Stanislav Gron

Stanislav Gron
Stanislav Gron
Born	October 28, 1978 (age 46); Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Left
EPIHL team; Former teams	Manchester Phoenix; New Jersey Devils (NHL); Albany River Rats (AHL); Füchse Duisburg (DEL); HC Vítkovice (Cze-1); HC Slavia Praha (Cze-1); HC Slovan Bratislava (Svk-1); MsHK Žilina (Svk-1); HC Košice (Svk-1)
National team	Slovakia
NHL draft	38th overall, 1997; New Jersey Devils
Playing career	1995–present

Stanislav Gron (born October 28, 1978) is a Slovak professional ice hockey left winger currently playing with Manchester Phoenix of the EPIHL. He was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the second round, 38th overall, of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. He played one game in the National Hockey League with the Devils during the 2000–01 season against the Carolina Hurricanes, being held without a point. In the game, he played 9:55 of ice time and was +1, taking 2 shots on goal.

After the 2001–02 season, he returned to Europe. He played for HC Vítkovice in the Czech league and later won the Slovak title with MsHK Žilina in the Slovak Extraliga in 2006 and with HC Košice in 2009 and 2010.

On 4 May 2009, Kosice announced that Gron, along with team mate Jaroslav Kmiť, had each signed new 3 year contracts to play in Kosice.

After playing with Kosice, he was signed by the Manchester Phoenix in July 2015.^[1]

International play

Gron participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship, playing 3 games for Slovakia.

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