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Pavol Demitra

1974 - 2011

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Pavol Demitra (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈpaʋɔl ˈdemitra]; 29 November 1974 – 7 September 2011) was a Slovak professional ice hockey player. He played nineteen seasons of professional hockey, for teams in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League (CSL), National Hockey League (NHL), Slovak Extraliga (SVK), and Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). A skilled offensive player, Demitra was a top-line forward throughout his career. After a season with HC Dukla Trenčín in the CSL, Demitra was selected 227th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pavol Demitra is the 85th most popular hockey player (up from 93rd in 2019), the 248th most popular biography from Slovakia (up from 260th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Slovak Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Pavol Demitra ranks 85 out of 676. Before him are Herb Drury, Tomas Jonsson, Bengt-Åke Gustafsson, Steve Yzerman, Sidney Crosby, and Viktor Zinger. After him are Johnny Gaudreau, Nils Nilsson, Andrei Khomutov, Veniamin Alexandrov, Alexander Mogilny, and Sid Abel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Pavol Demitra ranks 278. Before him are Kimbo Slice, Iulian Filipescu, Seishi Kishimoto, Flavio Roma, Matt Hardy, and Chad Allen. After him are Ebru Gündeş, Angie Cepeda, Olivier Dacourt, Kei Taniguchi, Khalilou Fadiga, and David Banner. Among people deceased in 2011, Pavol Demitra ranks 433. Before him are Gennady Logofet, Albertina Sisulu, Jerry Lawson, Kurt Lundquist, Zbigniew Jaremski, and Shrilal Shukla. After him are Mike Starr, Jet Harris, Betty Garrett, Matti Yrjänä Joensuu, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, and Ryan Dunn.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Pavol Demitra ranks 248 out of 418. Before him are Dušan Pašek (1960), Peter Dubovský (1972), Charles Korvin (1907), Péter Bacsó (1928), Vladimír Godár (1956), and Laurus Škurla (1928). After him are Ján Mucha (1982), Marián Vajda (1965), Marek Čech (1983), Ján Svorada (1968), Miroslav Mentel (1962), and Stanislav Šesták (1982).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Slovakia

Among hockey players born in Slovakia, Pavol Demitra ranks 3. Before him are Stan Mikita (1940), and Ladislav Troják (1914). After him are Miroslav Šatan (1974), Žigmund Pálffy (1972), Zdeno Chára (1977), Marián Hossa (1979), Róbert Švehla (1969), Marián Gáborík (1982), Ľuboš Bartečko (1976), Marcel Hossa (1981), and Ľubomír Višňovský (1976).

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