Branko Radivojevič

Branko Radivojevič ( / ; born 24 November 1980) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player who began and finished his career playing for HK Dukla Trenčín of the Slovak Extraliga. He also played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers and Minnesota Wild from 2002 to 2008, and other leagues in Europe during his career, which lasted from 1998 to 2019.

Playing career Drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in 1999, Radivojevič signed a 3-year deal with the Phoenix Coyotes on 19 June 2001 and played parts of the next three seasons there. Part of a mid-season trade in 2003–04, he was sent to the Philadelphia Flyers along with Sean Burke and the rights to Ben Eager for Mike Comrie. After 2005–06, the Flyers declined to tender him a qualifying offer, thus making him an unrestricted free agent. He signed with the Minnesota Wild as an unrestricted free agent on 6 July 2006. After a couple seasons with the Wild, he opted to go to the KHL.

After two years with the Wild, Radivojevič signed with Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In the 2008–09 season Branko established himself as an offensive presence with Spartak, leading the team in scoring with 45 points in 49 games. He was re-signed to a further two-year contract with Spartak on 23 December 2009.

After three seasons with Spartak (during the last one he was the captain of the team) Branko decided to change the team. After some arguments with Spartak's management his contract was terminated and Branko signed with Atlant Moscow Oblast. After spending only one season with Atlant (2011–2012) he returned to Spartak.

Personal Branko's father Matija, a Bosnian Serb, came to Czechoslovakia during the 1970s as a contractor of a Yugoslavian company. His son, Luka, is also a hockey player who currently plays for Boston College.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1995–96 Dukla Trenčín SVK U18 45 23 32 55 74 — — — — — 1996–97 Dukla Trenčín SVK U18 53 41 38 79 56 — — — — — 1997–98 Dukla Trenčín SVK U20 52 30 31 61 50 — — — — — 1997–98 Dukla Trenčín SVK 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1998–99 Belleville Bulls OHL 68 20 38 58 61 21 7 17 24 18 1999–00 Belleville Bulls OHL 59 23 49 72 86 16 5 8 13 32 2000–01 Belleville Bulls OHL 61 34 70 104 77 10 6 10 16 18 2001–02 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 18 4 2 6 4 1 0 0 0 2 2001–02 Springfield Falcons AHL 62 18 21 39 64 — — — — — 2002–03 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 79 12 15 27 63 — — — — — 2003–04 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 53 9 14 23 36 — — — — — 2003–04 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 24 1 8 9 36 18 1 1 2 32 2004–05 Vsetínská hokejová ELH 31 7 11 18 114 — — — — — 2004–05 Luleå HF SEL 10 6 4 11 8 4 0 0 0 44 2005–06 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 64 8 6 14 44 5 1 0 1 0 2006–07 Minnesota Wild NHL 82 11 13 24 21 5 0 0 0 2 2007–08 Minnesota Wild NHL 73 7 10 17 48 2 0 0 0 0 2008–09 Spartak Moscow KHL 49 17 26 43 86 6 2 1 3 6 2009–10 Spartak Moscow KHL 56 18 37 55 115 9 0 5 5 33 2010–11 Spartak Moscow KHL 54 7 23 30 51 4 2 3 5 2 2011–12 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 43 7 20 27 24 12 5 2 7 10 2012–13 Spartak Moscow KHL 50 4 17 21 23 — — — — — 2013–14 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 14 2 1 3 2 — — — — — 2013–14 Slovan Bratislava KHL 31 3 5 8 22 — — — — — 2014–15 Dukla Trenčín SVK 12 5 6 11 0 — — — — — 2014–15 HC Bílí Tygři Liberec ELH 37 6 15 21 36 — — — — — 2015–16 HC Bílí Tygři Liberec ELH 51 15 26 41 71 14 5 12 17 6 2016–17 HC Bílí Tygři Liberec ELH 52 9 24 33 20 16 4 6 10 10 2017–18 Dukla Trenčín SVK 45 16 29 45 49 17 8 9 17 36 2018–19 Dukla Trenčín SVK 56 13 30 43 44 4 0 2 2 4 2019–20 Dukla Trenčín SVK 2 1 0 1 2 — — — — — NHL totals 399 52 68 120 252 31 2 1 3 36 KHL totals 297 58 129 187 323 31 9 11 20 51

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1998 Slovakia EJC 6 0 0 0 4 2000 Slovakia WJC 7 0 0 0 4 2003 Slovakia WC 9 2 1 3 8 2004 Slovakia WCH 4 0 1 1 2 2007 Slovakia WC 7 2 1 3 6 2009 Slovakia WC 6 0 1 1 4 2010 Slovakia OLY 7 0 0 0 6 2011 Slovakia WC 6 0 1 1 6 2012 Slovakia WC 10 4 4 8 2 2013 Slovakia WC 8 3 2 5 2 2014 Slovakia OLY 4 0 0 0 0 Junior totals 13 0 0 0 8 Senior totals 61 11 11 22 36

Awards and honours Award Year OHL First All-Star Team 2001 Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy 2001 NHL YoungStars Game 2003 Slovak Extraliga Playoffs MVP 2018