International Helped lead Slovakia to gold at the 1994 World Junior Championship - Pool C ? Led all players in scoring at 1994 World Junior Championship - Pool C with 13 points in four games and named Best Forward ? Played at the 1994 Olympics scoring nine goals in eight games to lead all players ? Member of the gold medal winning Slovakian team at the 1995 World Championship - Pool B ? Was fourth leading scorer in 1995 World Championship - Pool B with 13 points in seven games and named to the tournament All-Star team ? Played on the World Championship and World Cup Slovakian teams in 1996 ? Member of the silver medal winning World Championship - Pool A team in 2000 ? Led all players in scoring at the 2000 World Championship with 10 goals and two assists in nine games, was named to the tournament All-Star team and received the Directorate Award for best forward ? Played two games for Slovakia in the 2002 Olympics ? Member of the gold medal winning Slovakian team at the 2002 World Championship - Pool A ? Led all scorers in 2002 World Championship with five goals and eight assists, named to the tournament All-Star team and received the Directorate Award for tournament MVP ? Scored 10 points in 9 games to help lead Slovakia to a bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships ? Member of both the World Championship and World Cup of Hockey team in 2004.
Career Drafted 111th overall in 1993 by the Edmonton Oilers ? in 1994-95 scored 40 points in 25 games for the Cape Breton Oilers of the AHL ? Scored 18 goals and 17 assists in 62 games as a rookie with Edmonton in 1995-96 ? Traded to the Buffalo Sabres by Edmonton March 18, 1997 ? Had career high in goals (40) and +/- rating (+24) during the 1998-99 season with Buffalo ? Had career high 49 assists in 2002-03 season. |