Ronald Petrovický

Ronald Petrovický
Born	(1977-02-15) February 15, 1977 Žilina, Czechoslovakia
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	EV Zug Calgary Flames New York Rangers Atlanta Thrashers Pittsburgh Penguins Dinamo Riga
National team	Slovakia
NHL draft	228th overall, 1996 Calgary Flames
Playing career	1994–2010

Ronald Petrovický (born February 15, 1977) is a Slovak former ice hockey right winger. He played professionally in Europe and in North America in the National Hockey League (NHL) as well as international play for the Slovak national ice hockey team.

Playing career

As a youth, Petrovický played in the 1991 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Poprad.

Petrovicky moved to Canada to play junior hockey with the Tri-City Americans, Prince George Cougars and the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL). While a member of the Cougars, the Calgary Flames chose him in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. He would sign with the Flames organization in 1998, and played for the Flames' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate for two seasons before joining Calgary. He played two seasons for the NHL team before joining the New York Rangers via the 2002 NHL Waiver Draft for the 2002–03 season. A year later, he was transferred to the Atlanta Thrashers, again via the waiver draft.

During the NHL lockout, Petrovicky played his first professional hockey in Europe, playing for Zilina and Brynas. He played one more season with the Thrashers before joining the Pittsburgh Penguins. For the 2007-08 season, Petrovicky moved to Europe, playing for Dukla Trencin, EV Zug and Modo Hockey. He signed with Dinamo Riga for the 2008–09 season. He was released on 24 December 2008.

Just before the 2009 NHL pre-season, Petrovicky was invited to training camp by the Vancouver Canucks but was released from camp on September 23, 2009.

International

He also played with the Slovak national ice hockey team in the 2000 and 2004 Ice Hockey World Championships. He won the silver medal as part of the 2000 Slovak team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	Dukla Trenčín	SVK		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Tri–City Americans	WHL		39	4	11	15	86		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Prince George Cougars	WHL		21	4	6	10	37		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Prince George Cougars	WHL		39	19	21	40	61		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Prince George Cougars	WHL		72	32	37	69	119		15	4	9	13	31
1997–98	Regina Pats	WHL		71	64	49	113	168		9	2	4	6	11
1998–99	Saint John Flames	AHL		78	12	21	33	114		7	1	2	3	19
1999–00	Saint John Flames	AHL		67	23	33	56	131		3	1	1	2	6
2000–01	Calgary Flames	NHL		30	4	5	9	54		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Calgary Flames	NHL		77	5	7	12	85		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	New York Rangers	NHL		66	5	9	14	77		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		78	16	15	31	123		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	MsHK Žilina	SVK		34	10	9	19	34		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Brynäs IF	SEL		10	0	5	5	25		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		60	8	12	20	62		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		31	3	3	6	28		3	0	0	0	2
2006–07	Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		4	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Dukla Trenčín	SVK		2	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	MODO Hockey	SEL		18	1	1	2	10		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	EV Zug	NLA		10	0	0	0	35		7	0	0	0	8
2008–09	Dinamo Rīga	KHL		30	2	3	5	49		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Springfield Falcons	AHL		6	0	0	0	19		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				155	35	54	89	268		10	2	3	5	25
NHL totals				342	41	51	92	429		3	0	0	0	2

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994	Slovakia	EJC C		6	11	6	17	4
2000	Slovakia	WC		2	0	0	0	0
2004	Slovakia	WC		9	1	0	1	10
2006	Slovakia	OG		6	1	0	1	2
Senior totals				17	2	0	2	12

Awards and achievements

• Named to the WHL East Second All-Star Team in 1998

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Ronald Petrovický at the Atlanta Thrashers page