Branko Radivojevič

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Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
Nickname Raddy and The Brankinator
Height
Weight		 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
NHL Team
F. Teams		 Minnesota Wild
Phoenix Coyotes
Philadelphia Flyers
Nationality Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
Born November 24, 1980,
Piešťany, CS
NHL Draft 93rd overall, 1999
Colorado Avalanche
Pro Career 2001 – present

Branko Radivojevič (born November 24, 1980 in Piešťany, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovakian ice hockey forward of ethnic Serb origin.

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[edit] Career

Drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in 1999, Radivojevic would sign with the Phoenix Coyotes on June 19, 2001 and play parts of the next three seasons there. Part of a mid-season trade in 2003-04, Radivojevic was sent to the Philadelphia Flyers along with Sean Burke and the rights to Ben Eager for Mike Comrie. After 2005-06, the Flyers declined to tender him a qualifying offer making him an unrestricted free agent. He signed with the Minnesota Wild as an unrestricted free agent on July 6, 2006.

Upon being signed by the Wild, Radivojevic claimed he would devote the rest of his career to making the Flyers pay for them not wanting to resign him.

[edit] Awards

[edit] Recognitions

In 2005, Branko was named "The Most Sexually Desired Athlete" according to People Magazine.

[edit] Branko Fan Club

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The "Raddies" as they're called, are those who make up the fan club of Branko. The club, which started in early 2006, has grown up to possibly 4 members. They even produced the "Branko Radivojevic Fight Song", which will soon be put out on the web as the debut album from "The Raddies".

Branko Fight Song
Hail Branko, Hail Branko
May all Flyers fans fear his name.
Hail Branko, Hail Branko
He goes down in hockey fame
For he was the one who was a Sabres fan
And hates guys like Mikey who isn't by the way a man
Hail Branko, Hail Branko
Till his greatness ring again
GOOOOOO Branko!

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998-99 Belleville Bulls OHL 68 20 38 58 61 21 7 17 24 18
1999-00 Belleville Bulls OHL 59 23 49 72 86 16 5 8 13 32
2000-01 Belleville Bulls OHL 61 34 70 104 77 10 6 10 16 18
2001-02 Springfield Falcons AHL 62 18 21 39 64 - - - - -
2001-02 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 18 4 2 6 4 1 0 0 0 2
2002-03 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 79 12 15 27 63 - - - - -
2003-04 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 53 9 14 23 36 - - - - -
2003-04 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 24 1 8 9 36 18 1 1 2 32
2004-05 Vsetin HC Czech Extraliga 31 7 11 18 114 - - - - -
2004-05 Luleå HF Elitserien 10 6 4 11 8 4 0 0 0 44
2005-06 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 64 8 6 14 44 5 1 0 1 0
NHL Totals 238 34 45 79 183 24 2 1 3 34

Stats as of June 30, 2006.

[edit] International play

[edit] External links

Preceded by
Sheldon Keefe		 Winner of the Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy
2001		 Succeeded by
Mike Renzi


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