International Played for Team Canada at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics after becoming a Canadian citizen ... Won a silver medal ... Played in three games for the Czech Republic at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.
Career Vancouver's first choice, second overall, in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft ... As a junior, named top rookie in the Western Hockey League and Canadian Major Junior Rookie of the Year in 1990 ... Led Vancouver with a plus/minus rating of +20 in 1992-93 ... Ranked second in the NHL in 1992-93 with a 25.5% shooting percentage ... In 1995-96, finished second in the NHL in shooting percentage (22.1%) ... Finished fourth in NHL in plus/minus (+37) ... In 1996-97, finished fourth in Pittsburgh's scoring race behind Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr and Ron Francis ... A contract dispute with the Penguins saw him sit out the entire 1997-98 NHL season ... Played briefly with Sparta Praha in the Czech Republic and with Las Vegas of the International Hockey League during his holdout ? Traded to NY Rangers by Pittsburgh November 25, 1998 ?Traded to Edmonton by NY Rangers March 3, 2004 ? Signed as a free agent by Phoenix, August 26, 2004. |
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