International A bronze medalist at the 1986 European Junior Championships (under 18) with the Czechoslovakian Junior Team ... Made his debut with the National Team at the 1991 World and European Championships ... Played at the 1991 Canada Cup ... Made his debut with the Slovak National Team at the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Sheffield, England in 1993 ...Was the second-best scorer on the team with four goals and two assists for six points in four games ... Has played in every tournament since the creation of Slovak National Team in 1993-94, including two Olympic Games and four World Championships ... Also played at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey ? Played for Team Slovakia at the 1997 and 1999 World Championships.
Career New Jersey's ninth choice, 116th overall, in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft ... Had quickly become one of the leading scorers with Dukla Trencin ... Played brilliantly in 1989-90 and 1990-91 season ... Named to the All-Star Team in 1990-91...Next year he became a Czechoslovakian national champion with Dukla Trencin ... Went to play in Finland in 1992-93 ... Became the best scorer overall in the Finnish Division 2 in 1992-93, collecting an amazing 84 points (46 goals and 38 assists) in 44 games with JoKP Joensuu ... Played next year with Lukko Raumo of the top Finnish League ... Came back to Slovakia before the 1994-95 season. |