Andrej Meszároš
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Meszároš with the Boston Bruins in 2014
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| Born |
13 October 1985 Považská Bystrica, CS |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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KHL team Former teams |
HC Slovan Bratislava HC Dukla Trenčín Ottawa Senators Tampa Bay Lightning Philadelphia Flyers Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres HC Sibir Novosibirsk |
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| National team |
 Slovakia
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| NHL Draft | 23rd overall, 2004 Ottawa Senators |
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| Playing career | 2002–present | ||
Andrej Meszároš (Slovak pronunciation: [andrej mesaːroʃ]; born 13 October 1985) is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who is currently a member of HC Slovan Bratislava. He previously played in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senators, the latter of which drafted him in the first round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, 23rd overall.
Andrej Meszároš began playing for Dukla Trenčín in the Slovak Extraliga as a 17-year-old in 2002–03. After two seasons with Trenčín, he was drafted 23rd overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators.
The following season, he went overseas to North America to play junior ice hockey in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Vancouver Giants. Meszároš recorded 41 points in 59 games with Vancouver — fifth in WHL rookie scoring — and was named to the Western Conference's Second All-Star Team. He was also named the Giants' Rookie of the Year and Top Defenceman. Nearly six years later, he was inducted into the Giants' Ring of Honour, a series of banners inside the Pacific Coliseum commemorating the team's best alumni.
In the 2005–06 season, Meszároš made the jump to the NHL with the Senators. Meszároš registered his first NHL point, an assist, on 10 October 2005, in a 6–5 shootout win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Two months later, he scored his first NHL goal on 9 December — a game-tying goal in the third period of a shootout loss against the Vancouver Canucks. He finished his rookie season with 10 goals and 39 points, and was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team with the Calgary Flames' Dion Phaneuf. Playing on a defensive pairing with Zdeno Chára, Meszároš' plus-minus rating of +39 was tied for third in the league overall and first among rookies.
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