Branislav Mezei

Date of Birth: Oct 08, 1980
Age: 46
Place of Birth: Nitra, SVK
Nation: Slovakia
Youth Team: HC Nitra
Position: D
Height: 192 cm / 6'4"
Weight: 104 kg / 229 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: 26/27

Branislav Mezei Facts

Drafted: 1999 round 1 #10 overall by New York Islanders

Branislav Mezei Statistics

									Post
1995-1996	HK Nitra U20	Slovakia U20	45	5	10	15	86	15
1996-1997	HK Nitra U20	Slovakia U20	52	7	22	29	114	70
1997-1998	Belleville Bulls	OHL	53	3	5	8	58	22	Playoffs	8	0	2	2	8	-2
1998-1999	Belleville Bulls	OHL	60	5	18	23	90	44	Playoffs	18	0	4	4	29	11
1998-1999	Slovakia U20	WJC-20	6	0	0	0	8	-3
1999-2000	Belleville Bulls	OHL	58	7	21	28	99	30	Playoffs	6	0	3	3	10	5
1999-2000	Slovakia U20	WJC-20	7	1	0	1	6	0
2000-2001	New York Islanders	NHL	42	1	4	5	53	-5
2000-2001	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL	20	0	3	3	28	0
2000-2001	Slovakia	WC	6	0	0	0	2	-1
2001-2002	New York Islanders	NHL	24	0	2	2	12	2
2001-2002	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL	59	1	9	10	137	12	Playoffs	20	0	1	1	48	-2
2002-2003	Florida Panthers	NHL	11	2	0	2	10	-2
2002-2003	San Antonio Rampage	AHL	1	0	0	0	0	1	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	1
2003-2004	Florida Panthers	NHL	45	0	7	7	80	-4
2003-2004	Slovakia	WC	9	0	0	0	6	1
2004-2005	HC Oceláři Třinec Lockout	Czechia	41	1	2	3	68	-15
2004-2005	HK Dukla Trencin	Slovakia	10	1	1	2	16	4	Playoffs	12	1	2	3	38	2
2004-2005	Slovakia	WCup	2	0	0	0	0	-3
2005-2006	Florida Panthers	NHL	16	0	1	1	37	3
2006-2007	Florida Panthers	NHL	45	0	3	3	55	5
2007-2008	Florida Panthers	NHL	57	2	2	4	64	-13
2007-2008	Slovakia	WC	5	0	0	0	8	0
2007-2008	Slovakia (all)	International	7	0	0	0	-	-
2008-2009	Barys Astana	KHL	56	5	5	10	151	-12	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	6	-2
2009-2010	HC Plzeň 1929	Czechia	19	0	0	0	61	-10
2009-2010	Blues	SM-liiga	38	0	4	4	120	-6	Playoffs	3	1	2	3	4	1
2010-2011	HC Pardubice	Czechia	51	6	9	15	118	-7	Playoffs	9	0	1	1	16	-3
2010-2011	Slovakia (all)	International	5	0	1	1	-	-
2011-2012	Lev Poprad	KHL	53	3	11	14	117	-5
2012-2013	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	KHL	51	8	13	21	89	-22
2012-2013	Slovakia	WC	7	0	4	4	6	4
2012-2013	Slovakia (all)	International	19	0	5	5	20	3
2013-2014	Vityaz Podolsk	KHL	47	4	4	8	108	-4
2013-2014	Slovakia (all)	International	3	0	0	0	6	-1
2014-2015	Medvescak Zagreb	KHL	8	0	0	0	14	0
2014-2015	HK Nitra	Slovakia	40	4	10	14	65	10	Playoffs	12	0	2	2	27	1
2015-2016	HK Nitra "A"	Slovakia	43	4	7	11	54	10	Playoffs	16	2	1	3	37	-
2016-2017	HK Nitra "C"	Slovakia	56	5	25	30	83	14	Playoffs	13	3	4	7	37	2
2017-2018	HK Nitra "C"	Slovakia	51	5	23	28	112	19	Playoffs	8	3	7	10	14	1
2018-2019	HK Nitra "C"	Slovakia	57	1	12	13	77	26	Playoffs	18	1	3	4	26	3
2019-2020	HK Nitra "C"	Slovakia	55	3	9	12	68	-2
2020-2021	HK Nitra "C"	Slovakia	38	5	8	13	48	5	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	10	-3
2021-2022	HK Nitra "C"	Slovakia	45	2	15	17	48	20	Playoffs	19	3	2	5	37	8
2022-2023	HK Nitra "C"	Slovakia	38	0	5	5	61	-2	Playoffs	8	0	3	3	8	-3
2023-2024	HK Nitra "C"	Slovakia	41	0	8	8	36	0	Playoffs	21	1	2	3	34	6
2024-2025	HK Nitra "C"	Slovakia	53	3	5	8	55	16	Playoffs	20	0	2	2	54	2
2025-2026	HK Nitra "C"	Slovakia	32	0	5	5	18	16	Playoffs	16	0	1	1	27	1
2026-2027	HK Nitra "C"	Slovakia	13	0	2	2	8	5
2026-2027	Projected	Slovakia	50	0	8	8	31	19

Branislav Mezei Tournament Statistics


1998-1999	Belleville Bulls	Memorial Cup	4	0	1	1	8	-2
2004-2005	Slovakia	Deutschland Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010-2011	Slovakia	Deutschland Cup	3	0	1	1	2	0
2012-2013	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	Nadezhda Cup	8	1	1	2	25	5
2013-2014	Vityaz Podolsk	Nadezhda Cup	4	0	2	2	6	-2
2013-2014	Slovakia	Deutschland Cup	3	0	0	0	6	-1
2015-2016	HK Nitra	Champions HL	4	0	0	0	6	-5
2016-2017	HK Nitra	Champions HL	6	0	1	1	10	0
2022-2023	HK Nitra "C"	Continental Cup	3	0	0	0	4	1
2026-2027	HK Nitra	Champions HL	6	0	0	0	2	-7

Branislav Mezei Career Totals by League


AHL	3	80	1	12	13	0.16	165	13	2	23	0	1	1	0.04	48	-1
Champions HL	3	16	0	1	1	0.06	18	-12	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	3	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
Memorial 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	14	572	33	135	168	0.29	749	141	12	168	14	30	44	0.26	349	20*
Slovakia U20	2	97	12	32	44	0.45	200	85	0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	1	38	0	4	4	0.11	120	-6	1	3	1	2	3	1.00	4	1
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

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Branislav Mezei Career Totals by Team


Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	1	59	9	14	23	0.39	114	-17	0
Barys Astana	1	56	5	5	10	0.18	151	-12	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	6	-2
Belleville Bulls	3	175	15	45	60	0.34	255	94	3	32	0	9	9	0.28	47	14
Blues	1	38	0	4	4	0.11	120	-6	1	3	1	2	3	1.00	4	1
Bridgeport Sound Tigers	1	59	1	9	10	0.17	137	12	1	20	0	1	1	0.05	48	-2
Florida Panthers	5	174	4	13	17	0.10	246	-11	0
HC Oceláři Třinec	1	41	1	2	3	0.07	68	-15	0
HC Pardubice	1	51	6	9	15	0.29	118	-7	1	9	0	1	1	0.11	16	-3
HC Plzeň 1929	1	19	0	0	0	0.00	61	-10	0
HK Dukla Trencin	1	10	1	1	2	0.20	16	4	1	12	1	2	3	0.25	38	2
HK Nitra	13	581	32	135	167	0.29	755	126	11	156	13	28	41	0.26	311	18*
HK Nitra U20	2	97	12	32	44	0.45	200	85	0
Lev Poprad	1	53	3	11	14	0.26	117	-5	0
Lowell Lock Monsters	1	20	0	3	3	0.15	28	0	0
Medvescak Zagreb (old)	1	8	0	0	0	0.00	14	0	0
New York Islanders	2	66	1	6	7	0.11	65	-3	0
San Antonio Rampage	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	1
Slovakia	4	27	0	4	4	0.15	22	4	0
Slovakia (WCup)	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-3	0
Slovakia (Cup)	3	6*	0	1*	1*	0.17*	8*	-1*	0
Slovakia (all)	4	34	0	6	6	0.18	26*	2*	0
Slovakia U20	2	13	1	0	1	0.08	14	-3	0
Vityaz Podolsk	1	51	4	6	10	0.20	114	-6	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Branislav Mezei Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1998-1999	CHL Top Prospects Game OHL Champion U20 WJC Bronze Medal
1999-2000	CHL Third All-Star Team OHL First All-Star Team
2010-2011	Czech Extraliga Bronze Medal
2015-2016	Slovakian Extraliga Champion
2022-2023	Continental Cup Champion
2023-2024	Slovakian Extraliga Champion
2024-2025	Slovakian Extraliga Playoffs Most Penalized Player (54)
2025-2026	Slovakian Extraliga Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
05/21/2026	Extension	HK Nitra	HK Nitra
06/21/2025	Extension	HK Nitra	HK Nitra
06/19/2024	Extension	HK Nitra	HK Nitra
06/08/2023	Extension	HK Nitra	HK Nitra
06/26/2022	Extension	HK Nitra	HK Nitra
06/25/2021	Extension	HK Nitra	HK Nitra
07/23/2020	Extension	HK Nitra	HK Nitra
06/10/2019	Extension	HK Nitra	HK Nitra
04/29/2018	Extension	HK Nitra	HK Nitra
05/30/2016	Extension	HK Nitra	HK Nitra
07/20/2015	Extension	HK Nitra	HK Nitra
10/24/2014	Confirmed	Medvescak Zagreb	HK Nitra
08/31/2014	Confirmed	Vityaz Podolsk	Medvescak Zagreb
05/08/2013	Confirmed	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	Vityaz Chekhov
06/25/2012	Confirmed	Lev Poprad	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
07/15/2011	Confirmed	HC Pardubice	Lev Poprad
06/07/2010	Confirmed	Blues	HC Pardubice
10/29/2009	Confirmed	HC Plzeň 1929	Blues

Branislav Mezei Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1997, 2 #57 by Belleville Bulls in the CHL Import Draft
Cult/Star player for Belleville Bulls
Cult/Star player for HK Nitra