Miroslav Satan

Miroslav Šatan (pronounced SHUH-tahn) is a National Hockey League winger for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He has spent 13 years in the NHL with 4 different teams. He hails from Topolcany, Czechoslovakia.

## Contents

* 1 Early career
* 2 Islanders and after
* 3 Stats
* 4 Notes

## Early career[edit]

Šatan was drafted in the fifth round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft (111th overall) by the Edmonton Oilers, for which he spent the better part of 2 seasons. He was traded to the Buffalo Sabres in the 1995-1996 season. Šatan enjoyed his best two seasons with the Sabres, the first in 2001-2002 (37 goals, 36 assists, 73 points), and then in 2002-2003 (26 goals, 49 assists, 75 points).

## Islanders and after[edit]

Šatan became a free agent after the lockout season of 2004-2005 and signed a contract with the New York Islanders. After his three-year contract expired prior to the start of the 2007-2008 season, he was signed by Pittsburgh. He is curretly playing for the teams minor-league affiliate.[1]

## Stats[edit]

Season  |  GP  |  G  |  A  |  PIM  |  +/- |  PPG |  SHG

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1995-1996  | 62  | 18  | 17  | 22  | 0  | 6  | 0
1996-1997  | 76  | 25  | 13  | 26  |  -3  | 7  | 0
1997-1998  | 79  | 22  | 24  | 34  | 2  | 9  | 0
1998-1999  | 81  | 40  | 26  | 44  | 24  | 13  | 3
1999-2000  | 81  | 33  | 34  | 32  | 16  | 5  | 3
2000-2001  | 82  | 29  | 33  | 36  | 5  | 8  | 2
2001-2002  | 82  | 37  | 36  | 33  | 14  | 15  | 5
2002-2003  | 79  | 26  | 49  | 20  |  -3  | 11  | 1
2003-2004  | 82  | 29  | 28  | 30  |  -15  | 11  | 1
2005-2006  | 82  | 35  | 31  | 54  |  -8  | 17  | 0
2006-2007  | 81  | 27  | 32  | 46  |  -12  | 7  | 1
2007-2008  | 80  | 16  | 25  | 39  |  -11  | 5  | 0

## Notes[edit]

1. ↑ http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8459534&service=page&tab=crs