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 | ||
| EIHL team Former teams |
Nottingham Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Florida Panthers SaiPa Ilves Södertälje SK Brynäs IF Frölunda HC Ässät Sibir Novosibirsk Barys Astana HC Plzeň HC TWK Innsbruck | ||
| 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 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]
In November 2016, Kudroc moved to the UK to sign for Nottingham Panthers of the EIHL.[4]
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 | ||
| 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.
- ↑ http://eliteleague.co.uk/panthers-sign-kristian-kudroc/
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 |