Andy Wozniewski

Andy Wozniewski
Wozniewski in 2010
Born (1980-05-20) May 20, 1980 (age 44)
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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Blues Recall Wagner, Wozniewski, St. Louis Blues, Feb. 1, 2009 Archived February 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Blues acquire Richmond from Penguins". St. Louis Blues. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  3. ^ "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.
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