Jozef Balej # - RW
DOB: Feb 22, 1982
Age: 27
Place of Birth: Myjava, Czech. (now Slovakia)
HT: 6-1 WT: 195
Shoots: R
NHL Seasons: 2
Drafted by Montreal in 2000 (3/78).
Current Status:
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Honours and Awards
| 2001-02 | Canadian Major Junior - Second All-Star Team |
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| 2001-02 | WHL - West First All-Star Team |
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Transactions / Injuries / Suspensions
| 06-May-08 | Signed by HC Ocelari Trinec of the Czech Extraleague. |
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| 25-Sep-07 | Assigned to Manitoba (AHL). |
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| 01-Aug-07 | Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Vancouver Canucks. |
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| 24-Jul-06 | Signed with the HC Fribourg-Gotteron of the Swiss National League. |
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| 05-Dec-05 | Assigned to Manitoba (AHL). |
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| 04-Dec-05 | Recalled from Manitoba (AHL). |
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| 08-Oct-05 | Re-assigned to Manitoba (AHL). |
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| 26-Sep-05 | Assigned to Hartford (AHL). |
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| 16-Aug-05 | Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the New York Rangers. |
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| 03-Apr-04 | Assigned to Hartford (AHL). |
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| 09-Mar-04 | Recalled from Hartford (AHL). |
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| 03-Mar-04 | Re-assigned to Hartford (AHL). |
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| 02-Feb-04 | Assigned to Hamilton (AHL). |
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| 22-Jan-04 | Recalled from Hamilton (AHL). |
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| 20-Sep-03 | Assigned to Hamilton (AHL). |
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| 28-Sep-02 | Assigned to Hamilton (AHL). |
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| 22-Apr-02 | Signed by the Montreal Canadiens to a three-year contract. |
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| 24-Sep-01 | Returned to Portland (WHL). |
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| 23-Sep-00 | Returned to Portland (WHL). |
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Trades
| 07-Oct-05 | New York Rangers traded Jozef Balej and a conditional draft selection to the Vancouver Canucks for Fedor Fedorov. |
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| 02-Mar-04 | New York Rangers traded Alexei Kovalev to the Montreal Canadiens for Jozef Balej and a 2nd round selection in 2004. |
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| 24-Jun-00 | Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 3rd round (78th overall) in 2000. |
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Career Stats
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | SHOTS | PCT |
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| 2008-09 | Trinec | Cze | 39 | 17 | 10 | 27 | - | 40 | - | - |
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| 2007-08 | Manitoba | AHL | 16 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 10 | - | - |
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| 2006-07 | Fribourg | Swi | 37 | 13 | 17 | 30 | - | 44 | - | - |
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| 2005-06 | Vancouver | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | .00 |
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| 2005-06 | Manitoba | AHL | 39 | 14 | 15 | 29 | +3 | 20 | - | - |
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| 2004-05 | Hartford | AHL | 69 | 20 | 22 | 42 | +2 | 46 | 209 | 9.57 |
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| 2003-04 | NY Rangers | NHL | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 4.00 |
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| 2003-04 | Montreal | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | .00 |
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| 2003-04 | Total Mtl/NYR | NHL | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 | 29 | 3.45 |
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| 2003-04 | Hartford | AHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6.67 |
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| 2003-04 | Hamilton | AHL | 55 | 25 | 33 | 58 | +19 | 32 | 171 | 14.62 |
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| 2003-04 | Total Ham/Hfd | AHL | 60 | 26 | 36 | 62 | +19 | 53 | 186 | 13.98 |
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| 2002-03 | Hamilton | AHL | 56 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 29 | 97 | 5.15 |
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| 2001-02 | Portland | WHL | 65 | 51 | 41 | 92 | +18 | 52 | - | - |
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| 2000-01 | Portland | WHL | 46 | 32 | 21 | 53 | +8 | 18 | - | - |
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| 1999-00 | Portland | WHL | 65 | 22 | 23 | 45 | -14 | 33 | - | - |
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| 1998-99 | Rochester | USHL | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - |
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| 1998-99 | Thunder Bay | USHL | 38 | 8 | 7 | 15 | - | 9 | - | - |
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| 1998-99 | Total ThB/Roc | USHL | 55 | 8 | 8 | 16 | - | 11 | - | - |
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| 1997-98 | Trencin | Svk Jr. | 52 | 57 | 40 | 97 | - | 60 | - | - |
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| Total | NHL | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 3.13 |
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| Total | AHL | 240 | 69 | 97 | 166 | +23 | 158 | - | - |
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| Total | WHL | 176 | 105 | 85 | 190 | +12 | 103 | - | - |
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| Total | Cze | 39 | 17 | 10 | 27 | - | 40 | - | - |
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| Total | Swi | 37 | 13 | 17 | 30 | - | 44 | - | - |
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| Total | USHL | 55 | 8 | 8 | 16 | - | 11 | - | - |
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| Total | Svk Jr. | 52 | 57 | 40 | 97 | - | 60 | - | - |
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Playoff Stats
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | SHOTS | PCT |
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| 2008-09 | Trinec | Cze | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - |
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| 2007-08 | Manitoba | AHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 2006-07 | Fribourg | Swi | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | 2 | - | - |
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| 2005-06 | Vancouver | NHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 2005-06 | Manitoba | AHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
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| 2004-05 | Hartford | AHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 17 | .00 |
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| 2003-04 | NY Rangers | NHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 2003-04 | Hartford | AHL | 16 | 9 | 7 | 16 | +6 | 10 | 47 | 19.15 |
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| 2002-03 | Hamilton | AHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 4 | 25.00 |
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| 2001-02 | Portland | WHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
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| 2000-01 | Portland | WHL | 16 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +4 | 6 | - | - |
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| 1999-00 | Portland | WHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 1998-99 | Rochester | USHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 1997-98 | Trencin | Svk Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Total | NHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Total | AHL | 29 | 11 | 7 | 18 | +6 | 20 | - | - |
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| Total | WHL | 23 | 6 | 11 | 17 | +4 | 12 | - | - |
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| Total | Cze | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - |
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| Total | Swi | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | 2 | - | - |
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| Total | USHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Total | Svk Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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