Rastislav Staňa

Rastislav Staňa (born 10 January 1980) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 6 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Washington Capitals during the 2003–04 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2000 to 2015, was mainly spent in Europe. Internationally Stana played for the Slovak national team at 6 Ice Hockey World Championships, winning the gold medal in 2002, and the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Biography Staňa was born in Košice, Czechoslovakia. As a youth, he played in the 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Bratislava.

Staňa was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 1998 NHL entry draft, 193rd overall in the 7th round. After being drafted, he began playing in the Western Hockey League for the Moose Jaw Warriors and was later traded to the Calgary Hitmen. Staňa turned pro in 2000 and signed with the Capitals. He was assigned to play for the Richmond Renegades of the ECHL, but also played a handful of games for the AHL's Portland Pirates. By 2002, Staňa was playing solely for the Pirates and during the 2003–04 NHL season, he played six games for the Washington Capitals.

Staňa moved to Sweden to play in Elitserien for Södertälje SK during the NHL lockout. He would remain in Sweden for another three seasons. After a second season with Södertälje, Staňa moved to the Malmö Redhawks and then Linköpings HC. In 2008, Staňa moved to Russia to play in the newly created Kontinental Hockey League and signed a contract to play for Severstal Cherepovets, later moving to CSKA Moscow for the 2011–12 KHL season.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP W L T OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1995–96 HC Košice U18 SVK U18 — — — — — — — — 2.11 .908 — — — — — — — — 1996–97 HC Košice U18 SVK U18 — — — — — — — — 2.35 .933 — — — — — — — — 1997–98 HC Košice U20 SVK U20 32 — — — — 1920 56 — 1.75 — — — — — — — — — 1998–99 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 36 21 14 1 — 2131 123 2 3.46 .897 9 4 5 544 30 0 3.30 .914 1999–00 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 14 4 9 0 — 730 48 0 3.94 .899 — — — — — — — — 1999–00 Calgary Hitmen WHL 16 13 2 1 — 971 37 1 2.29 .918 9 7 2 526 21 1 2.39 .911 2000–01 Portland Pirates AHL 3 0 2 1 — 161 11 0 4.09 .883 — — — — — — — — 2000–01 Richmond Renegades ECHL 38 15 16 2 — 2111 90 1 2.56 .914 3 1 2 178 7 0 2.34 — 2001–02 Portland Pirates AHL 3 1 2 0 — 180 11 0 3.66 .893 — — — — — — — — 2001–02 Richmond Renegades ECHL 36 20 12 3 — 2098 95 1 2.72 .923 — — — — — — — — 2002–03 Portland Pirates AHL 24 8 11 4 — 1355 49 2 2.17 .933 1 0 1 59 3 0 3.08 .917 2003–04 Washington Capitals NHL 6 1 2 0 — 211 11 0 3.13 .890 — — — — — — — — 2003–04 Portland Pirates AHL 24 14 5 4 — 1429 40 5 1.68 .941 3 1 2 139 7 0 3.02 .907 2004–05 Södertälje SK SWE 45 18 24 2 — 2562 116 3 2.72 .914 10 4 6 605 22 1 2.18 .920 2005–06 Södertälje SK SWE 43 10 28 — 5 2554 129 3 3.03 .899 — — — — — — — — 2006–07 Malmö Redhawks SWE 29 7 17 — 4 1636 81 2 2.97 .907 — — — — — — — — 2006–07 Linköping HC SWE 11 6 3 — 2 672 21 3 1.88 .932 15 10 5 936 31 2 2.33 .913 2007–08 Linköping HC SWE 40 23 10 — 4 2344 108 2 2.76 .901 — — — — — — — — 2008–09 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 36 18 10 — 6 1920 79 1 2.47 .901 — — — — — — — — 2009–10 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 49 15 20 — 12 2897 125 0 2.59 .906 — — — — — — — — 2010–11 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 26 11 11 — 0 1390 52 4 2.24 .917 1 0 0 45 5 0 6.62 .643 2011–12 CSKA Moscow KHL 46 20 19 — 4 2647 91 2 2.06 .926 5 1 4 202 13 0 3.87 .883 2012–13 CSKA Moscow KHL 34 18 6 — 2 1955 57 4 1.76 .934 9 5 4 551 16 0 1.74 .939 2013–14 CSKA Moscow KHL 25 11 11 — 0 1430 55 2 2.31 .912 — — — — — — — — 2013–14 HC Košice SVK 8 — — — — 479 10 0 1.25 .952 17 — — 1010 29 — 1.66 .944 2014–15 Sparta Praha CZE 13 7 6 — 0 769 33 1 2.57 .903 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 6 1 2 0 — 212 11 0 3.12 .890 — — — — — — — —

International

Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1998 Slovakia EJC 5 — — — 300 18 0 3.60 .872 2000 Slovakia WJC 4 — — — 204 8 0 2.35 .927 2002 Slovakia OLY 1 1 0 0 60 1 0 1.00 .947 2002 Slovakia WC 3 3 0 0 180 8 1 2.67 .902 2003 Slovakia WC 2 2 0 0 120 4 0 2.00 .913 2004 Slovakia WCH 2 0 1 0 92 6 0 4.08 .860 2005 Slovakia WC 2 1 1 0 92 6 0 3.90 .829 2009 Slovakia WC 2 1 1 0 125 4 0 1.92 .888 2010 Slovakia WC 2 0 0 0 75 4 0 3.21 .902 2013 Slovakia WC 6 3 3 0 382 16 0 2.51 .905 Senior totals 21 11 6 0 1126 49 1 2.61 —

Awards and honors Award YearSlovak Champion 2014