Joel Kwiatkowski

Joel Kwiatkowski (born March 22, 1977) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Kwiatkowski 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.http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/feature/?id=11014 Named to the alternate roster on April 13, 2009,http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php?ci_id=61238&la_id=1 Team Canada GM Doug Armstrong activated the journeyman defenceman to suit up for the tournament game against Slovakia on April 28, 2009.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=420352
==References==
==External links==
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*The National Post: Article April 27, 2009
Category:Born in 1977
Category:Atlanta Thrashers players
Category:Binghamton Senators players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Chicago Wolves players
Category:Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players
Category:Dallas Stars draft picks
Category:Florida Panthers players
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Category:Severstal Cherepovets players
Category:Kelowna Rockets alumni
Category:Ottawa Senators players
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
Category:Prince George Cougars alumni
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Category:SKA Saint Petersburg players
Category:St. John's Maple Leafs players
Category:Tacoma Rockets alumni
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