Igor Rataj
 Igor Rataj 
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| Date of birth | 3rd January 1973 |
| place of birth | Poprad , Czechoslovakia |
| size | 188 cm |
| Weight | 100 kg |
| position | Right wing |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Career stations | |
| until 1998 | HK ŠKP Poprad |
| 1998-2003 | HC Slovan Bratislava |
| 2003-2006 | HC Liberec |
| 2006-2008 | HC Slavia Prague |
| 2008 | HC Košice |
| 2008-2010 | HK ŠKP Poprad |
| 2010-2011 | MHC Martin |
| 2011 | MsHK Žilina |
| 2011-2017 | EK Zell am See |
Igor Rataj (born January 3, 1973 in Poprad , Czechoslovakia ) is a former Slovak ice hockey player who was last under contract with EK Zell am See in the Alps Hockey League between 2011 and 2017 .
Career
Igor Rataj began his career in his hometown at HK ŠKP Poprad , for which he made his debut in the first division , the top division of the Czechoslovak Federation, in the 1992/93 season . In the following years he played for Poprad in the newly founded Slovakian extra league , before moving to HC Slovan Bratislava in 1998 . With Slovan he won his first Slovak championship in 2000 . In the summer of 2001 Rataj was committed by Amur Khabarovsk from the Russian Super League, but he left this club after 13 games this season and returned to Slovan Bratislava. In the same season he won another league title with Slovan and a year later this success could be repeated.
Before the 2003/04 season he signed a contract with HC Liberec from the Czech extra league . Rataj did not fulfill this contract, but left Liberec after nine games of the season. He spent the rest of the season at HC Znojemští Orli . In summer 2004 he tried again in Liberec and completed a total of two seasons for the "White Tiger". In 2005 he reached the playoff semi-finals with this team. Via HC Lasselsberger Plzeň he came to HC Slavia Prague in 2006, with whom he won his first Czech championship title in the 2007/08 season .
In May 2008 it was announced that Rataj had signed a contract with the Slovak first division club HC Košice . After 14 games for Košice, however, he moved back to his home club, the HK ŠKP Poprad, as he was mostly only used in the third row of attacks and was therefore dissatisfied with his role.
In October 2010 he left his home club and accepted a contract offer from MHC Martin . A month later, the contract with the MHC Martin was terminated. Until the end of the season he played for his league rival MsHK Žilina . For the 2011/12 season he moved to EK Zell am See from the National League , the second Austrian division.
International
In addition to his successes at club level, Igor Rataj has also played a number of international matches: So far, he has played 37 games for the Slovak national team , scoring eight goals. However, so far he has not been used in international championships.
Achievements and Awards
- All-Star-Team of the Slovak Extraliga 1997/98
- Slovak champion 2000, 2002 and 2003
- Czech champion 2008
Career statistics
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| season | team | league | GP | G | A. | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A. | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992/93 | HK ŠKP Poprad | EL (ČSFR) | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1993/94 | HK ŠKP Poprad | EL (Sk) | 33 | 9 | 6th | 15th | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1994/95 | HK ŠKP Poprad | EL (Sk) | 29 | 6th | 11 | 17th | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th | ||
| 1995/96 | HK ŠKP Poprad | EL (Sk) | 42 | 17th | 15th | 32 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1996/97 | HK ŠKP Poprad | EL (Sk) | 47 | 18th | 24 | 42 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997/98 | HK ŠKP Poprad | EL (Sk) | 44 | 26th | 28 | 54 | 108 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997/98 | MHK 31 Kežmarok | 1.L (Sk) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998/99 | HC Slovan Bratislava | EHL | 6th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998/99 | HC Slovan Bratislava | EL (Sk) | 51 | 18th | 26th | 44 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999/00 | HC Slovan Bratislava | EL (Sk) | 42 | 21st | 20th | 41 | 34 | 8th | 2 | 2 | 4th | 22nd | ||
| 2000/01 | HC Slovan Bratislava | EL (Sk) | 55 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 157 | 8th | 2 | 8th | 10 | 18th | ||
| 2001/02 | Amur Khabarovsk | Super league | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001/02 | HC Slovan Bratislava | EL (Sk) | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18th | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002/03 | HC Slovan Bratislava | EL (Sk) | 52 | 20th | 28 | 48 | 94 | 13 | 2 | 6th | 8th | 30th | ||
| 2003/04 | HC Liberec | EL (Cz) | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4th | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003/04 | HC Znojemští Orli | EL (Cz) | 40 | 11 | 11 | 22nd | 74 | 7th | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | ||
| 2004/05 | HC Liberec | EL (Cz) | 50 | 8th | 14th | 22nd | 46 | 12 | 4th | 2 | 6th | 14th | ||
| 2005/06 | HC Liberec | EL (Cz) | 52 | 19th | 12 | 31 | 66 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006/07 | HC Lasselsberger Plzeň | EL (Cz) | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006/07 | HC Slavia Prague | EL (Cz) | 38 | 13 | 8th | 21st | 38 | 6th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2007/08 | HC Slavia Prague | EL (Cz) | 52 | 10 | 10 | 20th | 91 | 19th | 3 | 1 | 4th | 22nd | ||
| 2008/09 | HC Košice | EL (Sk) | 14th | 2 | 6th | 8th | 26th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2008/09 | HK ŠKP Poprad | EL (Sk) | 60 | 20th | 29 | 49 | 102 | 4 † | 1 | 4th | 5 | 6th | ||
| 2009/10 | HK ŠKP Poprad | EL (Sk) | 47 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 64 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6th | ||
| 2010/11 | HK ŠKP Poprad | EL (Sk) | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2010/11 | MHC Martin | EL (Sk) | 13 | 4th | 0 | 4th | 18th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2010/11 | MsHK Žilina | EL (Sk) | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 † | 1 | 3 | 4th | 16 | ||
( 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 ) ; † = relegation
Individual evidence
- ↑ sport.sme.sk, Do Košíc mieria Rataj, Húževka aj J. Hudáček
- ↑ hokej.sk, Igor Rataj sa vracia do Popradu ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ hkpoprad.sk, Igor Rataj ( Memento from October 17, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
- Igor Rataj at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Igor Rataj at hc-slavia.cz
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Rataj, Igor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Slovak ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd January 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Poprad , Czechoslovakia |