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ANDREJ
MESZAROS
DEFENSE | MEHT-zahr-ohsh, AWN-dray
BIRTHDATE: October 13, 1985 | BIRTHPLACE: Povazska Bystrica, Slovakia
HEIGHT: 6’2” | WEIGHT: 218 | SHOOTS: Left | Season: 8th NHL, 3rd Flyers
ACQUIRED: Trade from Tampa Bay – July 1, 2010
2011-12
Underwent surgery on March 21 to remove a disc fragment from his back… recorded his 200th point in the NHL as part
of a three-point night (1G, 2A) vs. NYI on Mar. 1…Recorded a plus 3 rating vs. TOR Feb. 9th…Scored a goal in his 500 NHL
game on Jan. 8 @ OTT… Scored GWG on Dec. 15 at MTL…Played in his 100th game as a Flyer on Nov. 23rd @ NYI and
Scored the first goal of the game at 0:18 of the first period and recorded a plus-3… Scored the GWG on Oct. 12 vs.VAN.
CAREER
2010-11: Playoffs: Recorded two assists in Game Two vs. Buffalo on 4/16 and a goal in Game Five on 4/22…Led
Flyers defensemen with six points (2G, 4A), and tied for first among Flyers defensemen with four assists. Regular
Season: Recipient of the Barry Ashbee Trophy as the team’s most outstanding defenseman, as voted on by a panel of
sportscasters and sportswriters… Finished the season tied for the team high in +/- (+30 – 5th in NHL)… Tied career highs
with two goals and four points vs. NY Islanders on 4/9… Scored game winning overtime goal vs. NY Islanders on 2/24…
Recorded points in three straight games from 1/18-1/20 (2G, 2A)… Scored goals in consecutive games vs. Washington on
1/18 and vs. Ottawa on 1/20… Had two assists at Toronto on 12/9… Had two assists at NY Islanders on 12/5… Played in
his 400th NHL game vs. Montreal on 11/22… Scored his first goal as a Flyer vs. Tampa Bay on 11/18…Recorded his first
point (assist) as a Flyer vs. Anaheim on 10/21. 2009-10: Finished sixth on Tampa Bay with 145 shots…Ranked second
among Tampa Bay defensemen with six goals and was third among Lightning blue liners with 17 points…Registered 108
blocked shots, good for the team’s second-highest total, and co-led the Lightning with 112 hits…Appeared in his 350th
career game on January 29 against Anaheim and tallied his 100th career assist on November 28 at Dallas…Represented
Team Slovakia at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. 2008-09: Played in 52 games with the Lightning, recording 2
goals and 16 points … Had his games played streak, which spanned his entire NHL career, snapped at 298 games due
to an injury … Served as the alternate captain for the Lightning. Led the Lightning in blocked shots with 98 and 2nd
among defensemen with 63 hits … Played in his 250th career game 10/16 vs. NYI. 2007-08: Finished 1st among Senators’
defensemen in goals (9) and 2nd among defensemen in points (36) … Was 1 of 3 Senators to appear in each of the team’s
82 regular season games … Had 8 multi-point games … Recorded 100th career NHL point with an assist 2/12 vs. BUF…
Recorded his best plus-minus, +6, 1/24 at TBL … Reached 200 career penalty minutes 1/20 at PHI …Played 200th career
NHL game 12/26 at BUF … Had his 1st career 2-goal game 11/28 at NYI … Scored his 1st career short-handed goal 10/6
vs. NYR … 2006-07: Had 5 multi-point games … Played 100th career NHL game 11/15 at BUF … 2007 Playoffs: Played in
20 games, recording 1 goal and 7 points… Had 3 assists in the playoff series against Buffalo 2005-06: Was a plus or even
in 66 of 82 games… Tied for 3rd overall in the NHL and the top rookie in plus-minus with a +34 … Was 1 of 5 Senators to
play in all 82 games … 2006 Playoffs: Scored 1st career playoff goal 4/29 vs. TBL … Played 1st career playoff game 4/21
vs. TBL … Junior Career: In 2004-05, played 1st season of North American hockey with Vancouver (WHL) … Ranked 5th
in WHL rookie scoring with 41 points (11-30-41) … Named Vancouver’s rookie of the year, defenseman of the year and
to the WHL’s Western Conference 2nd All-Star Team … Ranked tied for 4th in team playoff scoring with 4 points (1-3-4)
in 6 games … Finished tied for team lead in goals (3) and tied for 3rd with 4 points, ranking 4th in tournament scoring
for defensemen … European Career: In 2003-04, played first full season in Slovak Elite League, appearing in 44 regularseason
games and 14 playoff games with Trencin … In 2002-03, made debut in Slovak Elite League, playing 23 games
with Trencin … International Career: Slovakia’s team captain at 2005 World Junior Championship in Grand Forks, N.D.
… Was youngest player (18) on Slovakia’s 2004 World Junior team and World Senior (Prague, Czech Republic) squads
… Captained Team Slovakia that won silver at 2003 World Under-18 Championships in Yaroslavl, Russia … Finished tied
for 3rd among defensemen in tournament scoring with 4 points (2-2-4) in 7 games.
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