Kristián Kudroč

Kristián Kudroč
Born May 21, 1981 (1981-05-21) (age 30)
Michalovce, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight 231 lb (105 kg; 16 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
SML team
Former teams
Porin Ässät
Södertälje SK
Brynäs IF
National team  Slovakia
NHL Draft 28th overall, 1999
New York Islanders
Playing career 2000–present

Kristián Kudroč (born May 21, 1981) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for Porin Ässät in the Finnish SM-liiga.

Playing career

Kudroč was drafted by the New York Islanders as their first-round pick, 28th overall, in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He is a large, physical defenceman with an impressive slapshot. He played in North America from 1999 to 2005, and represented SaiPa in the Finnish SM-liiga in the 2005–06 season, where SaiPafanit (the SaiPa fan club) elected Kudroč Player of the Year.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1999–00 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 57 9 22 31 172 11 2 5 7 29
2000–01 Detroit Vipers IHL 44 4 3 7 80
2000–01 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 22 2 2 4 36
2001–02 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 2 0 0 0 0
2001–02 Springfield Falcons AHL 55 0 8 8 126
2001–02 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 10 0 3 3 14 5 1 1 2 21
2002–03 Springfield Falcons AHL 35 0 4 4 58
2003–04 San Antonio Rampage AHL 47 1 4 5 120
2003–04 Florida Panthers NHL 2 0 0 0 2
2004–05 Quebec Radio X LNAH 11 0 2 2 65
2004–05 Hammarby IF Swe-2 46 1 10 11 36
2005–06 SaiPa SM-l 48 10 12 22 227 7 1 1 2 29
2006–07 Ilves SM-l 37 7 7 14 174 6 1 1 2 4
2007–08 Södertälje SK SEL 51 2 7 9 156
2008–09 Södertälje SK SEL 52 4 8 12 103
2009–10 Brynäs IF SEL 10 0 0 0 16
NHL totals 26 2 2 4 38

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Preceded by
Branislav Mezei
New York Islanders first round draft pick
1999
Succeeded by
Rick DiPietro