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Slovakia Branislav Mezei
#24 HK Nitra / Slovakia - 23/24
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time CHL Third All-Star Team 1
1-time OHL Champion 1
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time Slovakian Extraliga Champion 1
Date of Birth
Oct 08, 1980
Position
D
Age
43
Height
6'4" / 192 cm
Place of Birth
Nitra, SVK
Weight
229 lbs / 104 kg
Nation
Slovakia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HC Nitra
Contract
23/24
Drafted
1999 round 1 #10 overall by New York Islanders

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

Use/Embed statistics

Branislav Mezei 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 38* 0* 5* 5* 61* -2* | Playoffs 8 0 3 3 8 -3
2023-24 HK Nitra “C” Slovakia 41* 0* 8* 8* 36* 0* | Playoffs 18 1 1 2 30 4

Branislav Mezei Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1998-99 Belleville Bulls Memorial Cup 4* 0* 1* 1* 8* -2* |
2004-05 Slovakia Deutschland Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
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* |

Branislav Mezei 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 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 *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 1 38* 0* 4* 4* 0.11* 120* -6* | 1 3 1 * 2 * 3 * 1.00 * 4 * 1 *
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 11 474* 30* 123* 153* 0.32* 668* 104* | 10 129 14 * 26 * 40 * 0.31 * 264 * 15 *
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 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Branislav Mezei Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/08/2023
06/08/2023 Extension HK Nitra HK Nitra
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
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1997, 2 #57 overall by Belleville Bulls in the CHL Import Draft

Cult/Star player for Belleville Bulls

Cult/Star player for HK Nitra