Richard Zedník
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| Born |
January 6, 1976 Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
NHL Washington Capitals Montreal Canadiens New York Islanders Florida Panthers KHL Lokomotiv Yaroslavl SEL AIK |
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| National team |
 Slovakia
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| NHL Draft | 249th overall, 1994 Washington Capitals |
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| Playing career | 1996–2011 | ||
Richard Zedník (born January 6, 1976) is a retired Slovak professional ice hockey winger. He has played in the National Hockey League for the Washington Capitals, Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, and Florida Panthers.
He is known for sustaining and surviving a life-threatening injury during a February 2008 game in which the skate of his teammate Olli Jokinen accidentally sliced his external carotid artery.
Zedník was drafted in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals, in the tenth round, 249th overall, after playing junior hockey for the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL).
Zedník scored 35 goals in his rookie year with the Winter Hawks during the 1994–95 season. In his second year with the major junior team, he scored 44 goals which earned him Second Team All-Star honours. Zedník made his professional debut at the end of the 1995–96 season playing in a single game with the Capitals before joining minor league affiliate, the Portland Pirates, for their Calder Cup finals playoff run. Zedník made the Capitals' roster out of training camp in 1996 and scored his first career NHL goal in the season opener on October 5 against Ed Belfour of the Chicago Blackhawks. After one goal in nine games, Zedník was sent down to Portland before being recalled briefly in March 1997.
Zedník played his first full NHL season in 1997–98, playing in 65 games with the Capitals and recording 17 goals.
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