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Slovakia Jozef Balej
#31 EHC Freiburg / DEL2 - 19/20
1-time CHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time Czech Extraliga Champion 1
1-time Slovakian Extraliga Champion 1
1-time WHL (West) First All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Feb 22, 1982
Position
RW
Age
43
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Myjava, SVK
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Slovakia
Shoots
R
Youth Team
HK Dukla Trencin
Status
Retired
Drafted
2000 round 3 #78 overall by Montréal Canadiens

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Jozef Balej Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 Dukla Trencin U18 Slovakia U18 51* 31* 25* 56* 36* 52* |
1997-98 Dukla Trencin U18 Slovakia U18 52* 57* 40* 97* 60* 89* |
1998-99 Thunder Bay Flyers USHL 38* 8* 7* 15* 9* -* |
Rochester Mustangs USHL 17* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
1999-00 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 65* 22* 23* 45* 33* -14* |
Slovakia U18 WJC-18 6* 0* 5* 5* 4* -1* |
2000-01 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 46* 32* 21* 53* 18* 8* | Playoffs 16 6 9 15 6 4
Slovakia U20 WJC-20 7* 3* 3* 6* 4* 1* |
2001-02 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 65* 51* 41* 92* 52* 18* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 6 0
2002-03 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 56* 5* 15* 20* 29* 0* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 2 1
2003-04 Montréal Canadiens NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 55* 25* 33* 58* 32* 19* |
New York Rangers NHL 13* 1* 4* 5* 4* 0* |
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 5* 1* 3* 4* 21* 0* | Playoffs 16 9 7 16 10 6
2004-05 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 69* 20* 22* 42* 46* 2* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 4 -1
2005-06 Vancouver Canucks NHL 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
Manitoba Moose AHL 39* 14* 15* 29* 20* 3* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 4 0
2006-07 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 37* 13* 17* 30* 44* -* | Relegation 4 4 1 5 2 -
Slovakia (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* -* -* |
2007-08 Manitoba Moose AHL 16* 4* 9* 13* 10* -1* |
2008-09 HC Oceláři Třinec Czechia 39* 17* 10* 27* 40* -11* | Playoffs 5 3 0 3 2 1
Slovakia (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* -* -* |
2009-10 HC Oceláři Třinec Czechia 13* 4* 5* 9* 6* 1* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 6 0
2010-11 HC Kometa Brno Czechia 27* 10* 4* 14* 12* -2* | Relegation 10 4 6 10 6 1
2011-12 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 20* 5* 6* 11* 8* 8* |
HC Kometa Brno Czechia 25* 2* 3* 5* 12* -2* | Playoffs 17 3 1 4 6 4
2012-13 HC Plzeň Czechia 41* 15* 8* 23* 16* 0* | Playoffs 7 3 2 5 4 1
2013-14 Piráti Chomutov Czechia 37* 8* 6* 14* 16* -21* | Relegation 5 1 0 1 0 -5
Piráti Chomutov Czechia Q -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 3 0 1 1 2 0
2014-15 HC Plzeň Czechia 47* 6* 6* 12* 28* -8* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 0
2015-16 SHK 37 Piestany “A” Slovakia 18* 9* 6* 15* 26* 4* |
Red Ice HC NLB 28* 13* 16* 29* 33* 6* | Playoffs 8 4 5 9 6 1
2016-17 Martigny Red Ice “A” NLB 43* 22* 22* 44* 26* 17* | Playoffs 5 3 4 7 6 -3
HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Relegation 1 1 0 1 0 1
2017-18 Medvescak Zagreb EBEL 30* 9* 8* 17* 12* -3* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 6 -2
2018-19 MsHK Zilina “C” Slovakia 31* 3* 8* 11* 18* -14* |
EHC Freiburg DEL2 8* 5* 2* 7* 4* -4* | Relegation 14 7 8 15 10 0
2019-20 EHC Freiburg DEL2 4* 2* 0* 2* 4* -1* |

Jozef Balej Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1994-95 HC Bratislava QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1995-96 HC Bratislava QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2006-07 Slovakia Deutschland Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2011-12 HC Slovan Bratislava ET 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2012-13 HC Plzeň ET 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2013-14 Piráti Chomutov ET 8* 1* 3* 4* 8* -* |
2016-17 Martigny Red Ice Swiss Cup 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |

Jozef Balej Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 240* 69* 97* 166* 0.69* 158* 23* | 4 29 11 * 7 * 18 * 0.62 * 20 * 6 *
Czechia 7 229* 62* 42* 104* 0.45* 130* -43* | 7 51 16 * 11 * 27 * 0.53 * 24 * 2 *
Czechia Q 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 1 3 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.33 * 2 * 0 *
DEL2 2 12* 7* 2* 9* 0.75* 8* -5* | 1 14 7 * 8 * 15 * 1.07 * 10 * 0 *
Deutschland Cup 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 3 13* 1* 3* 4* 0.31* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EBEL (ICEHL) 1 30* 9* 8* 17* 0.57* 12* -3* | 1 6 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.33 * 6 * -2 *
International 2 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 2 18* 1* 5* 6* 0.33* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
NLA (NL) 2 37* 13* 17* 30* 0.81* 44* -* | 2 5 5 * 1 * 6 * 1.20 * 2 * 1 *
QC Int PW 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NLB (SL) 2 71* 35* 38* 73* 1.03* 59* 23* | 2 13 7 * 9 * 16 * 1.23 * 12 * -2 *
Slovakia 3 69* 17* 20* 37* 0.54* 52* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Slovakia U18 2 103* 88* 65* 153* 1.49* 96* 141* | 0 * * * * * *
Swiss Cup 1 1* 1* 0* 1* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 1 55* 8* 8* 16* 0.29* 11* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 3 176* 105* 85* 190* 1.08* 103* 12* | 2 23 6 * 11 * 17 * 0.74 * 12 * 4 *
WJC-18 1 6* 0* 5* 5* 0.83* 4* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 3* 3* 6* 0.86* 4* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jozef Balej Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/23/2019
09/23/2019 Confirmed EHC Freiburg Unknown
04/27/2019
04/27/2019 Extension EHC Freiburg EHC Freiburg
02/07/2019
02/07/2019 Confirmed MsHK Zilina EHC Freiburg
09/04/2018
09/04/2018 Confirmed Medvescak Zagreb MsHK Zilina
08/01/2017
08/01/2017 Confirmed Martigny Red Ice Medvescak Zagreb
02/03/2017
02/03/2017 Loan Martigny Red Ice HC Ambrì-Piotta
02/02/2016
02/02/2016 Extension Red Ice HC Red Ice HC
11/05/2015
11/05/2015 Confirmed SHK 37 Piestany Red Ice HC
07/29/2015
07/29/2015 Confirmed HC Plzeň SHK 37 Piestany
07/04/2014
07/04/2014 Confirmed Piráti Chomutov HC Plzeň
05/01/2013
05/01/2013 Confirmed HC Plzeň Piráti Chomutov
05/02/2012
05/02/2012 Confirmed HC Kometa Brno HC Plzeň 1929
11/11/2011
11/11/2011 Confirmed HC Slovan Bratislava HC Kometa Brno
05/02/2011
05/02/2011 Confirmed HC Kometa Brno HC Slovan Bratislava
05/02/2010
05/02/2010 Confirmed HC Oceláři Třinec HC Kometa Brno
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1999, 1 #18 overall by Portland Winter Hawks in the CHL Import Draft

Cult/Star player for HC Slovan Bratislava

Cult/Star player for Portland Winterhawks