Ivan Majeský

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size = 225px
team = HIFK
former_teams = Ilves
Florida Panthers
Atlanta Thrashers
HC Sparta Praha
Washington Capitals
Kärpät
Linköpings HC
league = SM-liiga
position = Defence
shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 4
weight_lb = 229
nickname =
nationality = SVK
birth_date = birth date and age|1976|9|2
birth_place = Banska Bystrica, CE
draft = 267th overall
draft_year = 2001
draft_team = Florida Panthers
career_start = 1995

Ivan Majeský (born September 2, 1976 in Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak ice hockey defenceman currently with HIFK in the Finnish top elite league SM-liiga.

Playing career

Majeský was drafted by the Florida Panthers 267th overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft and played a full season with the Panthers scoring 4 goals and 8 assists for 12 points. On June 21, 2003, Majeský was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for a Round 2 pick (Kamil Kreps), where he scored 3 goals and 7 assists for 10 points in 63 regular season games for Atlanta. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, which resulted in the cancellation of the 2004–05 NHL season, Majeský played in the Czech Republic for HC Sparta Praha before joining the Washington Capitals. It's with the Capitals where Majeský is famous with North American fans for his only goal for the team, a 170–foot shot from his own end that somehow managed to bounce past Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Sébastien Caron. [ [http://megavideo.com/?v=DXMC4JJE Ivan Majesky's goal against Pittsburgh Penguins] ] Before his NHL career began, Majeský played in Finland for Ilves.

On September 22, 2006, Linköpings HC announced that Majeský signed a contract lasting season 2006–07 with the Swedish club. Until mid-October he played for Kärpät in the Finnish SM-liiga before coming to Sweden. [cite web | title=Slovakisk NHL-back till LHC | publisher=Linköpings HC | author=Joakim Lundmark | url=http://www.linkopinghc.com/index.php?articleid=26 | accessdate=October 27 | accessyear=2006]

References

External links

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* [http://www.nhl.com/lineups/player/8469710.html Ivan Majeský at the NHL official page]
* [http://www.washingtoncaps.com/team/player.asp?player_id=13 Ivan Majeský at the Washington Capitals page]