Joel Kwiatkoswki

Joel Kwiatkowski	Joel Kwiatkowski
Born 	March 22, 1977 (1977-03-22) (age 33),
Kindersley, SK, CAN
Height
Weight 	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position 	Defence
Shoots 	Left
Joel Kwiatkowski (born March 22, 1977 in Kindersley, Saskatchewan) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays in Switzerland's National League A for SC Bern.
== Playing career==
Kwiatkowski was drafted in the 8th round, 194th overall by the Dallas Stars in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. After finishing junior hockey, he signed with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as a free-agent, but never played in the NHL for the Ducks, instead he spent two seasons with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the American Hockey League. He was traded to the Ottawa Senators for Patrick Traverse in 2000 and played a handful of games with the Sens. As well as that, he was a key player in the IHL with the Grand Rapids Griffins, becoming an all-star in 2001.
After three seasons with the Senators organization, he was traded to the Washington Capitals for a 9th round draft in the 2003 draft (a draft pick traded back to Washington just months later). He played much more ice time in his one full season with the Capitals, playing 80 games and scoring 6 goals and 12 points. He signed with the Florida Panthers in 2004, but spent the season with the San Antonio Rampage due to the NHL Lockout which canceled the 2004–05 season. He was later loaned to the St. John's Maple Leafs for a run in the playoffs. When the lockout was resolved, he finally played for the Panthers and in 73 games, he tied his NHL best of 12 points and scored 10 points in 41 games before being dealt to the Pittsburgh Penguins where he played just one game.
He signed with the Atlanta Thrashers on August 30, 2007 as a free-agent and is currently assigned to the Chicago Wolves, however he is currently playing on a provisional basis for the Thrashers, and recorded an assist in the first period of the game between the Thrashers and the Penguins.
== 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
1994–95 	Tacoma Rockets 	WHL 		70 	4 	13 	17 	66 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2
1995–96 	Kelowna Rockets 	WHL 		40 	6 	17 	23 	85 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Prince George Cougars 	WHL 		72 	15 	37 	52 	94 		15 	4 	2 	6 	24
1997–98 	Prince George Cougars 	WHL 		62 	21 	43 	64 	65 		11 	3 	6 	9 	6
1998–99 	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL 		80 	12 	21 	33 	48 		3 	2 	0 	2 	0
1999–00 	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL 		70 	4 	22 	26 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		4 	1 	0 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	IHL 		77 	4 	17 	21 	58 		10 	1 	0 	1 	0
2001–02 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		11 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	AHL 		65 	8 	21 	29 	94 		5 	1 	2 	3 	12
2002–03 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		20 	0 	2 	2 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		34 	0 	3 	3 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Binghamton Senators 	AHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		80 	6 	6 	12 	89 		6 	0 	0 	0 	2
2004–05 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 		64 	13 	19 	32 	76 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	St. John's Maple Leafs 	AHL 		17 	7 	6 	13 	16 		5 	0 	4 	4 	23
2005–06 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		73 	4 	8 	12 	86 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		41 	5 	5 	10 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		59 	21 	29 	50 	119 		24 	10 	13 	23 	30
2007–08 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		18 	0 	5 	5 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Severstal Cherepovets 	KHL 		52 	13 	13 	26 	64 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	SKA St. Petersburg 	KHL 		50 	7 	12 	19 	147 		4 	0 	0 	0 	10
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		282 	16 	29 	45 	245 		6 	0 	0 	0 	2
KHL totals	KHL totals 	KHL totals		102 	20 	25 	45 	221 		4 	0 	0 	0 	10
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
== International career==
Kwiatkowski was a member of Team Canada at the 2009 IIHF World Championship in Switzerland[1]. Named to the alternate roster on April 13, 2009[2], Team Canada GM Doug Armstrong activated the journeyman defenceman to suit up for the tournament game against Slovakia on April 28, 2009
Category:Atlanta Thrashers players