Krzysztof Oliwa

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size=100px
team=
played_for = New Jersey Devils
Columbus Blue Jackets
Pittsburgh Penguins
New York Rangers
Boston Bruins
Calgary Flames
league = NHL
position = Left Wing
shot = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 5
weight_lb = 245
nationality = POL
birth_date = Birth date and age|1973|4|12|mf=y
birth_place = Tychy, Poland
draft = 65th overall
draft_year = 1993
draft_team = New Jersey Devils
career_start= 1993
career_end= 2006

Krzysztof Oliwa (born April 12, 1973 in Tychy, Poland) is a former professional ice hockey player. He played as a left winger in the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Nicknamed "The Polish Hammer", Krzysztof Oliwa was drafted 65th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils. An intimidating, physical player, he normally plays the role of an enforcer and won the Stanley Cup with the Devils before playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins and the Calgary Flames. He signed with the New Jersey Devils as a free agent after the 2003–04 season. During the 2005–06 season, Oliwa was waived by the Devils and demoted to the minor league team in Albany. However, he chose not to report. He retired at the end of the 2005–06 season taking the reins of the Polish National Hockey Program.

In 2007, Oliwa was arrested for assaulting his girlfriend with a hockey stick. Among the injuries to her were a broken nose, choke marks, and bruises on her arms, back, and ribs. Oliwa potentially faces three months to five years in jail. [http://sport.onet.pl/0,0,1606140,wiadomosc.html (polish)]

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