechoslovakia.[citation needed] As a youth, he played in the 1992 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Slovakia.[1]
He was drafted 196th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.[citation needed] After two seasons with the American Hockey League's Worcester IceCats, he was traded to the Florida Panthers for Eric Boguniecki on December 17, 2000. He played six games for the Panthers during the 2000–01 NHL season, scoring one goal.[citation needed] Podkonický then moved to Europe and played for HIFK in Finland's SM-liiga, HC Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak Extraliga and the Iserlohn Roosters in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga.[citation needed] He signed with the Washington Capitals in 2003 and was assigned to the AHL's Portland Pirates, playing just two games for the Capitals. Podkonický then moved back to the Czech Republic and signed for HC Bílí Tygři Liberec. He spent the 2007–08 season in Russia for Vityaz Chekhov before returning to Liberec.[citation needed]
International play[edit]
Podkonický played for Slovakia at the 2007 IIHF World Championship and the 2008 IIHF World Championship.[citation needed]
Career statistics[edit]
Regular season and playoffs[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | HKm Zvolen | Slovak.1 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | HKm Zvolen | Slovak.1 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 71 | 25 | 46 | 71 | 127 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1997–98 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 64 | 30 | 44 | 74 | 81 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 20 | ||
| 1998–99 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 61 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 77 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 68 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Louisville Panthers | AHL | 41 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HIFK | SM-l | 23 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Slovan Bratislava | Slovak | 16 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 52 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 56 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Bili Tygri Liberec | ELH | 24 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Bili Tygri Liberec | ELH | 39 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 76 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 2006–07 | Bili Tygri Liberec | ELH | 49 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 140 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 32 | ||
| 2007–08 | Vityaz Chekhov | RSL | 37 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Bili Tygri Liberec | ELH | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | Bili Tygri Liberec | ELH | 51 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Bili Tygri Liberec | ELH | 43 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 61 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | Bili Tygri Liberec | ELH | 52 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 81 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Kometa Brno | ELH | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | BK Mlada Boleslav | ELH | 31 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | HKm Zvolen | Slovak | 53 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 112 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | ||
| 2013–14 | HKm Zvolen | Slovak | 38 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | HKm Zvolen | Slovak | 55 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 88 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| ELH totals | 310 | 77 | 115 | 192 | 497 | 73 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 101 | ||||
International[edit]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Slovakia | EJC-B | 9th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996 | Slovakia | EJC | 7th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1996 | Slovakia | WJC | 7th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | Slovakia | WJC | 9th | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 27 | |
| 2007 | Slovakia | WC | 6th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Slovakia | WC | 13th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Slovakia | WC | 12th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 22 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 31 | ||||
| Senior totals | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||||
Awards and honours[edit]
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| CHL | ||
| Ed Chynoweth Trophy | 1998 | |
| Memorial Cup All-Star Team | 1998 | |
| Memorial Cup (Portland Winter Hawks) | 1998 | |
References[edit]
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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