Gregory Kuznik (/ˈkuːznɪk/ KOOZ-nik;[1] Slovene: Greg Kužnik) (born June 12, 1978) is a Canadian-born Slovene former ice hockey player.
| Greg Kuznik | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
June 12, 1978 Prince George, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| National team |
 Slovenia | ||
| NHL Draft |
171st overall, 1996 Hartford Whalers | ||
| Playing career | 1998–2013 | ||
Career edit
Kuznik was drafted 171st by the Hartford Whalers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. In the 2000–01 NHL season, he played one game for the Carolina Hurricanes. Since 2003 he has played in Europe, spending two seasons in the British National League for the Fife Flyers and two seasons in Italy's Serie A league for Sportiva Hockey Club Fassa. In 2007, he moved to Slovenian team HDD Olimpija Ljubljana in the EBEL league.
He participated at the 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Slovenia men's national ice hockey team.[2]
Career statistics edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | Royal City Outlaws | BCJHL | 45 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 70 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 149 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 70 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 181 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | ||
| 1997–98 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 72 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 197 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Florida Everglades | ECHL | 50 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 110 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Beast of New Haven | AHL | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 46 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Florida Everglades | ECHL | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 73 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 58 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 61 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Fife Flyers | BNL | 36 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Fife Flyers | BNL | 36 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Fassa | Italy | 47 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Fassa | Italy | 32 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Olimpija Ljubljana | EBEL | 42 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Olimpija Ljubljana | Slovenia | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 2008–09 | Olimpija Ljubljana | EBEL | 54 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Olimpija Ljubljana | Slovenia | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | Olimpija Ljubljana | EBEL | 37 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | SG Pontebba | Italy | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Villacher SV | EBEL | 52 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 79 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Villacher SV | EBEL | 48 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Fassa | Italy | 38 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 146 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 147 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Dec 13, 1997 Stephen Peat vs Greg Kuznik". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "SLO". Archived from the original on 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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