Wojtek Wolski | |||
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Born |
Zabrze, Poland | February 24, 1986||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Colorado Avalanche Phoenix Coyotes New York Rangers Florida Panthers KH Sanok Washington Capitals Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Metallurg Magnitogorsk Kunlun Red Star HC Oceláři Třinec | ||
National team | Canada | ||
NHL draft |
21st overall, 2004 Colorado Avalanche | ||
Playing career | 2005–2020 |
Wojciech "Wojtek" Wolski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈvɔjtɛk ˈvɔlski]; born February 24, 1986) is a Polish-Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Colorado Avalanche, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, Florida Panthers and Washington Capitals. After leaving the NHL in 2013, Wolski continued his career in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), playing for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, Metallurg Magnitogorsk (with whom he won the Gagarin Cup in 2016) and Kunlun Red Star.
While he holds dual citizenship, Wolski is a product of the Canadian training system and was ineligible to represent Poland internationally.[1] He was selected to represent Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics.