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• Professional ice hockey player Pavol Demitra plays for the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League. In October of 2008, Demitra was sidelined with a rib injury and is expected to miss three to four weeks.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: November 29, 1974
  2. Birthplace: Dubnica, Slovakia
  3. Nicknames: Pav, Demo
  4. Height: 6' 0"
  5. Weight: 200 lbs.
  6. Positions: Winger/center
  7. Shoots: Left
  8. Draft year: 1993
  9. Spouse: Maria
  10. Close friends with Marian Gaborik and Marian HossaOfficial Site of the Minnesota Wild: Pavol Demitra
  11. Started playing hockey at age fourOfficial Site of the Minnesota Wild: Pavol Demitra
  12. Played in the Winter Olympics in 2002 and 2006
  13. Ranked fifth in career points in St. Louis Blues franchise history
  14. Three-time NHL All-Star

• NHL Career

  Demitra was drafted 227th overall in the 1993 NHL Draft by the Ottawa Senators. He made his NHL debut that same year with the Senators and split his first three professional seasons between the NHL and the Senators' American Hockey League affiliate, the Prince Edward Island Senators. A November 27, 1996, trade sent Demitra to the St. Louis Blues. He played one season mainly in the minors before earning a full roster spot with the Blues in 1997. Demitra played in the Czech Republic during the 2004-05 NHL Lockout, then signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Kings on August 2, 2005. After one season in Los Angeles, he was traded to the Minnesota Wild.

• Career Highlights

  • 1999: NHL All-Star Game
  • 2000: Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
  • 2000: NHL All-Star Game
  • 2002: NHL All-Star Game
  • 2003: World Ice Hockey Championships, bronze medal

• Timeline

  • 1992-93: Dulka Trencin, Czech Extraliga
  • 1993: Drafted by the Ottawa Senators
  • 1993-96: Prince Edward Island Senators, AHL
  • 1993-96: Ottawa Senators
  • 1996-97: Las Vegas Thunder, IHL
  • 1996-97: Grand-Rapids Griffins, IHL
  • 1996-04: St. Louis Blues
  • 2004-05: Dukla Trencin
  • 2005-06: Los Angeles Kings
  • 2006-present: Minnesota Wild

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  Minnesota Wild | National Hockey League | Los Angeles Kings | St. Louis Blues | Ottawa Senators | NHL Draft | Marian Gaborik | NHL Awards | Winter Olympics | NHL All-Star Game

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