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Slovakia Branislav Mezei

#24 HK Nitra / Slovakia - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Oct 08, 1980
Position
D
Age
42
Height
6'4" / 192 cm
Place of Birth
Nitra, SVK
Weight
229 lbs / 104 kg
Nation
Slovakia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HC Nitra
Contract
22/23
Drafted
1999 round 1 #10 overall by New York Islanders
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time OHL Champion 1
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time Slovakian Extraliga Champion 1

Mezei is a big, defensive defenseman with a good physical game. Moves well for his size and is a solid passer, but doesn't offer much on offense.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1995-96 HK Nitra U20 Slovakia U20 45 5 10 15 86 15 |
1996-97 AC/HC Nitra U20 Slovakia U20 52 7 22 29 114 70 |
1997-98 Belleville Bulls OHL 53 3 5 8 58 22 | Playoffs 8 0 2 2 8 -2
1998-99 Belleville Bulls OHL 60 5 18 23 90 44 | Playoffs 18 0 4 4 29 11
Slovakia U20 WJC-20 6 0 0 0 8 -3 |
1999-00 Belleville Bulls OHL 58 7 21 28 99 30 | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 10 5
Slovakia U20 WJC-20 7 1 0 1 6 0 |
2000-01 New York Islanders NHL 42 1 4 5 53 -5 |
Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 20 0 3 3 28 0 |
Slovakia WC 6 0 0 0 2 -1 |
2001-02 New York Islanders NHL 24 0 2 2 12 2 |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 59 1 9 10 137 12 | Playoffs 20 0 1 1 48 -2
2002-03 Florida Panthers NHL 11 2 0 2 10 -2 |
San Antonio Rampage AHL 1 0 0 0 0 1 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 1
2003-04 Florida Panthers NHL 45 0 7 7 80 -4 |
Slovakia WC 9 0 0 0 6 1 |
2004-05 HC Oceláři Třinec Czechia 41 1 2 3 68 -15 |
HK Dukla Trencin Slovakia 10 1 1 2 16 4 | Playoffs 12 1 2 3 38 2
Slovakia WCup 2 0 0 0 0 -3 |
2005-06 Florida Panthers NHL 16 0 1 1 37 3 |
2006-07 Florida Panthers NHL 45 0 3 3 55 5 |
2007-08 Florida Panthers NHL 57 2 2 4 64 -13 |
Slovakia WC 5 0 0 0 8 0 |
Slovakia (all) International 7 0 0 0 - - |
2008-09 Barys Astana KHL 56 5 5 10 151 -12 | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 6 -2
2009-10 HC Plzeň 1929 Czechia 19 0 0 0 61 -10 |
Blues SM-liiga 38 0 4 4 120 -6 | Playoffs 3 1 2 3 4 1
2010-11 HC Pardubice Czechia 51 6 9 15 118 -7 | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 16 -3
Slovakia (all) International 5 0 1 1 - - |
2011-12 Lev Poprad KHL 53 3 11 14 117 -5 |
2012-13 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 51 8 13 21 89 -22 |
Slovakia WC 7 0 4 4 6 4 |
Slovakia (all) International 19 0 5 5 20 3 |
2013-14 Vityaz Podolsk KHL 47 4 4 8 108 -4 |
Slovakia (all) International 3 0 0 0 6 -1 |
2014-15 Medvescak Zagreb KHL 8 0 0 0 14 0 |
HK Nitra Slovakia 40 4 10 14 65 10 | Playoffs 12 0 2 2 27 1
2015-16 HK Nitra “A” Slovakia 43 4 7 11 54 10 | Playoffs 16 2 1 3 37 -
2016-17 HK Nitra “C” Slovakia 56 5 25 30 83 14 | Playoffs 13 3 4 7 37 2
2017-18 HK Nitra “C” Slovakia 51 5 23 28 112 19 | Playoffs 8 3 7 10 14 1
2018-19 HK Nitra “C” Slovakia 57 1 12 13 77 26 | Playoffs 18 1 3 4 26 3
2019-20 HK Nitra “C” Slovakia 55 3 9 12 68 -2 |
2020-21 HK Nitra “C” Slovakia 38 5 8 13 48 5 | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 10 -3
2021-22 HK Nitra “C” Slovakia 45 2 15 17 48 20 | Playoffs 19 3 2 5 37 8
2022-23 HK Nitra “C” Slovakia 29 0 5 5 26 -3 |
Projected Slovakia 38 0 7 7 34 -4 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1998-99 Belleville Bulls M-Cup 4 0 1 1 8 -2 |
2010-11 Slovakia Deutschland Cup 3 0 1 1 2 0 |
2012-13 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Nadezhda Cup 8 1 1 2 25 5 |
2013-14 Vityaz Podolsk Nadezhda Cup 4 0 2 2 6 -2 |
Slovakia Deutschland Cup 3 0 0 0 6 -1 |
2015-16 HK Nitra Champions HL 4 0 0 0 6 -5 |
2016-17 HK Nitra Champions HL 6 0 1 1 10 0 |
2022-23 HK Nitra “C” Continental Cup 3 0 0 0 4 1 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Slovakia
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
2022-12-06T17:00:00+0000 HK Nitra vs HC Slovan Bratislava
2022-12-04T15:00:00+0000 HK Nitra vs HC Nove Zamky
2022-12-02T16:00:00+0000 HK Nitra @ HK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas
2022-11-27T15:00:00+0000 HK Nitra vs HK Dukla Trencin
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 80 1 12 13 0.16 165 13 | 2 23 0 1 1 0.04 48 -1
Champions HL 2 10 0 1 1 0.10 16 -5 | 0
Continental Cup 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 4 1 | 0
Czechia 3 111 7 11 18 0.16 247 -32 | 1 9 0 1 1 0.11 16 -3
Deutschland Cup 2 6 0 1 1 0.17 8 -1 | 0
International 4 34 0 6 6 0.18 26 2 | 0
KHL 5 215 20 33 53 0.25 479 -43 | 1 3 0 1 1 0.33 6 -2
SM-liiga (Liiga) 1 38 0 4 4 0.11 120 -6 | 1 3 1 2 3 1.00 4 1
M-Cup 1 4 0 1 1 0.25 8 -2 | 0
Nadezhda Cup 2 12 1 3 4 0.33 31 3 | 0
NHL 7 240 5 19 24 0.10 311 -14 | 0
OHL 3 171 15 44 59 0.35 247 96 | 3 32 0 9 9 0.28 47 14
Slovakia 10 424 30 115 145 0.34 597 103 | 8 103 13 22 35 0.34 226 14
Slovakia U20 2 97 12 32 44 0.45 200 85 | 0
WC 4 27 0 4 4 0.15 22 4 | 0
WCup 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 -3 | 0
WJC-20 2 13 1 0 1 0.08 14 -3 | 0
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Strength
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Leadership
15
Hitting
15
Aggression
15
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Jozef Stümpel (F) 2003-2016 10 Barys Astana, Florida Panthers, HK Nitra, Slovakia, Slovakia, Slovakia (all)
Miroslav Pupák (D) 2014-2023 9 HK Nitra
Rastislav Stana (G) 1999-2014 8 Slovakia, Slovakia, Slovakia, Slovakia (all), Slovakia U20
Juraj Kolnik (F) 1999-2008 8 Bridgeport Islanders, Florida Panthers, Lowell Lock Monsters, New York Islanders, San Antonio Rampage, Slovakia, Slovakia (all), Slovakia U20
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/26/2022
06/26/2022 Extension HK Nitra HK Nitra
06/25/2021
06/25/2021 Extension HK Nitra HK Nitra
07/23/2020
07/23/2020 Extension HK Nitra HK Nitra
06/10/2019
06/10/2019 Extension HK Nitra HK Nitra
04/29/2018
04/29/2018 Extension HK Nitra HK Nitra
05/30/2016
05/30/2016 Extension HK Nitra HK Nitra
07/20/2015
07/20/2015 Extension HK Nitra HK Nitra
10/24/2014
10/24/2014 Confirmed Medvescak Zagreb HK Nitra
08/31/2014
08/31/2014 Confirmed Vityaz Podolsk Medvescak Zagreb
05/08/2013
05/08/2013 Confirmed Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Vityaz Chekhov
06/25/2012
06/25/2012 Confirmed Lev Poprad Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
07/15/2011
07/15/2011 Confirmed HC Pardubice Lev Poprad
06/07/2010
06/07/2010 Confirmed Blues HC Pardubice
10/29/2009
10/29/2009 Confirmed HC Plzeň 1929 Blues
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Drafted 1997, 2 #57 overall by Belleville Bulls in the CHL Import Draft

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