Ronald Petrovický (born February 15, 1977) is a Slovak former

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right winger. He played professionally in Europe and in North America in the

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(NHL) as well as international play for the Slovak national ice hockey team.

Playing career

As a youth, Petrovický played in the 1991

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with a team from

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. Petrovicky moved to

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to play junior hockey with the

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and the

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of the

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(WHL). While a member of the Cougars, the

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chose him in the

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. He would sign with the Flames organization in 1998, and played for the Flames'

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(AHL) affiliate for two seasons before joining Calgary. He played two seasons for the NHL team before joining the

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via the 2002 NHL Waiver Draft for the 2002–03 season. A year later, he was transferred to the

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, again via the waiver draft. During the NHL lockout, Petrovicky played his first professional hockey in Europe, playing for Zilina and Brynas. He played one more season with the Thrashers before joining the

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. For the 2007-08 season, Petrovicky moved to Europe, playing for Dukla Trencin,

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and

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. He signed with

Dinamo Riga Dinamo Riga ( lv, Rīgas Dinamo) is a professional ice hockey team based in Riga, Latvia. It is a member of the Latvian Hockey Higher League. The club is affiliated with HK Zemgale/LLU. The club was re-founded on 7 April 2008 as a successor of ...

for the 2008–09 season. He was released on 24 December 2008. Just before the 2009 NHL pre-season, Petrovicky was invited to training camp by the

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but was released from camp on September 23, 2009.

International

He also played with the Slovak national ice hockey team in the

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and

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

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. He won the

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as part of the 2000 Slovak team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and achievements

* Named to the WHL East Second All-Star Team in 1998

References

External links

*
Ronald Petrovický at the Atlanta Thrashers page
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