| Miroslav Šatan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Šatan in 2010 | |||
| Born | (1974-10-22)22 October 1974 (age 51) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Dukla Trenčín Edmonton Oilers Buffalo Sabres Slovan Bratislava New York Islanders Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Dynamo Moscow | ||
| National team |  Slovakia | ||
| NHL draft | 111th overall,1993 Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 1992–2014 | ||
Miroslav Šatan (Slovak pronunciation:[ˈmirɔslawˈʂatan]; born 22 October 1974) is a Slovak former professionalice hockeyright winger, who played 15 seasons in theNational Hockey League (NHL), five in theTipos Extraliga, and three in theKontinental Hockey League (KHL). Šatan was inducted into theIIHF Hall of Fame in 2019.
In 1991–92, Šatan played for the localHC Topoľčany and did remarkably well, as he scored 30 goals and had 22 assists in just 31 games. He then graduated to the senior division within the same year. When he became 18, he joinedDukla Trenčín rather than entercompulsory army service for Slovakia (which stopped in 2006). He played there for the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons.[1]
Šatan was drafted 111th overall in the1993 NHL Entry Draft by theEdmonton Oilers. Prior to his entry into the NHL, he played in the Czechoslovak and Slovak leagues and he had scored nine goals in eight games representingSlovakia at the1994 Winter Olympic Games.[2]
In 1994–95, Šatan played a season in the minor leagues, split between four teams including the Oilers' minor league affiliate, theCape Breton Oilers, and theInternational Hockey League'sDetroit Vipers. While with the Vipers, he scored the winning goal in an exhibition game againstWayne Gretzky's Ninety-Niners, an all-star team put together by Gretzky during the1994–95 NHL lockout.
After two seasons with the Oilers, Šatan was traded to theBuffalo Sabres in exchange forCraig Millar andBarrie Moore. He would lead the Sabres in scoring on six occasions. During the2004–05 NHL Lockout, Šatan played forSlovan Bratislava in theSlovak Extraliga. After the lockout, Šatan was not offered a contract by the Sabres.[3]
Šatan signed as a free agent with theNew York Islanders on 3 August 2005.[4] He led the Islanders in goals in the2005–06 season. His 35 goals during the season were his highest goal-output since the2001–02 season with the Sabres. Almost half his 35 goals came on thepower play (17), also a career personal best.[2] Šatan tied for the team lead in points with 66, shared with captainAlexei Yashin. Also in 2005–06, Šatan went seven for ten (70%) and was third in the NHL in shooting percentage in the shootout.
On 2 December 2006, he scored his 300th career goal, against thePittsburgh Penguins. Earlier in the season, he had recorded his 300th career assist and his 600th career point.
On 24 March 2007, Šatan missed the Islanders' game inPhiladelphia for personal reasons, ending a streak of having played in 305 consecutive games. It was the fourth longest active streak at the time, and marked the second time in his career that he had played over 250 consecutive games. He had a 256-game streak as a member of the Sabres that ended in November 2002.[2]
On 3 July 2008, Šatan signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.[5] During the2008–09 season, Šatan was placed on waivers by Pittsburgh on 4 March 2009, the same day as theNHL trade deadline, not long afterplaying in his 1,000th NHL game. Having not been claimed by another team, Šatan was assigned to the Penguins'American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, theWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.[6] In Wilkes-Barre, Šatan had three goals and nine points in ten games. Various reports credited him with being upbeat and a good influence, especially with the younger players.
On 10 April 2009, Šatan was recalled by Pittsburgh and cleared re-entry waivers. He re-established himself with the Penguins in the2009 Stanley Cup playoffs when he played against theWashington Capitals in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on April 23.[7] He then played in nine games and won his first everStanley Cup as a member of the Penguins.
The Penguins did not re-sign Šatan when his contract expired at the end of the season, and he was not signed during the free agency period.
On 2 January 2010, Šatan signed a US$700,000 contract with theBoston Bruins for the remainder of the2009–10 season. The contract included a no movement clause.[8] He made his Bruins debut against theOttawa Senators on January 5, finishing with a +2plus-minus. He scored his first a goal as a Bruin on January 7 againstChicago Blackhawks goaltenderAntti Niemi. On April 21, he scored the game-winning goal in double overtime to defeat the Buffalo Sabres and take a 3–1 lead in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.[9] On April 26, Šatan then scored the series-winning goal over the Sabres with 5 minutes remaining in the game, which they won 4–3.[10]
At the beginning of 2011, Šatan signed withDynamo Moscow of theKontinental Hockey League (KHL) until the end of2010–11 season. The club opted not to renew his contract upon its expiry.[11]
On 8 September 2011, Šatan moved to theSlovak Extraliga to rejoin former club Slovan Bratislava.[12] In 2012–13, Slovan moved from the Slovak Extraliga to the KHL and named Šatan team captain. He was badly injured by his former Boston Bruins teammateZdeno Chára in a match againstLev Praha on 3 November 2012.[13] Subsequently, Šatan said he did not know if he would play another hockey match in his life.[14] Šatan would return to play in the2013 IIHF World Championship.[15]
Šatan announced his retirement from professional ice hockey on 20 May 2014.[16][17]
In September 2015, Šatan was appointed general manager forTeam Europe to compete in the2016 World Cup.[18] Team Europe finished second in the tournament after losing the final series toCanada.[19]
In June 2019, he was elected President of theSlovak Ice Hockey Federation.[20]
Šatan grew up inTopoľčany, Slovakia. He married his long-time girlfriend Ingrid in 2004. They have a son, Miroslav Jr., born in March 2006 and a daughter, Viktoria, born in July 2009, and live inJericho, New York. Miroslav Jr. also plays hockey, and was drafted by theWashington Capitals in the seventh round of the2024 NHL entry draft.[21]
Because Šatan's name is aheteronym ofSatan, many devil-related jokes have been made at his expense. During his career, many sports-data sites (includingFox Sports,Sports Illustrated,ESPN andYahoo) used the number666 in theURL of Šatan's page.[22] A popularApril Fool's joke had Šatan traded to theNew Jersey Devils and been made captain of his new team, making Šatan the "leader" of the Devils. After Šatan announced his retirement in 2014, the Yahoo headline read: "Satan be gone!"[23]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991–92 | HC Topoľčany | SVK.2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín | TCH | 38 | 11 | 6 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK | 30 | 32 | 16 | 48 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 16 | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 25 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Detroit Falcons | CoHL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 62 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 64 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 12 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 79 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 81 | 40 | 26 | 66 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 81 | 33 | 34 | 67 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 82 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 2001–02 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 82 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 79 | 26 | 49 | 75 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 82 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 18 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 16 | ||
| 2005–06 | New York Islanders | NHL | 82 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | New York Islanders | NHL | 81 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | New York Islanders | NHL | 80 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 65 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 36 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||
| 2008–09 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 38 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 10 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 49 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 127 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 10 | ||
| 2012–13 | Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 21 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 23 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SVK totals | 117 | 84 | 72 | 156 | 222 | 39 | 33 | 27 | 60 | 26 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1,050 | 363 | 372 | 735 | 464 | 86 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 41 | ||||
| KHL totals | 50 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Slovakia | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2002 Sweden | |
 | 2000 Russia | |
| 2012 Finland/Sweden | |
 | 2003 Finland | |
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Slovakia | WJC C | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | |
| 1994 | Slovakia | OLY | 8 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1994 | Slovakia | WC C | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 18 | |
| 1995 | Slovakia | WC B | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | |
| 1996 | Slovakia | WC | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1996 | Slovakia | WCH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | Slovakia | WC | 9 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 14 | |
| 2002 | Slovakia | OLY | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Slovakia | WC | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2003 | Slovakia | WC | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Slovakia | WC | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2005 | Slovakia | WC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2006 | Slovakia | OLY | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2007 | Slovakia | WC | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2010 | Slovakia | OLY | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Slovakia | WC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Slovakia | WC | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2012 | Slovakia | WC | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2013 | Slovakia | WC | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Slovakia | WC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 129 | 61 | 49 | 110 | 84 | |||
| Preceded by | Buffalo Sabres captain October2003 | Succeeded by |