Kristián Kudroč
| Kristián Kudroč | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 21, 1981 Michalovce, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) | ||
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| team Former teams |
Free Agent Tampa Bay Lightning Florida Panthers SaiPa Ilves Södertälje SK Brynäs IF Frölunda HC Ässät Sibir Novosibirsk Barys Astana HC Plzeň HC TWK Innsbruck Nottingham Panthers | ||
| 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, who is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played for the Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).
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.
Kudroc suffered a pre-season injury in a Tournament game with Barys Astana prior to the 2014–15 season. Kudroc was ruled out for the duration of the season in order to rehabilitate. As a free agent, Kudroc moved on from Astana and signed a one-year contract with Metallurg Novokuznetsk on June 4, 2015.[1] On August 17, 2015, Kudroc sought a release from his contract with Metallurg due to personal reasons. He returned to Czech Republic, signing a contract after a years hiatus with HC Plzeň of the Extraliga on December 14, 2015.[2]
On July 14, 2016, Kudroc agreed to a one-year contract as a free agent to move to Austria, with EBEL club HC TWK Innsbruck.[3] He featured in 8 games with Innsbruck before on November 6, 2016, he moved to the UK to sign for Nottingham Panthers of the EIHL.[4]However, in December 2016, after playing in another 8 games, Kudroc again ceased his playing contract with Nottingham, departing for personal reasons relating to a serious illness within his family in his native Slovakia.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| 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 | Allsv | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 28 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Ässät | SM-l | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Ässät | SM-l | 52 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 130 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Ässät | SM-l | 60 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 49 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 55 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 40 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Barys Astana | KHL | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Plzeň | ELH | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 63 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2016–17 | HC TWK Innsbruck | EBEL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Slovakia
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2012 Helsinki | |
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Slovakia | WJC18 |  |
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 2000 | Slovakia | WJC | 9th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2012 | Slovakia | WC |  |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | ||||
| Senior totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Metallurg signs Kristian Kudroc" (in Russian). Metallurg Novokuznetsk. 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- ↑ "HC Plzen 2015-16 Czech Extraliga season". hockeydb.com. 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "A giant for Sharks defense" (in German). HC TWK Innsbruck. 2016-07-14. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
- ↑ "Panthers sign Kritian Kudrov". Elite Ice Hockey League. 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ↑ "Defenesman Kudroc leaves Panthers". Elite Ice Hockey League. 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
External links
- Kristián Kudroč career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Kristián Kudroč 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 |