Pavol Demitra

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Position Center
Shoots Left
Height
Weight
ft 0 in (1.83 m)
206 lb (94 kg)
NHL Team
F. Teams
Minnesota Wild
Los Angeles Kings
St. Louis Blues
Ottawa Senators
Nationality Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
Born November 29, 1974,
Dubnica nad Váhom, CS
NHL Draft 227th overall, 1993
Ottawa Senators
Pro Career 1993 – present

Pavol Demitra (Born November 29, 1974 in Dubnica nad Váhom, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovakian professional ice hockey player. He plays right wing and centre. He is currently playing for the Minnesota Wild.

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[edit] Playing career

Pavol Demitra currently plays for the NHL's Minnesota Wild. He was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, Ninth Round, 227th overall. Prior to his NHL career, he has played for the Dukla Trenčín of the Czechoslovak Extraliga, AHL Prince Edward Island Senators and IHL Grand Rapids Griffins.

Demitra was signed to a three-year contract prior to the 2005-06 NHL season by the Los Angeles Kings. On June 24, 2006, the day of the NHL draft, Demitra was traded to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for highly-touted American prospect, Patrick O'Sullivan, and Minnesota's first-round selection (17th overall; Kings chose the 6'1", 192 pound American center, Trevor Lewis).

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[edit] Records

  • In 2001-02 finished seventh in league scoring with 78 points
  • In 2002-03 finished sixth in league scoring with 93 points
  • 5th place on St.Louis Blues all-time scoring list with 204 goals and 289 assists

[edit] Career Statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1991-92 Spartak ZTS Dubnica nad Vahom Czech-2 28 13 10 23 12 -- -- -- -- --
1992-93 Spartak ZTS Dubnica nad Vahom Czech-2 4 3 0 3 -- -- -- -- -- --
1992-93 HC Dukla Trenčín CZE 46 11 17 28 -- -- -- -- -- --
1993-94 Ottawa Senators NHL 12 1 1 2 4 -- -- -- -- --
1993-94 Prince Edward Island Senators AHL 41 18 23 41 8 -- -- -- -- --
1994-95 Prince Edward Island Senators AHL 61 26 48 74 23 5 0 7 7 0
1994-95 Ottawa Senators NHL 16 4 3 7 0 -- -- -- -- --
1995-96 Ottawa Senators NHL 31 7 10 17 6 -- -- -- -- --
1995-96 Prince Edward Island Senators AHL 48 28 53 81 44 -- -- -- -- --
1996-97 HC Dukla Trencin SVK 1 1 1 2 -- -- -- -- -- --
1996-97 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 22 8 13 21 10 -- -- -- -- --
1996-97 St. Louis Blues NHL 8 3 0 3 2 6 1 3 4 6
1996-97 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 42 20 30 50 24 -- -- -- -- --
1997-98 St. Louis Blues NHL 61 22 30 52 22 10 3 3 6 2
1998-99 St. Louis Blues NHL 82 37 52 89 16 13 5 4 9 4
1999-00 St. Louis Blues NHL 71 28 47 75 8 -- -- -- -- --
2000-01 St. Louis Blues 44 20 25 45 16 15 2 4 6 2
2001-02 St. Louis Blues NHL 82 35 43 78 46 10 4 7 11 6
2002-03 St. Louis Blues NHL 78 36 57 93 32 7 2 4 6 2
2003-04 St. Louis Blues NHL 68 23 35 58 18 5 1 0 1 4
2004-05 HC Dukla Trencin SVK 54 28 54 82 39 12 4 13 17 14
2005-06 Los Angeles Kings NHL 58 25 37 62 42 -- -- -- -- --
NHL Totals 631 246 350 596 224 66 18 25 43 26

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Preceded by
Wayne Gretzky
Winner of the Lady Byng Trophy
2000
Succeeded by
Joe Sakic