Vladimír Országh

Vladimír Országh (born May 24, 1977) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player. Now he is the head coach of the Slovak national team.

Playing career As a youth, Országh played in the 1991 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Poprad.

Országh was drafted into the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1995 by the New York Islanders in the fifth round (106th overall), and he has been playing in the NHL since 1997. From 1997 through to 2000, Vladimír Országh was attempting to crack the New York Islanders line-up, as he had a stint of 34 games in the NHL over those three years, tallying a total of five points (3 goals and 2 assists). After becoming an unrestricted free agent after the 1999–2000 NHL season, Országh signed a contract with the Djurgårdens IF hockey team of the Swedish Elitserien, based in Stockholm. In Sweden, he had a breakthrough season, scoring 23 goals and making 13 assists, for a combined total of 36 points. The scouts of the Nashville Predators of the NHL noticed Országh's solid performance and signed him as a free agent the following season. In his time with the Predators, he has tallied 105 points (47 goals and 58 assists), and he has also helped them earn their first playoff spot in the team's six-year history. Throughout his six years of NHL experience, Országh wore the number 33 jersey and has played both the left wing and the right wing positions. On December 30, 2005, Országh joined the St. Louis Blues after he was claimed off waivers. Orszagh missed the entire 2006–2007 season due to a knee injury.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1993–94 ŠK Iskra Banská Bystrica SVK U20 38382765— ————— 1994–95 ŠK Iskra Banská Bystrica SVK.2 38 18 12 30 — — — — — — 1995–96 ŠK Iskra Banská Bystrica SVK 31 9 5 14 22 — — — — — 1996–97 Utah Grizzlies IHL 6812152730 30114 1997–98 Utah Grizzlies IHL 6213102360 42020 1997–98 New York Islanders NHL 110112 ————— 1998–99 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 6818234157 32242 1998–99 New York Islanders NHL 121016 ————— 1999–2000 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 558122022 73362 1999–2000 New York Islanders NHL 122134 ————— 2000–01 Djurgårdens IF SEL 5023133662 16731020 2001–02 Nashville Predators NHL 7915213656 ————— 2002–03 Nashville Predators NHL 7816163238 ————— 2003–04 Nashville Predators NHL 8216213774 62024 2004–05 HKm Zvolen SVK 3716143050 1752724 2004–05 ŠaHK Iskra Banská Bystrica SVK.2 2 2 0 2 4 — — — — — 2005–06 Luleå HF SEL 19851342 ————— 2005–06 St. Louis Blues NHL 1645914 ————— IHL totals 130 25 25 50 90 7 2 1 3 4 NHL totals 2895465119194 62024 AHL totals 123 26 35 61 79 10 5 5 10 4

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1995 Slovakia WJC B 7 1 2 3 8 1996 Slovakia WJC 6 5 1 6 18 2001 Slovakia WC 7 2 5 7 6 2002 Slovakia WC 9 3 1 4 12 2003 Slovakia WC 9 2 1 3 14 2004 Slovakia WC 9 0 2 2 8 2004 Slovakia WCH 4 0 0 0 6 2005 Slovakia WC 5 0 1 1 0 Senior totals 43 7 10 17 46