Miroslav Šatan
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| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) |
| NHL team F. teams |
Pittsburgh Penguins Edmonton Oilers Buffalo Sabres New York Islanders |
| Nationality |  Slovakia |
| Born | October 22, 1974 , Jacovce, Czechoslovakia |
| NHL Draft | 111th overall, 1993 Edmonton Oilers |
| Pro career | 1994 – present |
Miroslav Šatan (born October 22, 1974 in Jacovce, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He and wife Ingrid have a son, Miroslav Jr., born in March, 2006.
The proper Slovak pronunciation of his surname is "SHAH-tahn," but North Americans usually pronounce it "shuh-TAN."
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Edmonton Oilers
Šatan was drafted 111th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers. Prior to his entry into the NHL, he played in the Czechoslovak and Slovak leagues and he had scored 9 goals in 8 games representing Slovakia at the 1994 Winter Olympic Games.[1]
In 1994–95, Šatan played a season in the minor leagues, split between four teams including the Oilers' farm club in Cape Breton and the IHL's Detroit Vipers. While with the Vipers, he scored the winning goal in an exhibition game against Wayne Gretzky's Ninety-Niners, an all-star team put together by Gretzky during the 1994 NHL lockout.
[edit] Buffalo Sabres
After two seasons with the Oilers, the highly skilled winger was traded to the Buffalo Sabres for Craig Millar and Barrie Moore. He firmly established himself as a top-line forward and one of the key players of the Buffalo team.[1] During the 2004–2005 NHL labor dispute, Šatan played for HC Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak League. He signed as an unrestricted free agent with the New York Islanders on August 3, 2005.
His 35 goals during the 2005–06 season were his highest goal-output since the 2001–02 season, with the Buffalo Sabres. Almost half his 35 goals came on the power play (17), also a career personal best.[1]
[edit] New York Islanders
He led the Islanders in goals in the 2005–06 season. Šatan tied for the team lead in points with 66, shared with captain Alexei Yashin. Also in 2005–06, Šatan went 7-for-10 (70%) and was third in the league in shooting percentage in the shootout.
On December 2, 2006, he scored his 300th career goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Earlier in the season he had recorded his 300th career assist and his 600th career point.
On March 24, 2007, Šatan missed the Islanders' game in Philadelphia for personal reasons, ending a streak of having played in 305 consecutive games. It was the fourth longest active streak at the time, and marked the second time in his career that he has played over 250 consecutive games. He had a 256 game streak as a member of the Buffalo Sabres that ended in November 2002.[1]
[edit] Pittsburgh Penguins
On July 3, 2008, Šatan signed a one year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins worth $3.5 million.[2]
Šatan was placed on waivers by Pittsburgh on March 4, 2009, the same day as the NHL trade deadline. Having not been claimed by another team, Šatan was assigned to the Penguins AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. In Wilkes-Barre, Šatan had three goals and nine points in 10 games. Various reports credited him with being upbeat and a good influence, especially with the younger players. On April 10, 2009, Šatan was recalled by Pittsburgh and cleared re-entry waivers. He did not play in the final game of the regular season on April 11, 2009, but remained eligible to play with Pittsburgh in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Won his first ever Stanley Cup Championship as a member of the Penguins. He became the first player ever, who won World Championships in Pool A, B, C and Stanley Cup in 2009.
[edit] Awards
- Played in NHL All-Star Game - 2000
- Selected to 2003 NHL All-Star Game
- Won the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009.
[edit] Records
- Six times best on Buffalo Sabres team in points scored
- 10th place on Buffalo Sabres all-time scoring list with 224 goals and 232 assists (7th in goals scored)
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991–92 | HC Topoľčany | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1992–93 | HC Dukla Trenčín | Czechoslovak | 38 | 11 | 6 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | HC Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 30 | 32 | 16 | 48 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 25 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Detroit Falcons | CoHL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 62 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 64 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 12 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 79 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 81 | 40 | 26 | 66 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 81 | 33 | 34 | 67 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000 | HC Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 82 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 2001–02 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 82 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 79 | 26 | 49 | 75 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 82 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Slovan Bratislava | Slovak | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Slovan Bratislava | Slovak | 18 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | New York Islanders | NHL | 82 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | New York Islanders | NHL | 81 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | New York Islanders | NHL | 80 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 65 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 2008–09 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1,012 | 354 | 367 | 721 | 452 | 56 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 14 | ||||
| Czechoslovak/Slovak Extraliga totals | 105 | 72 | 51 | 123 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
[edit] International play
Played for Slovakia in:
- 1994 Winter Olympic Games
- World Championships - 1994 (Pool C - gold medal), 1995 (Pool B - gold medal), 1996, 2000 (silver medal), 2002 (gold medal), 2003 (bronze medal), 2004, 2005
- World Cup of Hockey - 1996, 2004
- Team Slovakia - 116 caps / 69 goals
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Miroslav Šatan's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Yahoo Sports profile
- Sports Illustrated Player profile
- Miroslav Šatan at ESPN.com
- Miroslav Šatan's biography at Legends of Hockey
- ESPN - Sabres Renounce Satan (2005)
- Miroslav Šatan´s hockey cards gallery
| Preceded by Stu Barnes |
Buffalo Sabres captains October 2003 |
Succeeded by Chris Drury |
