Jeff Woywitka

Jeffrey Woywitka (born September 1, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the St. Louis Blues, Dallas Stars, and New York Rangers.

Playing career Woywitka was drafted from the Red Deer Rebels in the first round, 27th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2001 NHL entry draft. After reporting to Philadelphia's AHL affiliate for his first professional season in 03–04, he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers midway through the season along with a first round pick (Rob Schremp) in 2004 and a third round pick (Danny Syvret) in 2005 in exchange for Mike Comrie.

In 2005, he was traded by the Edmonton Oilers along with Eric Brewer and Doug Lynch to the St. Louis Blues for 2000 league MVP, Chris Pronger. On July 7, 2009, Woywitka signed a two-year contract with the Dallas Stars, which ended when Woywitka entered the free agency on July 1, 2011.

On August 15, 2011, Woywitka signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens. At the commencement of the 2011–12 season, Woywitka failed to make the opening night roster for the Canadiens, and was placed on waivers with the intent to be reassigned to their AHL affiliate. The following day on October 6, 2011, Woywitka was claimed off waivers by the New York Rangers, where he was subsequently used primarily as a depth defenseman appearing in 27 games for 6 points.

On July 2, 2012, he returned to the St. Louis Blues as an unrestricted free agent on a one-year contract.

Woywitka played for Augsburger Panther of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons before retiring.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1999–2000 Red Deer Rebels WHL 67 4 12 16 40 4 0 3 3 2 2000–01 Red Deer Rebels WHL 72 7 28 35 113 22 2 8 10 25 2001–02 Red Deer Rebels WHL 72 14 23 37 109 23 2 10 12 22 2002–03 Red Deer Rebels WHL 57 16 36 52 65 23 1 9 10 25 2003–04 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 29 0 6 6 51 — — — — — 2003–04 Toronto Roadrunners AHL 53 4 18 22 41 3 0 0 0 2 2004–05 Edmonton Roadrunners AHL 80 6 20 26 84 — — — — — 2005–06 St. Louis Blues NHL 26 0 2 2 25 — — — — — 2005–06 Peoria Rivermen AHL 53 1 14 15 58 4 0 0 0 4 2006–07 Peoria Rivermen AHL 41 0 18 18 20 — — — — — 2006–07 St. Louis Blues NHL 34 1 6 7 12 — — — — — 2007–08 Peoria Rivermen AHL 52 10 20 30 35 — — — — — 2007–08 St. Louis Blues NHL 27 2 6 8 12 — — — — — 2008–09 St. Louis Blues NHL 65 3 15 18 57 4 0 0 0 0 2008–09 Peoria Rivermen AHL 7 0 7 7 2 — — — — — 2009–10 Dallas Stars NHL 36 0 3 3 11 — — — — — 2010–11 Dallas Stars NHL 63 2 9 11 24 — — — — — 2011–12 New York Rangers NHL 27 1 5 6 8 — — — — — 2011–12 Connecticut Whale AHL 6 0 3 3 6 — — — — — 2012–13 Peoria Rivermen AHL 34 1 10 11 22 — — — — — 2013–14 Augsburger Panther DEL 35 3 6 9 83 — — — — — 2014–15 Augsburger Panther DEL 52 2 18 20 68 — — — — — AHL totals 355 22 116 138 319 7 0 0 0 6 NHL totals 278 9 46 55 149 4 0 0 0 0

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2000 Canada Pacific U17 5 2 1 3 4 2003 Canada WJC 6 1 1 2 0 Junior totals 11 3 2 5 4

Awards and honours Award Year WHL East Second All-Star Team 2002 East First All-Star Team 2003 Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy 2003 CHL Third All-Star team 2003