Branko Radivojevič

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Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
Nickname(s)	Radio Bronko Raddy The Brankinator
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 208 lb (94 kg/14 st 12 lb)
RSL Team F. teams	Spartak Moscow Phoenix Coyotes Philadelphia Flyers Minnesota Wild
Nationality	Slovakia
Born	November 24, 1980 (1980-11-24) (age 27), Piešťany, CS
NHL Draft	93rd overall, 1999 Colorado Avalanche
Pro career	2001 – present

Branko Radivojević (born November 24, 1980 in Piešťany, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovakian ice hockey forward of Serb origin.

Contents 1 Career 2 Awards 3 Career statistics 4 International play 5 External links

[edit] Career

Drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in 1999, Radivojević would sign with the Phoenix Coyotes on June 19, 2001 and play parts of the next three seasons there. Part of a mid-season trade in 2003–04, Radivojević 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 making him an unrestricted free agent. He signed with the Minnesota Wild as an unrestricted free agent on July 6, 2006.

After two years with the Wild, Radivojevic signed with Spartak Moscow of the Russian Super League

[edit] Awards

• 2000–01: First All-Star Team (OHL)
• 2000–01: Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy Top Scoring Right Winger (OHL)
• 2002–03: Played in the Young Stars Game (NHL)

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
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	Springfield Falcons	AHL		62	18	21	39	64		-	-	-	-	-
2001–02	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		18	4	2	6	4		1	0	0	0	2
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	Vsetin HC	Czech Extraliga		31	7	11	18	114		-	-	-	-	-
2004–05	Luleå HF	Elitserien		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		4	0	0	0	2
NHL Totals				320	45	58	103	227		45	6	1	3	36

Stats as of April 18, 2007.

[edit] International play

• 2004 - Played for Slovakia in the World Cup of Hockey, recording an assist as well as two penalty minutes.
• 2007 - Played for Slovakia in the Ice Hockey World Championships, recording 2 goals, one assist, as well as six penalty minutes.

Preceded by Sheldon Keefe

Winner of the Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy 2001

Succeeded by Mike Renzi

[edit] External links

• Branko Radivojevic's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database