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Zigmund Pálffy a.k.a. "Ziggy Pálffy"

HK 36 Skalica / Slovakia - 12/13

Player Facts

Date of Birth

May 05, 1972
Age

46
Place of Birth

Skalica, SVK
Nation

Slovakia
Youth Team

HK 36 Skalica

Position

RW
Height

5'10" / 179 cm
Weight

183 lbs / 83 kg
Shoots

L
Status

Retired

Drafted

1991 round 2 #26 overall by New York Islanders
Highlights

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A very experienced winger with a good offensive game. A good skater even after losing some speed over the years. Has a sharp and precise shot that he likes to use often. Plays well with the puck and is a reliable goal and point scorer. Not a very physical player. (Matias Strozyk)

Team Staff profile of Zigmund Pálffy also available

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Player Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-		POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1990-91	AC/HC Nitra	Czech	50	34	16	50	18		\|
	Czechoslovakia U20	WJC-20	7	7	6	13	2		\|
	Czechoslovakia	CC	4	1	0	1	2	-1	\|
1991-92	HK Dukla Trencin	Czech	32	23	25	48	-		\|	Playoffs	13	18	8	26	-
	Czechoslovakia U20	WJC-20	6	3	1	4	6		\|
	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	11	1	-	-	-		\|
1992-93	HK Dukla Trencin	Czech	43	38	41	79	-		\|
1993-94	New York Islanders	NHL	5	0	0	0	0	-6	\|
	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	IHL	57	25	32	57	83	1	\|
	Slovakia	OG	8	3	7	10	8		\|
1994-95	New York Islanders	NHL	33	10	7	17	6	3	\|
	Denver Grizzlies	IHL	33	20	23	43	40	8	\|
1995-96	New York Islanders	NHL	81	43	44	87	56	-17	\|
	Slovakia	WCup	3	1	2	3	2		\|
	Slovakia	WC	5	2	0	2	10		\|
1996-97	HK Dukla Trencin	Slovakia	1	0	0	0	-		\|
	New York Islanders “A”	NHL	80	48	42	90	43	21	\|
1997-98	New York Islanders “A”	NHL	82	45	42	87	34	-2	\|
1998-99	New York Islanders “A”	NHL	50	22	28	50	34	-6	\|
	HK 36 Skalica	Slovakia	9	11	8	19	6		\|
	Slovakia	WC	6	5	5	10	6	0	\|
1999-00	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	64	27	39	66	32	18	\|	Playoffs	4	2	0	2	0	0
2000-01	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	73	38	51	89	20	22	\|	Playoffs	13	3	5	8	8	0
2001-02	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	63	32	27	59	26	5	\|	Playoffs	7	4	5	9	0	4
	Slovakia	OG	1	0	0	0	0	-1	\|
	Slovakia “A”	WC	3	1	6	7	2	5	\|
	Slovakia (all)	International	4	1	6	7	2	4	\|
2002-03	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	76	37	48	85	47	22	\|
	Slovakia	WC	9	7	8	15	18	9	\|
2003-04	Los Angeles Kings “A”	NHL	35	16	25	41	12	18	\|
2004-05	HK 36 Skalica	Slovakia	8	10	3	13	6	5	\|
	HC Slavia Praha	Czech	41	21	19	40	30	8	\|	Playoffs	7	5	2	7	2	-2
	Slovakia “A”	WC	7	5	4	9	10	1	\|
2005-06	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	42	11	31	42	12	5	\|
2006-07	Did not play								\|
2007-08	HK 36 Skalica	Slovakia	47	30	46	76	93	48	\|	Playoffs	13	7	17	24	26	19
2008-09	HK 36 Skalica	Slovakia	53	52	47	99	46	75	\|	Playoffs	17	12	15	27	12	25
2009-10	HK 36 Skalica “C”	Slovakia	36	17	36	53	28	38	\|	Playoffs	6	6	6	12	18	7
	Slovakia	OG	7	0	3	3	8	-1	\|
	Slovakia (all)	International	10	2	4	6	-		\|
2010-11	Did not play								\|
2011-12	HK 36 Skalica “C”	Slovakia	48	26	57	83	76	61	\|	Playoffs	6	3	4	7	6	1
2012-13	HK 36 Skalica “C”	Slovakia	39	26	47	73	103	40	\|	Playoffs	7	3	5	8	2	6

Team Staff History

S	Team	League	Role on Team	Notes
2009-10	HK 36 Skalica	Slovakia	Player-Asst. Coach

Player Career Totals

League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-		GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
CC	4	1	0	1	0.25	2	-1	\|
Czech	166	116	101	217	1.31	48	8	\|	20	23	10	33	1.65	2	-2
IHL	90	45	55	100	1.11	123	9	\|
International	25	4	10	13	0.52	2	4	\|
NHL	684	329	384	713	1.04	322	83	\|	24	9	10	19	0.79	8	4
OG	16	3	10	13	0.81	16	-2	\|
Slovakia	241	172	244	416	1.73	358	267	\|	49	31	47	78	1.59	64	58
WC	30	20	23	43	1.43	46	15	\|
WCup	3	1	2	3	1.00	2	0	\|
WJC-20	13	10	7	17	1.31	8	0	\|

Career Highlights

Season

Awards by season

1990-1991
- Czechoslovak Extraliga Rookie of the Year
- U20 WJC Bronze Medal
1991-1992
1992-1993
- Czechoslovak Extraliga Most Assists (41)
- Czechoslovak Extraliga Most Points (79)
1993-1994
- Olympic Most Assists (7)
- Olympic Most Points (10)
1996-1997
- NHL All-Star Game
- Slovakian Extraliga Champion
1997-1998
- NHL All-Star Game
2000-2001
- NHL All-Star Game
2001-2002
- NHL All-Star Game
- World Championship Gold Medal
2002-2003
- World Championship Bronze Medal
- World Championship Most Points (15)
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
- Slovakian Extraliga All-Star Team
2011-2012
2012-2013
- Slovakian Extraliga All-Star Team
- Slovakian Extraliga Most Points (73)

Transactions

DATE	STATUS	FROM	TO	SOURCE
07/31/2013
07/31/2013	Confirmed	HK Skalica	Retired

Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for HC Slavia Praha

Cult/Star player for HK Dukla Trencin

Cult/Star player for HK Nitra

Cult/Star player for HK Skalica

Cult/Star player for Los Angeles Kings

Cult/Star player for New York Islanders

Cult/Star player for Slovakia

Career transactions
- 2013-07-31 • Announced his retirement
- 2011-09-15 • Re-signed by HK 36 Skalica
- 2007-07-19 • Signed by HK 36 Skalica (comeback)
- 2006-01-18 • Announced his retirement
- 2005-08-06 • Signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2004-11-16 • Signed to a lockout contract by Slavia Praha
- 2004-10-07 • Signed to a lockout contract by HK 36 Skalica
- 2004-09-15 • Signed to a lockout contract by Slavia Praha
- 1999-06-19 • Traded to the Los Angeles Kings with Bryan Smolinski, Marcel Cousineau & a 1999 4th round pick (Daniel Johansson) for Olli Jokinen, Josh Green, Mathieu Biron & a 1999 1st round pick (Taylor Pyatt)
- 1991-06-09 • Drafted 26th overall in the NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders

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