Žigmund Pálffy
| Žigmund Pálffy | |||
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May 5, 1972 Skalica, Czechoslovakia |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
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New York Islanders Los Angeles Kings Pittsburgh Penguins |
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| National team |
 Czechoslovakia  Slovakia
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| NHL Draft | 26th overall, 1991 New York Islanders |
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| Playing career | 1990–2013 | ||
 Palffy at the 2010 Winter Olympics. |
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| Representing Czechoslovakia
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| World Junior Championships | ||
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1991 Saskatoon | Ice hockey |
| Representing Slovakia
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| World Championships | ||
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2002 Jönköping, | Ice hockey |
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2003 Helsinki | Ice hockey |
Žigmund "Ziggy" Pálffy (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʒɪɡmunt ˈpaːlfɪ]; born May 5, 1972) is a retired Slovak professional ice hockey player.
He played right wing for the New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1993–2006. He announced his retirement in January 2006, and his comeback from retirement in the summer of 2007. Pálffy signed a contract to play for his boyhood club HK 36 Skalica in the 2007-08 season and continued to do so until the end of his career. He also retracted his decision from 2005 never to play for the Slovak national team again by participating at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where he was also flagbearer. In July 2013 he announced his definite retirement.
After a solid season in his native Czechoslovakia and an impressive stint with the Slovakian national team in the 1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Pálffy was drafted by the New York Islanders in the second round of the 1991 NHL Draft, 26th overall. After two more years in Slovakia, Pálffy came to North America for the 1993-94 season. He spent the majority of the 1993–94 season with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles, while also making his NHL debut with the Islanders, appearing in five games, though he did not earn a single point. The following season, he split the year between the Islanders and the Denver Grizzlies.
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