Vladimír Országh

Vladimír Országh
Born	(1977-05-24) May 24, 1977 Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	NHL New York Islanders Nashville Predators St. Louis Blues AHL Lowell Lock Monsters SEL Djurgårdens IF Luleå HF Slovak HKm Zvolen
NHL Draft	106th overall, 1995 New York Islanders
Playing career	1996–2007

Vladimír Országh (born May 24, 1977) is a retired Slovak professional ice hockey player.

Playing career

Országh was drafted into the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1995 by the New York Islanders in the fifth round (106th overall) and he has been playing in the NHL since 1997. From 1997 through to 2000, Vladimír Országh was attempting to crack the New York Islanders line-up, as he had a stint of 34 games in the NHL over those three years, tallying a total of five points (3 goals and 2 assists). After becoming an unrestricted free agent after the 1999–2000 NHL season, Országh signed a contract with the Djurgårdens IF hockey team of the Swedish Elitserien, based in Stockholm. In Sweden, he had a breakthrough season, scoring 23 goals and marking 13 assists, for a combined total of 36 points. The scouts of the Nashville Predators of the NHL noticed Országh's solid performance and signed him as a free agent the following season. In his time with the Predators, he has tallied 105 points (47 goals and 58 assists) and he has also helped them earn their first play-off spot in the team's six-year history. Throughout his six years of NHL experience, Országh wore the number 33 jersey and has played both the left wing and the right wing positions. On December 30, 2005, Országh joined the St. Louis Blues after he was claimed off of waivers. Orszagh missed the entire 2006–2007 season due to a knee injury.

Career statistics

Vladimír Országh

Medal record
World Championships
	2002 Gotenborg	Ice hockey
	2003 Helsinki	Ice hockey

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	Utah Grizzlies	IHL		68	12	15	27	30		3	0	1	1	4
1997–98	Utah Grizzlies	IHL		62	13	10	23	60		4	2	0	2	0
1997–98	New York Islanders	NHL		11	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		68	18	23	41	57		3	2	2	4	2
1998–99	New York Islanders	NHL		12	1	0	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		55	8	12	20	22		7	3	3	6	2
1999–00	New York Islanders	NHL		12	2	1	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		50	23	13	36	62		16	7	3	10	20
2001–02	Nashville Predators	NHL		79	15	21	36	56		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Nashville Predators	NHL		78	16	16	32	38		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Nashville Predators	NHL		82	16	21	37	74		6	2	0	2	4
2004–05	HKm Zvolen	SLO		37	16	14	30	50		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	St. Louis Blues	NHL		16	4	5	9	14		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Luleå HF	SEL		19	8	5	13	42		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				289	54	65	119	194		6	2	0	2	4

External links

• Vladimír Országh's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Vladimír Országh profile at Eurohockey.com