# Kristián Kudroč

Kristián Kudroč (born May 21, 1981) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey defenceman.

## Playing career

Kudroč was drafted by the New York Islanders as their first-round pick, 28th overall, in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He is a large, physical defenceman with an impressive slapshot. He played in North America from 1999 to 2005, and represented SaiPa in the Finnish SM-liiga in the 2005–06 season, where SaiPafanit (the SaiPa fan club) elected Kudroč Player of the Year.
Kudroc suffered a pre-season injury in a Tournament game with Barys Astana prior to the 2014–15 season. Kudroc was ruled out for the duration of the season in order to rehabilitate. As a free agent, Kudroc moved on from Astana and signed a one-year contract with Metallurg Novokuznetsk on June 4, 2015. On August 17, 2015, Kudroc sought a release from his contract with Metallurg for personal reasons. He returned to Czech Republic, signing a contract after a years hiatus with HC Plzeň of the Extraliga on December 14, 2015.
On July 14, 2016, Kudroc agreed to a one-year contract as a free agent to move to Austria, with EBEL club HC TWK Innsbruck. He featured in 8 games with Innsbruck before on November 6, 2016, he moved to the UK to sign for Nottingham Panthers of the EIHL. However, in December 2016, after playing in another 8 games, Kudroc again ceased his playing contract with Nottingham, departing for personal reasons relating to a serious illness within his family in his native Slovakia.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1996–97 | HC VTJ MEZ Michalovce | SVK U20 | 47 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 180 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | HC VTJ MEZ Michalovce | SVK U20 | 47 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | HC VTJ MEZ Michalovce | SVK.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | HC VTJ MEZ Michalovce | SVK.2 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–2000 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 57 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 172 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 29 |
| 2000–01 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 44 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 55 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| 2002–03 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 35 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 47 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Quebec Radio X | LNAH | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Hammarby IF | Allsv | 46 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | SaiPa | SM-l | 48 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 227 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 |
| 2006–07 | Ilves | SM-l | 37 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 174 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007–08 | Södertälje SK | SEL | 51 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Södertälje SK | SEL | 52 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 28 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Ässät | SM-l | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Ässät | SM-l | 52 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 130 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2011–12 | Ässät | SM-l | 60 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 2012–13 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 49 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 55 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2013–14 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 40 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Barys Astana | KHL | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 2015–16 | HC Škoda Plzeň | ELH | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 63 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2016–17 | HC TWK Innsbruck | EBEL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SM-l totals | SM-l totals | SM-l totals | 210 | 29 | 53 | 82 | 609 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 53 |
| SEL totals | SEL totals | SEL totals | 141 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 367 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1999 | Slovakia | WJC18 | | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2000 | Slovakia | WJC | 9th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2012 | Slovakia | WC | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |