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Peter Bondra
Czechoslovak league ice hockey player, ice hockey player and olympionic

Peter Bondra

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Czechoslovak league ice hockey player, ice hockey player and olympionic
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Bakivtsi, Ukraine
Age
56 years
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183 cm
Weight:
200 lbs
Sports Teams
Chicago Blackhawks
Atlanta Thrashers
Washington Capitals
Peter Bondra
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Biography

Peter Bondra ([ˈpɛtɛɾ ˈbɔndɾa]; born February 7, 1968) is a Soviet-born Slovak former professional ice hockey player. He was the general manager of the Slovakia national team from 2007 to 2011. A two-time 50-goal scorer, Bondra became the 37th player in National Hockey League (NHL) history to score 500 NHL goals.

Life and family

Bondra was born in 1968 in Bakivtsi, Lutsk Raion, Ukraine, which was then a part of the Soviet Union. Bondra's father (a Rusyn) had moved to Lutsk from Jakubany, Czechoslovakia, when he was 16, and where he met his wife (a Pole). The parents moved with Peter and his two older brothers, Juraj and Vladimír, to Poprad when Peter was three years old. His father died in 1982.

Bondra was a Soviet citizen when he arrived in the United States, later obtaining a Slovak passport and citizenship in 1994. Currently, Bondra and his wife Luba, as well as their daughter Petra and two sons, David and Nick, reside in Riva, Maryland, and has participated in multiple alumni games and appearances with the current Capitals organization. His son David is a forward of HC Kunlun Red Star and also plays for Slovak national team, similarly to his father. His other son, Nick, is beginning his collegiate career at Amherst College in 2017.

Playing career

Early career

Bondra played one season for HK Poprad in the lower ranks of Czechoslovak league competition, and transferred to VSŽ Košice in the First Division at the age of 18. His older brother Juraj also played there on defense, having already won one championship title with the team the year before. As early as his second season with Košice, Peter was considered one of the top shooters in the Czechoslovak league, and won the league championship together with his brother in 1988.

National Hockey League

Bondra was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, 156th overall. Before joining the Capitals, he played for TJ VSŽ Košice (now called HC Košice) for four seasons from 1986 to 1990 in Czechoslovakia. In Washington, Bondra became one of the more prolific goal-scorers of the 1990s. Due to the language barrier, he became good friends with Ukrainian-born Capitals player Dmitri Khristich, with whom he conversed in both Russian and Ukrainian. His deepest playoff run came in 1997–98, when the Capitals advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals before being swept by the Detroit Red Wings. In the 2003–04 season, Bondra's 14th with Washington, the Capitals endured a disappointing year and in a salary purge move traded veteran members of the team to contenders. As a result, Bondra was traded to the Ottawa Senators for Brooks Laich and a second round draft pick. At the press conference announcing this trade, Bondra notably broke into tears.

In 14 years with the Capitals, Bondra scored 472 goals and racked up 353 assists in 961 games. He holds the Capitals team records in short-handed goals (32) and hat tricks (19). With Washington, he appeared in five All-Star Games (1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999). In 1997 and 1999, Bondra won the Fastest Skater Competition on All-Star weekend. In 2004, the Capitals held a vote for fans to determine the top 30 players in franchise history to celebrate their 30th season in the league. Bondra finished second with 2,018 votes. The winner, Olaf Kölzig, beat him by only 20 votes.

During the 1994–95 (with 34 in a lockout-shortened season) and 1997–98 seasons (with 52), Bondra led the league in goals scored, although the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy for most goals scored in a season did not exist until the 1998–99 season.

After the 2004–05 NHL season was canceled due to the NHL labor dispute, Bondra played a handful of games with HK Tatravagónka ŠKP Poprad of the Slovak Extraliga. Prior to the 2005–06 season, Bondra was in talks to rejoin the Capitals, though he ended up signing with the Atlanta Thrashers for one season.

On December 10, Bondra signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. On December 22, 2006, he scored his 500th NHL career goal at the United Center, in Chicago's 3–1 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Bondra drove to the net and netted the rebound of Jassen Cullimore's shot from the left point past Toronto's Jean-Sébastien Aubin, 6:37 into the third period on the power play. Bondra was the 37th player in league history to reach the 500-goal mark and the fourth player to record his 500th goal in a Blackhawks sweater, joining Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita and Michel Goulet.

On October 29, 2007, Bondra announced his retirement from professional hockey at the age of 39. Since retirement, Bondra has represented Colosseo USA, a Slovak company that makes custom video scoreboards.

International play

Bondra has represented Slovakia on seven occasions in international competition, including the 1994 Winter Olympics qualifying tournament, the 1998 Winter Olympics, the 2006 Winter Olympics, the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and the Ice Hockey World Championship in 2002 and 2003. He scored a tournament-leading seven goals (including the tournament-winning goal) and ranked third among all players with nine points to lead Slovakia 4–3 over Russia to the gold medal at the 2002 World Championship. He notched five points (three goals, two assists) in eight games to help Slovakia earn the bronze medal at the 2003 World Championship. Overall, he played 47 games and scored 35 goals for Slovakia.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1986–87TJ VSŽ KošiceCSSR25347247112
1987–88TJ VSŽ KošiceCSSR4527113820
1988–89TJ VSŽ KošiceCSSR32271037208303
1989–90TJ VSŽ KošiceCSSR442917465729
1990–91Washington CapitalsNHL541216284740112
1991–92Washington CapitalsNHL712828564276284
1992–93Washington CapitalsNHL833748857060660
1993–94Washington CapitalsNHL692419434092464
1994–95HC KošiceSVK21010
1994–95Washington CapitalsNHL473494324753810
1995–96Washington CapitalsNHL675228804063258
1995–96Detroit VipersIHL78190
1996–97Washington CapitalsNHL7746317772
1997–98Washington CapitalsNHL765226784417751212
1998–99Washington CapitalsNHL6631245556
1999–2000Washington CapitalsNHL622117383051124
2000–01Washington CapitalsNHL824536816062022
2001–02Washington CapitalsNHL7739317080
2002–03Washington CapitalsNHL763026565264268
2003–04Washington CapitalsNHL5421143522
2003–04Ottawa SenatorsNHL2359141670006
2004–05HK Tatravagónka ŠKP PopradSVK64264
2005–06Atlanta ThrashersNHL6021183940
2006–07Chicago BlackhawksNHL37591414
CSSR totals1519345138642011314
NHL totals10815033898927498030265660

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
1996SlovakiaWCH7th33032
1998SlovakiaOG10th210125
2002SlovakiaWC1st place, gold medalist(s)972920
2003SlovakiaWC3rd place, bronze medalist(s)83256
2006SlovakiaOG5th64042
Senior totals281842255

Awards and honours

AwardYear
NHL
All-Star Game1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
International
All-Star Team2002
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