Pavol Demitra
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| Position | Center |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 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 |  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).
[edit] Awards
- Voted Best player overall in Slovakia for the year 2003
- Lady Byng Memorial Trophy award winner in 2000
- Played in the 2000 NHL All-Star game
[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 | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991-92 | ZTS Dubnica | CSFR-2 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1992-93 | ZTS Dubnica | CSFR-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1992-93 | HC Dukla Trenčín | CSFR | 46 | 10 | 18 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993-94 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993-94 | Prince Edward Island | AHL | 41 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994-95 | Prince Edward Island | 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 | AHL | 48 | 28 | 53 | 81 | 44 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | HC Dukla Trenčín | 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 | NHL | 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 Trenčín | 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 | ||||
[edit] International Play
- Played for Team Slovakia in the 1996 Ice Hockey World Championships
- Played for Team Slovakia in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City
- Bronze medal with Slovakia in 2003 Ice Hockey World Championships
- Played for Team Slovakia in the 2004 Ice Hockey World Championships
- Played for Team Slovakia in the 2005 Ice Hockey World Championships
- Played for Team Slovakia in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino
- Team Slovakia - 55 caps / 19 goals
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| Preceded by Wayne Gretzky |
Winner of the Lady Byng Trophy 2000 |
Succeeded by Joe Sakic |
Categories: 1974 births | Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL) players | Hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics | Lady Byng winners | Las Vegas Thunder players | Living people | Los Angeles Kings players | Minnesota Wild players | National Hockey League All-Stars | Ottawa Senators draft picks | Ottawa Senators players | Prince Edward Island Senators players | Slovak ice hockey players | St. Louis Blues players
