Ivan Majeský (born 2 September 1976) is a Slovak former

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Playing career

Majeský was drafted by the

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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 21 June 2003, Majeský was traded to the

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for a Round 2 pick (

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), where he scored 3 goals and 7 assists for 10 points in 63 regular season games for Atlanta. During the

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, which resulted in the cancellation of the

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, Majeský played in the

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for

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before joining the

Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The Capitals compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NH ...

. 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

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goalie

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. Before his NHL career began, Majeský played in

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for

Ilves Tampereen Ilves, commonly known as Ilves, (; Finnish language, Finnish for "Eurasian lynx, Lynx") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team based in Tampere. They play in the Liiga at the Nokia Arena (Tampere), Nokia Arena. The colors of Ilves, ...

. On 22 September 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

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before coming to Sweden. On 3 July 2009, Majeský signed with

Skellefteå AIK Skellefteå AIK is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Skellefteå. They currently play In the Swedish Hockey League. They play their home games in Skellefteå Kraft Arena, which seats 6,001 spectators. The team has won the Swedish Ch ...

on loan. In December 2011, Majeský re-signed with

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

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Ivan Majeský at the Washington Capitals page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Majesky, Ivan 1976 births Living people Atlanta Thrashers players Florida Panthers draft picks Florida Panthers players HC '05 Banská Bystrica players Rytíři Kladno players HC Olomouc players HC Sparta Praha players HKM Zvolen players HIFK (ice hockey) players Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Jokerit players Ilves players Linköping HC players Olympic ice hockey players for Slovakia Oulun Kärpät players Ice hockey people from Banská Bystrica Skellefteå AIK players Slovak ice hockey defencemen Washington Capitals players Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic 21st-century Slovak sportsmen