Žigmund Pálffy

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IIHF Hall of Fame , 2019
Žigmund Pálffy
Date of birth May 5th 1972
place of birth Skalica , Czechoslovakia
Nickname Ziggy
size 179 cm
Weight 83 kg
position Right wing
number # 24
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1991 , 2nd round, 26th position
New York Islanders
Career stations
until 1991 AC Nitra
1991-1993 HC Dukla Trenčín
1993-1999 New York Islanders
1999-2004 Los Angeles Kings
2004-2005 HC Slavia Prague
2005-2006 Pittsburgh Penguins
2007-2013 HK 36 Skalica

Žigmund Pálffy (born May 5, 1972 in Skalica , Czechoslovakia ) is a former Slovak ice hockey player who was active for the New York Islanders , Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League and the HK 36 Skalica in the Slovakian Extraliga .

Career

Pálffy in the dress of the Slovak national team

Before Pálffy came to the National Hockey League , he played in his home country for AC Nitra and HC Dukla Trenčín . On June 9, 1991, he was selected by the New York Islanders in the second round as the 26th player overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft . After eight years on Long Island Pálffy moved on June 19, 1999 together with Bryan Smolinski , goalkeeper Marcel Cousineau and a four-round draft right in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft to the Los Angeles Kings ; in return, the Islanders center Olli Jokinen , winger Josh Green , defender Mathieu Biron and a first-round draft pick. He stayed with the Kings until the 2004/05 lockout .

He signed a three-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on August 6, 2005 for $ 13.5 million . On January 18, 2006 Žigmund Pálffy ended his career surprisingly due to a protracted shoulder injury that plagued him since the 2003/04 season. In the summer of 2007 he announced his comeback and signed a contract with the Slovak first division club HK 36 Skalica . At HK 36 he quickly developed into a leading player and set records for most points in the extra league both in the 2007/08 season and in the following season . In addition, he achieved the greatest success in the club's history with Skalica in 2009: reaching the playoff final.

During the 2010/11 season he paused again from ice hockey until he returned as team captain to HK 36 in 2011 and was top scorer of the Extraliga main round. In the following two game years he was still one of the top performers of the team and continued to be the team captain before finally ending his career in July 2013. In 2019 he was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame together with his long-time national team colleague Miroslav Šatan .

International

Pálffy in the jersey of the HK 36 Skalica

Pálffy played a variety of international matches for Slovakia and the former Czechoslovakia and won the gold medal with Slovakia at the 2002 World Cup .

Achievements and Awards

International

  • 1991 bronze medal at the U20 World Junior Championship
  • 1994 top scorer at the Olympic Winter Games
  • 2002 gold medal at the world championship
  • 2003 bronze medal at the world championship
  • 2003 top scorer of the world championship

Personal awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1990/91 AC Nitra 1st League 50 34 16 50 18th - - - - -
1991/92 HC Dukla Trenčín 1st League 32 23 24 47 13 18th 8th 26th
1992/93 Dukla Trenčín 1st League 43 38 41 79 - - - - -
1993/94 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 57 25th 32 57 83 - - - - -
1993/94 New York Islanders NHL 5 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1994/95 New York Islanders NHL 33 10 7th 17th 6th - - - - -
1995/96 New York Islanders NHL 81 43 44 87 56 - - - - -
1996/97 New York Islanders NHL 80 48 42 90 43 - - - - -
1997/98 New York Islanders NHL 82 45 42 87 34 - - - - -
1998/99 New York Islanders NHL 50 22nd 28 50 34 - - - - -
1999/00 Los Angeles Kings NHL 64 27 39 66 32 4th 2 0 2 0
2000/01 Los Angeles Kings NHL 78 38 51 89 20th 15th 3 5 8th 8th
2001/02 Los Angeles Kings NHL 63 32 27 59 26th 7th 4th 5 9 0
2002/03 Los Angeles Kings NHL 76 37 48 85 47 - - - - -
2003/04 Los Angeles Kings NHL 35 16 25th 41 12 - - - - -
2004/05 HK 36 Skalica EL (Sk) 8th 10 3 13 6th - - - - -
2004/05 HC Slavia Prague EL (Cz) 41 21st 19th 40 30th 7th 5 2 7th 2
2005/06 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 42 11 31 42 12 - - - - -
2006/07 not played - - - - - - - - - -
2007/08 HK 36 Skalica EL (Sk) 46 30th 45 75 93 13 7th 17th 24 26th
2008/09 HK 36 Skalica EL (Sk) 53 52 47 99 46 17th 12 15th 27 12
2009/10 HK 36 Skalica EL (Sk) 36 17th 36 53 28 6th 6th 6th 12 18th
2010/11 not played - - - - - - - - - -
2011/12 HK 36 Skalica EL (Sk) 48 26th 57 83 76 6th 3 4th 7th 6th
2012/13 HK 36 Skalica EL (Sk) 39 26th 47 73 103 7th 3 5 8th 2
NHL overall 684 329 384 713 322 24 9 10 19th 8th
Extraliga (Slovakia) overall 240 172 243 415 361 49 31 47 78 64

International

year team event Sp T V Pt SM
1991 Czechoslovakia U20 World Cup 7th 7th 6th 13 2
1991 Czechoslovakia Canada Cup 5 1 0 1 2
1992 Czechoslovakia U20 World Cup 6th 3 1 4th 6th
1994 Slovakia Olympia 8th 3 7th 10 8th
1996 Slovakia WM 5 2 0 2 10
1996 Slovakia World cup 3 1 2 3 2
1999 Slovakia WM 6th 5 5 10 6th
2002 Slovakia Olympia 1 0 0 0 0
2002 Slovakia WM 3 1 6th 7th 2
2003 Slovakia WM 9 7th 8th 15th 18th
2005 Slovakia WM 7th 5 4th 9 10
2010 Slovakia Olympia 7th 0 3 3 8th
Juniors overall 13 10 7th 17th 8th
Men overall 54 25th 35 60 66

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Commons : Žigmund Pálffy  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Palffy Will Miss 7 to 10 Days. nytimes.com, January 15, 1997, accessed August 6, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Pálffy, Žigmund
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Palffy, Zigmund
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Slovak ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH May 5th 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Skalica , Czechoslovakia