Róbert Petrovický | |||
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Born |
Košice, Czechoslovakia |
26 October 1973 ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
SM-liiga team Former teams |
KalPa NHL Hartford Whalers Dallas Stars St. Louis Blues Tampa Bay Lightning New York Islanders Elitserien Modo Hockey Nationalliga A HC Ambri-Piotta SC Langnau Tigers ZSC Lions Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League HC Dukla Trenčín Czech Extraliga HC Vítkovice KHL Dynamo Riga |
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National team | Slovakia | ||
NHL Draft | 9th overall, 1992 Hartford Whalers |
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Playing career | 1990–2016 |
Róbert Petrovický (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈroːbɛrt ˈpɛtrovɪtskiː]; born 26 October 1973) is a retired Slovak professional ice hockey right winger. He played in the NHL for the Hartford Whalers, Dallas Stars, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Islanders. In 2009/2010 season he played for Dinamo Riga in the Kontinental Hockey League. He captained team Slovakia at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Petrovicky was the last Hartford Whaler and Springfield Indian to be active in professional hockey.