Glen Metropolit

Infobox Ice Hockey Player

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image_size =200px
team = Philadelphia Flyers
former_teams = Washington Capitals
Tampa Bay Lightning
Atlanta Thrashers
St. Louis Blues
Boston Bruins
league = NHL
position = Centre
shoots = Right
height_ft = 5
height_in = 10
weight_lb = 193
nickname =
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1974|6|25|mf=y
birth_place = Toronto, ON, CAN
draft = undrafted
draft_year =
draft_team =
career_start = 1995

Glen Metropolit (born June 25 1974 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He plays centre for the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Metropolit started out playing for the Nashville Knights in the ECHL in the 1995–96 season. He also played for the Pensacola Ice Pilots and Grand Rapids Griffins before making his NHL debut in 1999–2000 for the Washington Capitals. For the next three seasons, he alternated between the Capitals and the AHL's Portland Pirates, and also played two games for Tampa Bay in 2001–02.

In 2003 Metropolit crossed the Atlantic to play in Helsinki with Jokerit for the 2003–04 season. In a brilliant first season, he scored the most points on the team, 50, with 15 goals and 35 assists, the fifth-highest total during the regular season. He scored six goals during seven playoff games that year, but Jokerit were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

In the 2004–05 season Metropolit and Marko Jantunen were the team's best goal scorers during the regular season, both scoring 16 goals, and Metropolit scored the most points on the team with 31 assists, totalling 47 points; the eighth-highest total in the league. In the playoffs he scored five goals and six assists, including a 3-on-5 shorthanded goal against Ilves's Vesa Toskala in the quarterfinals. The team went on to win the silver medal.

's "office" behind the goal. He and Marko Jantunen formed a memorable duo on the penalty kill, scoring several short-handed goals. His player number in Jokerit was #50.

After two years with Jokerit, Metropolit moved to Switzerland where he won the Nationalliga A championship with HC Lugano. He also led the league in scoring during the regular season.

In 2006, Metropolit returned to North America when he was signed by the Atlanta Thrashers. After limited playing time with Atlanta, Metropolit was dealt near the trade deadline to the St. Louis Blues, along with a package of draft picks, in exchange for Blues centre/wing Keith Tkachuk.

Metropolit became a free agent at the end of the 06–07 NHL season before being invited by the Boston Bruins to the team training camp. He excelled as a player and he is arguably having his best NHL career with the Bruins. On October 3, 2007, he signed with the Bruins. [Metropolit Signs with Bruins [http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=339000&page=NewsPage&service=page] ]

Metropolit signed a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers as a free agent on July 1, 2008.

Career statistics

International play

Played for Canada in:
*2006 World Championships

International statistics

References

External links

* [http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/stats?playerId=613 ESPN.com]
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