Zenon Konopka

Zenon Konopka (born January 1, 1981 in Niagara Falls, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey forward who is currently signed to a two year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He is currently playing with the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League.
==Playing career==
Konopka played junior hockey with the Ottawa 67's of the OHL from 1998 to 2002, and was a member of the 1999 Memorial Cup champions. He was not drafted by a NHL team and caught on with the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL. After 3 minor league seasons with various teams in the ECHL and AHL, he made his NHL debut in 2005–2006, playing 23 games for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. After the Ducks were elminated, he returned to Portland in the AHL, where he led all playoff scorers in power play goals and assists. 
In 2006–07, he returned to the minors, playing for Portland in the AHL. On January 26, 2007, he was traded by the Anaheim Ducks along with Curtis Glencross and a draft pick to the Blue Jackets in exchange for forwards Mark Hartigan, Joe Motzko and a draft pick. Since that time, he has played for Columbus' farm team in the AHL, the Syracuse Crunch, with occasional call-ups to the Blue Jackets. On July 10th, 2008, Konopka signed a two year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
== Career statistics ==
  	  	  	 	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
1998–99 	Ottawa 67's 	OHL 	 	56 	7 	8 	15 	62 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	2
1999–00 	Ottawa 67's 	OHL 	 	59 	8 	11 	19 	107 	 	11 	1 	2 	3 	8
2000–01 	Ottawa 67's 	OHL 	 	66 	20 	45 	65 	120 	 	20 	7 	13 	20 	47
2001–02 	Ottawa 67's 	OHL 	 	61 	18 	68 	86 	100 	 	13 	8 	6 	14 	49
2002–03 	Wheeling Nailers 	ECHL 	 	68 	22 	48 	70 	231 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	9 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Idaho Steelheads 	ECHL 	 	23 	6 	22 	28 	82 	 	17 	9 	8 	17 	30
2003–04 	Utah Grizzlies 	AHL 	 	43 	7 	4 	11 	198 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 	AHL 	 	75 	17 	29 	46 	212 	 	12 	3 	3 	6 	26
2005–06 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 	 	34 	18 	26 	44 	57 	 	19 	11 	18 	29 	46
2005–06 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 	NHL 	 	23 	4 	3 	7 	48 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Lada Tolyatti 	RSL 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 	 	42 	11 	24 	35 	97 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 	 	20 	9 	11 	20 	70 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	NHL 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 	 	62 	24 	31 	55 	194 	 	13 	3 	7 	10 	42
2007–08 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	NHL 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	15 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 	 	70 	17 	40 	57 	186 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 	 	7 	0 	1 	1 	29 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	39 	4 	4 	8 	112 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1981
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players
Category:Columbus Blue Jackets players
Category:Idaho Steelheads players
Category:Memorial Cup winners
Category:Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players
Category:Ottawa 67's alumni
Category:Portland Pirates players
Category:Syracuse Crunch players
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning players
Category:Utah Grizzlies players
Category:Wheeling Nailers players
Category:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
Category:Lada Togliatti players