Branislav Mezei | |||
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Born |
Nitra, Czechoslovakia | October 8, 1980||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
Weight | 236 lb (107 kg; 16 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
Slovak team Former teams |
HK Nitra New York Islanders Florida Panthers HC Oceláři Třinec HK Dukla Trenčín Barys Astana HC Plzen Espoo Blues HC Pardubice Lev Poprad Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg HC Vityaz Podolsk KHL Medveščak Zagreb | ||
National team | Slovakia | ||
NHL draft |
10th overall, 1999 New York Islanders | ||
Playing career | 2000–present |
Branislav Mezei (born October 8, 1980) is a Slovak professional ice hockey player. Mezei is a defenceman currently with HK Nitra of the Slovak Extraliga. Mezei has previous played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Islanders and Florida Panthers. Mezei also played for Barys Astana and HC Plzen of the KHL, and Espoo Blues of the SM-liiga. Mezei was a first-round pick of the Islanders in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, tenth overall.