Andrej Podkonický

Andrej Podkonický
Born	(1978-05-09) 9 May 1978 Zvolen, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
Czech Extraliga team Former teams	HC Bílí Tygři Liberec Florida Panthers Washington Capitals
National team	Slovakia
NHL Draft	196th overall, 1996 St. Louis Blues
Playing career	1998–present

Andrej Podkonický (born 9 May 1978 in Zvolen, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a Slovak ice hockey player, currently playing for HC Bílí Tygři Liberec.

Podkonický was drafteed 196th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. After two seasons with the American Hockey League's Worcester IceCats, he was traded to the Florida Panthers for Eric Boguniecki on December 17, 2000 and played six games for the Panthers during the 2000–01 NHL season, scoring one goal. Podkonický then moved to Europe and played for HIFK in Finland's SM-liiga, HC Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak Extraliga and the Iserlohn Roosters in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga. He signed with the Washington Capitals in 2003 and was assigned to the AHL's Portland Pirates, playing just two games for the Capitals. Podkonický then moved back to the Czech Republic and signed for HC Bílí Tygři Liberec. He spent the 2007–08 season in Russia for Vityaz Chekhov before returning to Liberec.

He played for Slovakia at the 2007 and 2008 IIHF World Championship.

External links

• Andrej Podkonický's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Andrej Podkonický's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Andrej Podkonický profile at Eurohockey.com