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EspañolŽIGMUND PáLFFY
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'Žigmund Pálffy' (b. May 5, 1972 in Skalica, Slovakia) is a retired Slovakian professional ice hockey player. He played right wing for the New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1993-2006.
After a solid season in his native Czechoslovakia and an impressive stint with the Czechoslovakian National Team in the 1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Pálffy was drafted by New York Islanders in the second round of the 1991 NHL Draft, 26th overall. After 2 more years in Czechoslovakia Palffy came to North America for the 1993-1994 season. He spent the majority of the 1993-1994 season with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles while also making his NHL debut with the Islanders, appearing in 5 games though he did not earn a single point. The following season he split the year between the Islanders and the Denver Grizzlies. The 1995-1996 season saw Palffy break out as an offensive scorer.In his first game of 1995-96 his team went down 1 goal but Palffy would score the first 2 goals (and points) of his career to lead New York to a 2-1 win over the Florida Panthers. He also scored 87 points in 81 games and quickly became the star of the Islanders franchise. The following two seasons were much the same for Palffy, scoring 90 and 87 points resepctively. During the 1998-1999 season Palffy was limited to only 50 games but still played solid, scoring 50 points. After the season the Islanders, facing financial woes, traded him and Bryan Smolinski to the Los Angeles Kings in a deal that saw Olli Jokinen, Josh Green, Mathieu Biron, and a 1st round draft pick go to the Islanders.
With the Kings Palffy continued his strong play, often being paired with fellow Slovak Jozef Stumpel and Canadian superstar Luc Robitaille. Injuries, specifically his shoulder, began to limit Palffy's playing time however. During the 2003-2004 season Palffy's nagging shoulder kept him out of action for the majority of the season. After the 2003-2004 season the Kings decided not to re-sign Palffy. Shortly after the 2004-2005 NHL lockout he signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins for three years and $13,500,000 (USD).
After playing 42 games with the Penguins during the 2005-2006 season, Palffy abruptly retired from hockey. On January 18, 2006 then Penguins GM Craig Patrick told reporters that Pálffy told him he was retiring due to a lingering shoulder injury. Pálffy completed his career with 329 goals and 384 assists in 684 games in 12 NHL seasons.
Pálffy has represented Slovakia and Czechoslovakia in international competitions, winning the Gold Medal with Slovakia in the 2002 World Championships. Following the 2005 World Championships in Austria, Pálffy announced his retirement from the Slovak national team.
Recently, Pálffy began training in his native Skalica with a local HK 36 Skalica team, deepening media speculation about his possible come back.
★ Played in the 1996 NHL All-Star game
★ Played in the 1998 NHL All-Star game
★ Played in the 2001 NHL All-Star game
★ Played in the 2002 NHL All-Star Game
★ In 1996-97 finished eighth in league scoring with 90 points
★ In 1997-98 finished sixth in league scoring with 87 points
★ In 2000-01 finished ninth in league scoring with 89 points
★ In 2002-03 finished tenth in league scoring with 85 points
★ Played for Team Slovakia in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer
★ Played for Team Slovakia in the 1996 Ice Hockey World Championships
★ Played for Team Slovakia in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey
★ Played for Team Slovakia in the 1999 Ice Hockey World Championships
★ Gold medal with Slovakia in 2002 Ice Hockey World Championships
★ Bronze medal with Slovakia in 2003 Ice Hockey World Championships
★ Played for Team Slovakia in the 2005 Ice Hockey World Championships
★ Team Slovakia - 64 caps / 36 goals
★ Slovaks in the NHL
★
★ Fan website - information and pictures
★ Statistics - from DatabaseHockey.com
'Žigmund Pálffy' (b. May 5, 1972 in Skalica, Slovakia) is a retired Slovakian professional ice hockey player. He played right wing for the New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1993-2006.
| Contents |
| Playing career |
| Awards |
| Records |
| Career statistics |
| International play |
| See also |
| References |
Playing career
After a solid season in his native Czechoslovakia and an impressive stint with the Czechoslovakian National Team in the 1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Pálffy was drafted by New York Islanders in the second round of the 1991 NHL Draft, 26th overall. After 2 more years in Czechoslovakia Palffy came to North America for the 1993-1994 season. He spent the majority of the 1993-1994 season with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles while also making his NHL debut with the Islanders, appearing in 5 games though he did not earn a single point. The following season he split the year between the Islanders and the Denver Grizzlies. The 1995-1996 season saw Palffy break out as an offensive scorer.In his first game of 1995-96 his team went down 1 goal but Palffy would score the first 2 goals (and points) of his career to lead New York to a 2-1 win over the Florida Panthers. He also scored 87 points in 81 games and quickly became the star of the Islanders franchise. The following two seasons were much the same for Palffy, scoring 90 and 87 points resepctively. During the 1998-1999 season Palffy was limited to only 50 games but still played solid, scoring 50 points. After the season the Islanders, facing financial woes, traded him and Bryan Smolinski to the Los Angeles Kings in a deal that saw Olli Jokinen, Josh Green, Mathieu Biron, and a 1st round draft pick go to the Islanders.
With the Kings Palffy continued his strong play, often being paired with fellow Slovak Jozef Stumpel and Canadian superstar Luc Robitaille. Injuries, specifically his shoulder, began to limit Palffy's playing time however. During the 2003-2004 season Palffy's nagging shoulder kept him out of action for the majority of the season. After the 2003-2004 season the Kings decided not to re-sign Palffy. Shortly after the 2004-2005 NHL lockout he signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins for three years and $13,500,000 (USD).
After playing 42 games with the Penguins during the 2005-2006 season, Palffy abruptly retired from hockey. On January 18, 2006 then Penguins GM Craig Patrick told reporters that Pálffy told him he was retiring due to a lingering shoulder injury. Pálffy completed his career with 329 goals and 384 assists in 684 games in 12 NHL seasons.
Pálffy has represented Slovakia and Czechoslovakia in international competitions, winning the Gold Medal with Slovakia in the 2002 World Championships. Following the 2005 World Championships in Austria, Pálffy announced his retirement from the Slovak national team.
Recently, Pálffy began training in his native Skalica with a local HK 36 Skalica team, deepening media speculation about his possible come back.
Awards
★ Played in the 1996 NHL All-Star game
★ Played in the 1998 NHL All-Star game
★ Played in the 2001 NHL All-Star game
★ Played in the 2002 NHL All-Star Game
Records
★ In 1996-97 finished eighth in league scoring with 90 points
★ In 1997-98 finished sixth in league scoring with 87 points
★ In 2000-01 finished ninth in league scoring with 89 points
★ In 2002-03 finished tenth in league scoring with 85 points
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990-91 | Nitra | CS | 50 | 34 | 16 | 50 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1991-92 | Dukla Trenčín | CS | 45 | 41 | 33 | 74 | 36 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1992-93 | Dukla Trenčín | CS | 43 | 38 | 41 | 79 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993-94 | New York Islanders | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993-94 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 57 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 83 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994-95 | Denver Grizzlies | IHL | 33 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994-95 | New York Islanders | NHL | 33 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995-96 | New York Islanders | NHL | 81 | 43 | 44 | 87 | 56 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | New York Islanders | NHL | 80 | 48 | 42 | 90 | 43 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997-98 | New York Islanders | NHL | 82 | 45 | 42 | 87 | 34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | HK 36 Skalica | SVK | 9 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | New York Islanders | NHL | 50 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999-00 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 64 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2000-01 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 73 | 38 | 51 | 89 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2001-02 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 63 | 32 | 27 | 59 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2002-03 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 76 | 37 | 48 | 85 | 47 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 35 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004-05 | HK 36 Skalica | SVK | 8 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004-05 | HC Slavia Praha | CZE | 41 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2005-06 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 42 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 684 | 329 | 384 | 713 | 322 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 8 | ||||
International play
★ Played for Team Slovakia in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer
★ Played for Team Slovakia in the 1996 Ice Hockey World Championships
★ Played for Team Slovakia in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey
★ Played for Team Slovakia in the 1999 Ice Hockey World Championships
★ Gold medal with Slovakia in 2002 Ice Hockey World Championships
★ Bronze medal with Slovakia in 2003 Ice Hockey World Championships
★ Played for Team Slovakia in the 2005 Ice Hockey World Championships
★ Team Slovakia - 64 caps / 36 goals
See also
★ Slovaks in the NHL
References
★
★ Fan website - information and pictures
★ Statistics - from DatabaseHockey.com
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