Zoltán Pál
Date of birth | 15th February 1979 |
place of birth | Miercurea Ciuc , Romania |
size | 172 cm |
Weight | 85 kg |
position | striker |
Shot hand | Left |
Career stations | |
1999-2001 | Neumann College |
2008-2009 | HC Csíkszereda |
2009–2012 | ASC Corona 2010 Brașov |
2012-2013 | Újpesti TE |
2013-2015 | Ferencvárosi TC |
2015-2017 | CSM Dunărea Galați |
since 2017 | Varberg HK |
Zoltán Pál (born February 15, 1979 in Miercurea Ciuc ) is a Romanian ice hockey player who has been under contract with Varberg HK in the Swedish Division 3 , the fifth tier of the Scandinavian country, since 2017 .
Career
Club
Zoltán Pál, who belongs to the Hungarian-speaking Szekler minority in Romania , played from 1999 to 2001 for the team from Neumann College in Aston , Pennsylvania in Division III of the US University Championships . In 2009 he - meanwhile returned to his hometown - won the first edition of the multinational MOL league with HC Csíkszereda . When the club then had to stop playing for financial reasons despite the sporting success, he switched to ASC Corona 2010 Brașov , for which he also played predominantly in the MOL league, but also in the Romanian league . In 2012 he moved to Budapest , where he was also on the ice in the MOL League for the Újpesti TE and the Ferencvárosi TC . After three years in the Hungarian capital, he returned to Romania and played two years for CSM Dunărea Galați in the Romanian ice hockey league . With the team from West Moldova , he won the Romanian championship in 2016 and the national cup a year later . He then moved to Sweden, where he is under contract with Varberg HK in Division 3 , the fifth tier of the Scandinavian country.
International
In contrast to other Szeklers who compete for Hungary , Pál plays internationally for his native Romania . In the junior division, he was on the ice at the U18-B-European championship in 1996 and the U18-C-European championship in 1997 . With the men's national team , he only played at the 2011 World Cup in Division II. It was promoted to Division I, to which Pál contributed with one goal and three assists.
successes
- 2009 winner of the MOL league with HC Csíkszereda
- 2011 Promotion to Division I of the Ice Hockey World Championships at the World Cup in Division II, Group B
- 2016 Romanian cup winner with the CSM Dunărea Galați
- 2017 Romanian champion with the CSM Dunărea Galați
MOL league statistics
Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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Main round | 8th | 283 | 43 | 68 | 111 | 290 |
Playoffs | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8th |
(Status: end of the 2016/17 season)
Web links
- Zoltán Pál at eliteprospects.com (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Pál, Zoltán |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 15th February 1979 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Miercurea Ciuc , Romania |