Andy Wozniewski
| Andy Wozniewski | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Wozniewski in 2010 | |||
| Born |
May 20, 1980 Buffalo Grove, Illinois, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs St. Louis Blues Boston Bruins EV Zug EHC München | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2004–2015 | ||
Andrew Pera Wozniewski (born May 25, 1980) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Blues and the Boston Bruins.
Playing career
[edit]Undrafted, Wozniewski played collegiate hockey for the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He signed his first pro contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on May 27, 2004. He scored his first NHL goal October 11, 2007 for the Toronto Maple Leafs against the New York Islanders.
Andy was signed as a free agent by the St. Louis Blues on July 17, 2008, and later assigned to the Blues affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen. Wozniewski was recalled to the Blues on February 1, 2009.[1] He played in one game with the Blues before he was reassigned to the Rivermen.
Wozniewski was traded from the Blues to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Danny Richmond on March 4, 2009.[2]
After the Penguins, Wozniewski signed with the Boston Bruins, on May 5, 2010, Wozniewski left the Bruins and signed a one-year contract in the Swiss NLA with EV Zug.
After three seasons with Zug, Wozniewski left Switzerland out of contract and signed a one-year deal as a free agent in the German DEL, with EHC München on June 4, 2013. During his time in Europe, Wozniewski was selected to play for Team USA in the Deutschland Cup in 2011 and 2013, leading Team USA to a championship as the Captain in 2013.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | 56 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | UMass Lowell | HE | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Texas Tornado | NAHL | 54 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Wisconsin Badgers | WCHA | 39 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Wisconsin Badgers | WCHA | 34 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Wisconsin Badgers | WCHA | 43 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 31 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 48 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 33 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 2008–09 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 56 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 68 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | EV Zug | NLA | 50 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 123 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | EV Zug | NLA | 47 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 2012–13 | EV Zug | NLA | 35 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | EHC München | DEL | 52 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
| 2014–15 | EHC München | DEL | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 79 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Blues Recall Wagner, Wozniewski, St. Louis Blues, Feb. 1, 2009 Archived February 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Blues acquire Richmond from Penguins". St. Louis Blues. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ "Andy Woxniewski comes to Red Bull Munich" (in German). EHC München. 2013-06-04. Archived from the original on 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
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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