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Slovakia Jozef Balaz

a.k.a. "Jozef Baláž"
#34 HK Nitra / Slovakia - 22/23
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5
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Last 10 games
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7
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12
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jun 18, 1999
Position
C/LW
Age
23
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Liptovsky Mikulas, SVK
Weight
165 lbs / 75 kg
Nation
Slovakia
Shoots
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Youth Team
HK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas
Contract
22/23
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 HC Vitkovice U16 Czechia U16 36 15 18 33 33 2 |
2014-15 HC Vitkovice U16 Czechia U16 38 36 21 57 36 22 | Playoffs 5 3 3 6 2 1
2015-16 HC Vitkovice U18 Czechia U18 44 32 38 70 51 18 | Playoffs 3 2 1 3 2 -3
Slovakia U17 (all) International-Jr 2 2 0 2 0 1 |
2016-17 HC Vitkovice U18 Czechia U18 11 11 4 15 6 9 | Playoffs 5 1 6 7 0 1
HC Vítkovice U20 Czechia U20 37 15 22 37 24 -5 |
Slovakia U18 WJC-18 3 0 2 2 0 1 |
Slovakia U18 (all) International-Jr 10 3 2 5 2 4 |
2017-18 HC Vítkovice U20 Czechia U20 33 27 28 55 4 15 |
HC Vítkovice Czechia 4 0 1 1 0 -1 |
AZ Havířov Czechia2 16 2 2 4 25 3 |
2018-19 HC Vítkovice U19 Czechia U19 6 4 6 10 2 -1 | Playoffs 4 2 1 3 2 -3
HC Vítkovice Czechia 20 1 1 2 4 -8 |
HC Poruba 2011 Czechia2 32 10 8 18 6 1 |
Slovakia U20 WJC-20 5 0 2 2 0 0 |
2019-20 HC Vítkovice Czechia 19 1 0 1 0 -8 |
AZ Havířov Czechia2 38 3 16 19 10 -1 |
2020-21 HC Vítkovice Czechia 3 0 0 0 0 0 |
Draci Šumperk “A” Czechia2 32 10 10 20 8 -15 |
2021-22 HK Nitra Slovakia 44 13 19 32 10 21 | Playoffs 18 4 3 7 0 6
Slovakia (all) International 3 1 0 1 0 0 |
2022-23 HC Energie Karlovy Vary Czechia 13 2 0 2 0 2 |
HK Nitra Slovakia 27 11 11 22 4 0 |
Projected Slovakia 35 14 14 28 5 0 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2022-23 HK Nitra Continental Cup 5 5 2 7 2 6 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Slovakia
2023-02-05T16:00:00+0000 HK Nitra @ HC Kosice
2023-02-03T17:00:00+0000 HK Nitra vs HK Poprad
2023-01-31T17:00:00+0000 HK Nitra vs HK Spisska Nova Ves
2023-01-29T15:00:00+0000 HK Nitra @ HC Nove Zamky
2023-01-27T17:00:00+0000 HK Nitra vs HK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas
2023-01-24T17:00:00+0000 HK Nitra vs HC Presov
2023-01-22T17:00:00+0000 HK Nitra @ HK Dukla Trencin
2023-01-20T17:00:00+0000 HK Nitra @ HKM Zvolen
2023-01-08T15:00:00+0000 HK Nitra vs HK Dukla Michalovce
2023-01-06T15:30:00+0000 HK Nitra @ HC Banska Bystrica
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Continental Cup 1 5 5 2 7 1.40 2 6 | 0
Czechia 5 59 4 2 6 0.10 4 -15 | 0
Czechia U16 2 74 51 39 90 1.22 69 24 | 1 5 3 3 6 1.20 2 1
Czechia U18 2 55 43 42 85 1.55 57 27 | 2 8 3 7 10 1.25 2 -2
Czechia U19 1 6 4 6 10 1.67 2 -1 | 1 4 2 1 3 0.75 2 -3
Czechia U20 2 70 42 50 92 1.31 28 10 | 0
Czechia2 4 118 25 36 61 0.52 49 -12 | 0
International 1 3 1 0 1 0.33 0 0 | 0
International-Jr 2 12 5 2 7 0.58 2 5 | 0
Slovakia 2 71 24 30 54 0.76 14 21 | 1 18 4 3 7 0.39 0 6
WJC-18 1 3 0 2 2 0.67 0 1 | 0
WJC-20 1 5 0 2 2 0.40 0 0 | 0
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Agility
15
Shooting Accuracy
14
Puckhandling
14
Acceleration
14
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Petr Fridrich (F) 2013-2021 8 AZ Havirov, Draci Sumperk, HC Vitkovice, HC Vitkovice U16, HC Vitkovice U18, HC Vitkovice U20
Radim Toman (F) 2013-2020 7 AZ Havirov, HC Poruba 2011, HC Vitkovice, HC Vitkovice U16, HC Vitkovice U18, HC Vitkovice U20
Matej Kucera (D) 2013-2019 6 HC Vitkovice U16, HC Vitkovice U18, HC Vitkovice U20
David Gresik (D) 2013-2019 6 HC Vitkovice U16, HC Vitkovice U18, HC Vitkovice U20
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/01/2022
11/01/2022 Confirmed HC Energie Karlovy Vary HK Nitra
05/04/2022
05/04/2022 Confirmed HK Nitra HC Energie Karlovy Vary
06/07/2021
06/07/2021 Confirmed HC Vítkovice HK Nitra
08/25/2020
08/25/2020 Loan HC Vítkovice Draci Šumperk
05/04/2020
05/04/2020 Extension HC Vítkovice HC Vítkovice
10/18/2019
10/18/2019 Loan HC Vítkovice AZ Havířov
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