Glen Metropolit

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Position	LW/RW
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	St. Louis Blues Atlanta Thrashers Washington Capitals Tampa Bay Lightning
Nationality	Canada
Born	June 25, 1974, Toronto, ON
NHL Draft	undrafted
Pro Career	1999 – present

Glen Metropolit (born June 25, 1974, in Toronto, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey player for the St. Louis Blues. He plays as a forward.

1 Playing career
- 1.1 Career statistics
2 International play
- 2.1 International statistics
3 External links

[edit] Playing career

Metropolit started out playing for the Nashville Knights in the ECHL in the 1995-96 season. He also played for the Pensacola Ice Pilots and Grand Rapids Griffins before making his NHL debut in 1999-2000 for the Washington Capitals. For the next three seasons, he alternated between the Capitals and the AHL Portland Pirates, and also played two games for Tampa in 2001-02.

In 2003 Metropolit crossed the Atlantic to play in Helsinki with Jokerit for the 2003-04 season. In a brilliant first season, he scored the most points on the team, 50, with 15 goals and 35 assists, the fifth-highest total during the regular season. He scored six goals during seven playoff games that year, but Jokerit were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

In the 2004-05 season Metropolit and Marko Jantunen were the team's best goal scorers during the regular season, both scoring 16 goals, and Metropolit scored the most points on the team with 31 assists, totalling 47 points; the eighth-highest total in the league. In the playoffs he scored five goals and six assists, including a 3-on-5 shorthanded goal against Ilves's Vesa Toskala in the quarterfinals. The team went on to win the silver medal.

Metropolit became a very popular player with the Jokerit fans, who had a number of chants dedicated to him. He is remembered as a gifted playmaker, with one of his favorite spots, on the outside of the left faceoff circle in the offensive zone, being called "Metro's office" by TV commentators and fans, in honor of Wayne Gretzky's "office" behind the goal. He and Marko Jantunen formed a memorable duo on the penalty kill, scoring several short-handed goals. His player number in Jokerit was #50.

After two years with Jokerit, Metropolit moved to Switzerland where he won the Nationalliga A championship with HC Lugano. He also led the league in scoring during the regular season.

In 2006, Metropolit returned to North America when he was signed by the Atlanta Thrashers. After limited playing time with Atlanta, Metropolit was dealt near the trade deadline to the St. Louis Blues, along with a package of draft picks, in exchange for Blues center/wing Keith Tkachuk.

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995–96	Nashville Knights	ECHL	58	30	31	61	62	5	3	8	11	2
1995–96	Atlanta Knights	IHL	1	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–
1996–97	Pensacola Ice Pilots	ECHL	54	35	47	82	45	12	9	16	25	28
1996–97	Quebec Rafales	IHL	22	5	4	9	14	5	0	0	0	2
1997–98	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL	79	20	35	55	90	3	1	1	2	0
1998–99	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL	77	28	53	81	92	–	–	–	–	–
1999–00	Portland Pirates	AHL	48	18	42	60	73	1	1	0	1	0
1999–00	Washington Capitals	NHL	30	6	13	19	4	2	0	0	0	2
2000–01	Portland Pirates	AHL	51	25	42	67	73	–	–	–	–	–
2000–01	Washington Capitals	NHL	15	1	5	6	10	1	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–
2001–02	Portland Pirates	AHL	32	17	22	39	20	–	–	–	–	–
2001–02	Washington Capitals	NHL	33	1	16	17	6	–	–	–	–	–
2002–03	Portland Pirates	AHL	33	7	23	30	23	3	1	1	2	0
2002–03	Washington Capitals	NHL	23	2	3	5	6	–	–	–	–	–
2003–04	Jokerit	SM-l	55	15	35	50	77	7	6	1	7	33
2004–05	Jokerit	SM-l	51	16	31	47	42	12	5	6	11	20
2005–06	HC Lugano	SwissA	44	23	43	66	60	17	9	17	26	8
2006-07	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	38	8	12	20	14
NHL Totals			141	18	49	67	40	3	0	0	0	2