| International Helped lead the Slovakian team to victory in the 1994 Olympic Qualifying Tournament ... Led Slovak team in goal-scoring (with three) at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey ... Played at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano ... Member of the 2002 World Championships team that won a gold medal, Slovakia's first ever at the tournament ... Scored the game winning goal in the gold medal game ... Member of the 2003 World Championships team, scoring the game winning goal to capture the bronze medal.
Career Washington's eighth choice, 156th overall, in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft ... Played two seasons for Kosice in Czechoslovakia ... Named NHL Rookie of the Month in November 1990 ... Led all Caps rookies in scoring with 28 points in 1990-91 ... Led all Washington players in scoring with 85 points in 1992-93 ... Was named to the Wales Conference All-Star Team and scored a goal in the All-Star Game ... On February 5, 1994, he tied Bengt Gustafsson's club record with five goals in a game against Tampa Bay ... His four goals in a span of 4:12 set an NHL record ... Was the first Capital, and just the 10th player in NHL history, to score four goals in one period ... Scored twice in the final game of the 1994-95 season to claim the league goal-scoring crown with 34 in a 48-game season, becoming the first Washington player to lead the league in goals ... Led Washington in goals scored with 52 ... In 1997-98, he led the NHL in goals (along with Anaheim's Teemu Selanne) with 52 ... Led the Capitals in scoring with 78 points in 76 games ... Had his best season in 2000-01 scoring 45 goals and 36 assists for 81 points with the Capitals ... Traded to the Ottawa Senators for the playoffs in the 2003-04 season. |
