Glen Metropolit
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| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 193 lb (88 kg/13 st 11 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
Boston Bruins St. Louis Blues Atlanta Thrashers Washington Capitals Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | June 25, 1974 , Toronto, ON, CAN |
| NHL Draft | undrafted |
| Pro career | 1995 – present |
Glen Metropolit (born June 25, 1974) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League.
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[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.
Metropolit became a free agent at the end of the 06–07 NHL season before being invited by the Boston Bruins to the team training camp. He excelled as a player and he is arguably having his best NHL career with the Bruins. On October 3, 2007, he signed with the Bruins.[1]
[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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 48 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000 | 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 | 57 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 262 | 35 | 78 | 113 | 96 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| AHL totals | 164 | 67 | 129 | 196 | 189 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
[edit] International play
Played for Canada in:
[edit] International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Canada | WC | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Senior Int'l Totals | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||
