Peter Ölvecký
| Peter Ölvecký | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
11 October 1985 Nové Zámky, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Piráti Chomutov HC Vítkovice Steel Slovan Bratislava Växjö Lakers Hockey Lev Poprad KalPa Nashville Predators Minnesota Wild Dukla Trenčín | ||
| National team |
 Slovakia | ||
| NHL draft |
78th overall, 2004 Minnesota Wild | ||
| Playing career | 2004–2019 | ||
Peter Ölvecký (born 11 October 1985) is a Slovak professional ice hockey forward. He played 32 games in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators from 2008 to 2010. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2003 to 2019, was mainly spent in the Slovak Extraliga. Internationally Ölvecký played for the Slovakian national team at several tournaments, including the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.
Playing career
[edit]Ölvecký was drafted by the Minnesota Wild at the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, 78th overall. He was called up by the Wild from their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Houston Aeros, on 28 January 2009 and made his NHL debut on 30 January 2009, where he wore the number 28, against the Edmonton Oilers.
On 16 July 2009, he signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Nashville Predators.[1]
On 10 March 2010, Ölvecký was loaned to the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League (AHL), the top AHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks, by the Milwaukee Admirals, Nashville's prospect team. In return, the Admirals received Moose veteran Marty Murray, on loan.
Ölvecký spent the fall of 2010 in HC Dukla Trenčín in Slovakia's Slovak Extraliga, where he scored 26 points (9 goals, 17 assists).[2] He spent the 2011 part of the 2010–11 season with KalPa of the SM-liiga.[3] He then signed with the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) team Lev Poprad for the 2011–12 season, but he left the team after only six games. In January 2012, he signed a try-out contract lasting until 29 January with Växjö Lakers Hockey of the Swedish Elitserien (SEL).[4]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK U18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK U20 | 40 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2003–04 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Dukla Trenčín II | SVK.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK U20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK | 45 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | ŠHK 37 Piešťany | SVK.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 67 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 69 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 61 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 31 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 41 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 62 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK | 25 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Lev Poprad | KHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Växjö Lakers | SEL | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 49 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 49 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Vítkovice Steel | ELH | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Piráti Chomutov | ELH | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK | 22 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK | 46 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 82 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 2018–19 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK | 42 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| SVK totals | 208 | 60 | 69 | 129 | 247 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 20 | ||||
| AHL totals | 308 | 61 | 92 | 153 | 193 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | ||||
| NHL totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Slovakia | WJC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | |
| 2009 | Slovakia | WC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Slovakia | WC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Slovakia | OG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Slovakia | OG | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Predators sign F Olvecky to 1-year deal". Dallasnews.com. 16 July 2009. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ^ "10.01.2011: KalPa täydensi joukkuettaan Peter Olveckyllä" (in Finnish). 10 January 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ^ Helsingin Sanomat, 22 Jan. 2011, p. B 13.
- ^ Gustavsson, Jonas (11 January 2012). "Peter Ölvecky in på try-out" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers Hockey. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1985 births
- Living people
- HC Slovan Bratislava players
- Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players
- Manitoba Moose players
- Minnesota Wild draft picks
- Minnesota Wild players
- Nashville Predators players
- People from Nové Zámky
- Ice hockey people from the Nitra Region
- Piráti Chomutov players
- Slovak ice hockey left wingers
- Växjö Lakers players
- HC Vítkovice players
- Olympic ice hockey players for Slovakia
- Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic
- Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
- Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Finland
- Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden