Pavol Demitra was a Slovak professional ice hockey player. He played sixteen seasons in the National Hockey League, two in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League /Slovak Extraliga and one in the Kontinental Hockey League. Known as an offensive player, Demitra was a first- or second-line forward throughout his career. After a season with HC Dukla Tren?�n in the CFIHL, Demitra was selected 227th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators. He subsequently left Slovakia to join the Senators organization and played three seasons between the NHL and the American Hockey League with Ottawa's minor league affiliate, the PEI Senators. Demitra began the 1996?97 season in a contract holdout with the Senators, resulting in him being traded to the St. Louis Blues in November 1996. After spending the majority of his first season with St. Louis organization in the International Hockey League, he secured a regular roster spot with the Blues in 1996?97. Demitra spent his most successful seasons with St. Louis, being named to three NHL All-Star Games and winning the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 2000. 

November 29th, 1974 in Dubnica nad V�hom  /  Died:   Sep 7th, 2011 - killed in Russian plane crash,along with 44 teammates and coaches