# Andrej Nedorost

Andrej Nedorost (born April 30, 1980) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player. He played 28 games in the National Hockey League with the Columbus Blue Jackets between 2001 and 2003. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1998 to 2015, was mainly spent in various European leagues. Internationally Nedorost played for the Slovakian national team at the 2001 World Championships.

## Biography

Nedorost was born in Trenčín, Czechoslovakia. As a youth, he played in the 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Bratislava.
He played 28 games in the National Hockey League with the Columbus Blue Jackets. On 25 September 2008, he moved from Czech Republic team HC Slovan Ústí nad Labem to HC Dukla Trenčín in Slovakia. He later played for Yertis Pavlodar of the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship.

## 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 |
| 1997–98 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Moskitos Essen | GER-2 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Moskitos Essen | DEL | 55 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Moskitos Essen | GER U20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | HC Keramika Plzeň | CZE U20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | HC Keramika Plzeň | ELH | 33 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | IHC Písek | CZE-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 37 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002–03 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 63 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RSL | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2004–05 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RSL | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Metallurg–2 Magnitogorsk | RUS-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Neftekhimik Nizehnekamsk | RSL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | ELH | 20 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | ELH | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006–07 | Malmö Redhawks | SEL | 21 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi | ELH | 38 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Dukla Trenčín | SVK | 37 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 2009–10 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 36 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| 2010–11 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 2011–12 | HK AutoFinance Poprad | SVK | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | HC Berkut | UKR | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | HC Berkut | UKR | 26 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Yertis Pavlodar | KAZ | 32 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014–15 | VEU Feldkirch | INL | 17 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| SVK totals | SVK totals | SVK totals | 90 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 99 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 28 |
| ELH totals | ELH totals | ELH totals | 127 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 28 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1998 | Slovakia | EJC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2001 | Slovakia | WC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |