Kristián Kudroč
| Kristián Kudroč | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 21, 1981 Michalovce, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) |
| Weight | 231 lb (105 kg; 16 st 7 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| KHL team Former teams |
Barys Astana SHL Södertälje SK Brynäs IF Frölunda HC SML SaiPa Ilves Ässät NHL Tampa Bay Lightning Florida Panthers AHL Springfield Falcons San Antonio Rampage KHL Sibir Novosibirsk |
| National team |  Slovakia |
| NHL Draft | 28th overall, 1999 New York Islanders |
| Playing career | 2000–present |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Slovakia
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2012 Helsinki | |
Kristián Kudroč (born May 21, 1981) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for Barys Astana in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
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 | SML | 48 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 227 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | ||
| 2006–07 | Ilves | SML | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
External links
- Kristián Kudroč's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Kristián Kudroč's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Kristián Kudroč profile at Eurohockey.com
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Branislav Mezei |
New York Islanders first round draft pick 1999 |
Succeeded by Rick DiPietro |