Ivan Majeský

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Position	Defense
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 229 lb (104 kg)
Elitserien Team	Linköpings HC
Nationality	Slovakia
Born	September 2, 1976, Banska Bystrica, CE
NHL Draft	267th overall, 2001 Florida Panthers
Pro Career	1995 – present

Ivan Majeský (born September 2, 1976 in Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak ice hockey defenceman currently with Linköpings HC in the Swedish top elite league Elitserien.

[edit] Playing career

Majeský was drafted by the Florida Panthers 267th overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft and played a full season with the Panthers scoring 4 goals and 8 assists for 12 points. On June 21, 2003, Majeský was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for a Round 2 pick (Kamil Kreps), where he scored 3 goals and 7 assists for 10 points in 63 regular season games for Atlanta. During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, which resulted in the cancellation of the 2004-05 NHL Season, Majeský played in the Czech Republic for HC Sparta Praha before joining the Capitals. Before his NHL career began, Majeský played in Finland for Ilves Tampere.

On September 22, 2006, Linköpings HC announced that Majeský signed a contract lasting season 2006-07 with the Swedish club. Until mid-October he played for Oulun Kärpät in the Finnish SM-liiga before coming to Sweden.^[1]