Rob Valicevic

Rob Valicevic
Born (1971-01-06) January 6, 1971
Detroit, MI, USA
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Nashville Predators
Los Angeles Kings
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Dallas Stars
TPS
ERC Ingolstadt
NHL Draft 114th overall, 1991
New York Islanders
Playing career 1995–2008

Robert Bryan Valicevic (born January 6, 1971 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former professional ice hockey player of Croatian ancestry.[1]

Playing career

Valicevic was drafted in the 6th round (114th overall) of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. He spent four seasons playing with Lake Superior State University in the NCAA from 1991 to 1995 before turning pro in the 1995–96 season. Over that period of time, he recorded 57 goals, 66 assists and 123 points in 161 games. He then moved to the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) for the 1995–96 season where he played 60 games with the Louisiana IceGators, scoring 62 points and earning a call-up to the Springfield Falcons of the AHL for two games. He played 8 more games for the IceGators during the 1996–97 season before joining the Houston Aeros of the IHL where he played until 1999, when he earned a spot with the Nashville Predators, playing 19 games in the 1998–99 season.

He spent the next two seasons in the NHL as well, before signing with the Los Angeles Kings organization in August 2001. He spent one season with the Kings, playing only 19 NHL games, the rest of the season spent with the Manchester Monarchs of the AHL. In July 2002, Valicevic signed with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim organization, with similar results to those in Los Angeles, playing most of the 2002–03 season with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the AHL. Valicevic was again a free agent following the 2002–03 season, this time signing with the Dallas Stars, again with little success in the 2003–04 season, playing only 7 games with the Stars, the rest spent with the Utah Grizzlies.

Valicevic then moved to the UHL, and played the 2004–05 season with the Flint Generals before moving to Europe, where he had a short stay with TPS. He then went to Germany to play with ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL. He has spent the 2005–06 and 2006–07 with Ingolstadt and most recently played for EC KAC of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga.

Career NHL Statistics

Regular Season

Season Team Games Goals Assists Points PIM +/-
1998–99 Predators 19 4 2 6 2 +4
1999–00 Predators 80 14 11 25 21 -11
2000–01 Predators 60 8 6 14 26 -2
2001–02 Kings 17 1 1 2 8 -4
2002–03 Mighty Ducks 10 1 0 1 2 +1
2003–04 Stars 7 0 0 0 2 -1
Totals 193 28 20 48 61 -13

Playoffs

Other Statistics

League Games Goals Assists Points PIM +/-
AHL 197 39 75 114 109 -10
IHL 187 56 73 129 151 +27
ECHL 68 49 22 71 106 -
UHL 78 36 60 96 38 +32
NCAA 161 57 66 123 126 -
DEL 97 27 45 72 84 -

Awards and honours

Award Year
CCHA All-Tournament Team 1993 [2]

References

  1. ↑ I kanadskim hokejom vladaju Hrvati
  2. ↑ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
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