Krzysztof Oliwa

Krzysztof Artur Oliwa born April 12, 1973 in Tychy, Poland) is a former professional ice hockey player. He played as a left winger in the National Hockey League. Oliwa is the current director of ŁKH Łódź, a junior club in his native Poland.
==Playing career==
Nicknamed "The Polish Hammer", Krzysztof Oliwa was drafted 65th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils. An intimidating, physical player, he normally played the role of an enforcer and won the Stanley Cup with the Devils in 2000. Injuries prevented Oliwa from praticipating in the 2000 playoffs. However, Oliwa played enough regular season games to qualify to have his name inscribed on the Stanley Cup. He later played for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins and the Calgary Flames. He signed with the New Jersey Devils as a free agent after the 2003–04 season. During the 2005–06 season, Oliwa was waived by the Devils and demoted to the minor league team in Albany. However, he chose not to report. He retired at the end of the 2005–06 season, taking the reins of the Polish National Hockey Program.
In 2007, Oliwa was arrested for assaulting his girlfriend with a hockey stick. Among the injuries to her were a broken nose, choke marks, and bruises on her arms, back, and ribs. Oliwa potentially faces three months to five years in jail.
==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
1993–94 	Raleigh Icecaps 	ECHL 	 	15 	0 	2 	2 	65 	 	9 	0 	0 	0 	35
1993–94 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 	 	33 	2 	4 	6 	151 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1994–95 	Raleigh Icecaps 	ECHL 	 	5 	0 	2 	2 	32 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1994–95 	Detroit Vipers 	IHL 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	24 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1994–95 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 	 	20 	1 	1 	2 	77 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1994–95 	Saint John Flames 	AHL 	 	14 	1 	4 	5 	79 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1995–96 	Raleigh Icecaps 	ECHL 	 	9 	1 	0 	1 	53 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1995–96 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 	 	51 	5 	11 	16 	217 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1996–97 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 	 	60 	13 	14 	27 	322 	 	15 	7 	1 	8 	49
1996–97 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	5 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1997–98 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 	 	73 	2 	3 	5 	295 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	23
1998–99 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 	 	64 	5 	7 	12 	240 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2
1999–00 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 	 	69 	6 	10 	16 	184 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2000–01 	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL 	 	10 	0 	2 	2 	34 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2000–01 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	26 	1 	2 	3 	131 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	16
2001–02 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	57 	0 	2 	2 	150 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2002–03 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	9 	0 	0 	0 	51 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2002–03 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 	 	15 	0 	1 	1 	30 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2002–03 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	33 	0 	0 	0 	110 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2003–04 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	65 	3 	2 	5 	247 	 	20 	2 	0 	2 	6
2004–05 	Podhale Nowy Targ 	Poland 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	12
2005–06 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals	 	410 	17 	28 	45 	1447 	 	32 	2 	0 	2 	47
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== External links ==
* VIDEO Fights Oliwa
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