Branko Radivojevič

Branko Radivojevič
Born	November 24, 1980 (1980-11-24) Piešťany, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shoots	Right
KHL team Former teams	Atlant Moscow Oblast Moscow Spartak NHL Phoenix Coyotes Philadelphia Flyers Minnesota Wild
National team	Slovakia
NHL Draft	93rd overall, 1999 Colorado Avalanche
Playing career	2001–present

Branko Radivojevič (born November 24, 1980) is a Slovak professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Atlant Moscow Oblast of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). His Serbian father Matija came to Czechoslovakia during the 1970s as a contractor of a Yugoslavian company.

Playing career

Drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in 1999, Radivojevič signed a 3 year deal with the Phoenix Coyotes on June 19, 2001 and played parts of the next three seasons there. Part of a mid-season trade in 2003–04, he was sent to the Philadelphia Flyers along with Sean Burke and the rights to Ben Eager for Mike Comrie. After 2005–06, the Flyers declined to tender him a qualifying offer, thus making him an unrestricted free agent. He signed with the Minnesota Wild as an unrestricted free agent on July 6, 2006. After a couple seasons with the Wild, he opted to go to the KHL.

After two years with the Wild, Radivojevič signed with Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In the 2008–09 season Branko established himself as an offensive presence with Spartak, leading the team in scoring with 45 points in 49 games. He was re-signed to a further two-year contract with Spartak on December 23, 2009.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Belleville Bulls	OHL		68	20	38	58	61		21	7	17	24	18
1999–00	Belleville Bulls	OHL		59	23	49	72	86		16	5	8	13	32
2000–01	Belleville Bulls	OHL		61	34	70	104	77		10	6	10	16	18
2001–02	Springfield Falcons	AHL		62	18	21	39	64		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		18	4	2	6	4		1	0	0	0	2
2002–03	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		79	12	15	27	63		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		53	9	14	23	36		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		24	1	8	9	36		18	1	1	2	32
2004–05	VHK Vsetín	CZE		31	7	11	18	114		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Luleå	SEL		10	6	4	11	8		4	0	0	0	44
2005–06	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		64	8	6	14	44		5	1	0	1	0
2006–07	Minnesota Wild	NHL		82	11	13	24	21		5	0	0	0	2
2007–08	Minnesota Wild	NHL		73	7	10	17	48		2	0	0	0	0
2008–09	Spartak Moscow	KHL		49	17	28	45	86		6	2	1	3	6
2009–10	Spartak Moscow	KHL		56	18	36	54	115		9	0	4	4	33
2010–11	Spartak Moscow	KHL		54	7	23	30	51		4	2	3	5	2
NHL totals				393	52	68	120	252		31	2	1	3	36
KHL totals				159	42	87	129	252		19	4	8	12	41

International

Medal record
Competitor for Slovakia
Ice hockey
World Championships
Bronze	2003 Helsinki

Year	Team	Comp	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000	Slovakia	WJC	7	0	0	0	4
2003	Slovakia	WC	9	2	1	3	8
2004	Slovakia	WCH	4	0	1	1	2
2007	Slovakia	WC	7	2	1	3	6
2009	Slovakia	WC	6	0	1	1	4
2010	Slovakia	OG	7	0	0	0	6
Junior int'l totals			7	0	0	0	4
Senior int'l totals			33	4	4	8	26

Awards and honours

Award	Year
OHL
First All-Star Team	2001
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy	2001
NHL
YoungStars Game	2003

External links

• Branko Radivojevič's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Branko Radivojevič at Hockey-Reference.com
• Branko Radivojevič's NHL player profile

Preceded by Sheldon Keefe

Winner of the Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy 2001

Succeeded by Mike Renzi