Andrej Podkonický

Andrej Podkonický (born 9 May 1978) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Florida Panthers and the Washington Capitals. He is currently the senior coach of Avangard Omsk of the KHL. He previously coached HC Slovan Bratislava, of the Slovak Extraliga.

Andrej Podkonický
Born	(1978-05-09) 9 May 1978 (age 46) Zvolen, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	HKm Zvolen Florida Panthers HIFK HC Slovan Bratislava Iserlohn Roosters Washington Capitals HC Bílí Tygři Liberec HC Kometa Brno BK Mladá Boleslav
National team	Slovakia
NHL draft	196th overall, 1996 St. Louis Blues
Playing career	1994–2015

Playing career

Podkonický was born in Zvolen, Czechoslovakia.^{[citation needed]} As a youth, he played in the 1992 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Slovakia.^[1]

He was drafted 196th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.^{[citation needed]} After two seasons with the American Hockey League's Worcester IceCats, he was traded to the Florida Panthers for Eric Boguniecki on December 17, 2000. He played six games for the Panthers during the 2000–01 NHL season, scoring one goal.^{[citation needed]} Podkonický then moved to Europe and played for HIFK in Finland's SM-liiga, HC Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak Extraliga and the Iserlohn Roosters in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga.^{[citation needed]} He signed with the Washington Capitals in 2003 and was assigned to the AHL's Portland Pirates, playing just two games for the Capitals. Podkonický then moved back to the Czech Republic and signed for HC Bílí Tygři Liberec. He spent the 2007–08 season in Russia for Vityaz Chekhov before returning to Liberec.^{[citation needed]}

International play

Podkonický played for Slovakia at the 2007 IIHF World Championship and the 2008 IIHF World Championship.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994–95	HKm Zvolen	Slovak.1		17	0	4	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	HKm Zvolen	Slovak.1		32	11	9	20	22		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL		71	25	46	71	127		6	1	1	2	8
1997–98	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL		64	30	44	74	81		16	4	12	16	20
1998–99	Worcester IceCats	AHL		61	19	24	43	52		4	0	0	0	4
1999–00	Worcester IceCats	AHL		77	16	25	41	68		9	2	5	7	6
2000–01	Worcester IceCats	AHL		16	2	3	5	15		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Florida Panthers	NHL		6	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Louisville Panthers	AHL		41	6	10	16	31		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	HIFK	SM-l		23	3	6	9	41		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	HC Slovan Bratislava	Slovak		16	11	2	13	2		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL		52	18	15	33	54		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Washington Capitals	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Portland Pirates	AHL		56	12	14	26	31		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Bili Tygri Liberec	ELH		24	9	4	13	16		10	3	4	7	4
2005–06	Bili Tygri Liberec	ELH		39	11	26	37	76		5	1	2	3	16
2006–07	Bili Tygri Liberec	ELH		49	11	12	23	140		12	3	2	5	32
2007–08	Vityaz Chekhov	RSL		37	6	4	10	57		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Bili Tygri Liberec	ELH		5	1	0	1	2		9	2	1	3	8
2008–09	Bili Tygri Liberec	ELH		51	14	23	37	75		3	0	0	0	2
2009–10	Bili Tygri Liberec	ELH		43	13	19	32	61		15	6	5	11	8
2010–11	Bili Tygri Liberec	ELH		52	9	19	28	81		7	0	2	2	29
2011–12	HC Kometa Brno	ELH		16	3	3	6	10		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	BK Mlada Boleslav	ELH		31	6	9	15	36		12	4	1	5	2
2012–13	HKm Zvolen	Slovak		53	24	25	49	112		17	6	6	12	14
2013–14	HKm Zvolen	Slovak		38	10	12	22	40		4	0	1	1	8
2014–15	HKm Zvolen	Slovak		55	16	21	37	88		7	0	3	3	6
NHL totals				8	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
ELH totals				310	77	115	192	497		73	19	17	36	101

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995	Slovakia	EJC-B	9th		5	0	1	1	0
1996	Slovakia	EJC	7th		5	2	2	4	4
1996	Slovakia	WJC	7th		6	0	0	0	0
1998	Slovakia	WJC	9th		6	3	5	8	27
2007	Slovakia	WC	6th		4	0	0	0	2
2008	Slovakia	WC	13th		5	1	1	2	2
2010	Slovakia	WC	12th		6	1	1	2	4
Junior totals					22	5	8	13	31
Senior totals					15	2	2	4	8

Awards and honours

Award	Year
CHL
Ed Chynoweth Trophy	1998
Memorial Cup All-Star Team	1998
Memorial Cup (Portland Winter Hawks)	1998

References

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-03.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database