Jozef Stümpel

Jozef Stümpel (born 20 July 1972) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey centre.^[1] He played in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, and Florida Panthers between 1992 and 2008. Internationally Stümpel played for the Slovak national team at several tournaments, including the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Winter Olympics, and eight World Championships, winning a gold in 2002.

Jozef Stümpel
Stümpel in 2009
Born	(1972-07-20) 20 July 1972 (age 53) Nitra, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	222 lb (101 kg; 15 st 12 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš HC Dukla Trenčín Kärpät Spartak Moscow Dinamo Minsk Barys Astana Florida Panthers HC Slavia Praha HC Slovan Bratislava Los Angeles Kings Kölner EC Boston Bruins HK Nitra
National team	Slovakia
NHL draft	40th overall, 1991 Boston Bruins
Playing career	1991–2024

Playing career

Stümpel was selected in the second round, 40th overall, by the Boston Bruins in the 1991 NHL Entry draft, and immediately joined the Bruins organization. Prior to the 2004–05 NHL lockout season, Stümpel had played for only two clubs, the Bruins and the Los Angeles Kings. For the 2005–06 season, Stümpel joined the Florida Panthers.

Stümpel was placed on unconditional waivers on June 27, 2008, and Florida decided to buy out his contract.

On May 4, 2011, Stümpel moved from the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL)'s Dinamo Minsk to Spartak Moscow.

A long-time friend of Žigmund Pálffy since the beginning of their professional careers, they were often line-mates on the Slovak national team.

In season 2023/2024 he played three games for HC Levice, in 3rd ice hockey League in Slovakia.

Awards

• Boston Bruins' E.C. Dufresne Trophy as the best player on home ice in 1996–97

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989–90	MHC Plastika Nitra	SVK-2		38	12	11	23	—		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	AC/HC Nitra	CSSR		49	23	22	45	14		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Kölner EC	GER		33	19	18	37	35		4	1	1	2	0
1991–92	Boston Bruins	NHL		4	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Boston Bruins	NHL		13	1	3	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Providence Bruins	AHL		56	31	61	92	26		6	4	4	8	0
1993–94	Boston Bruins	NHL		59	8	15	23	14		13	1	7	8	4
1993–94	Providence Bruins	AHL		17	5	12	17	4		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Kölner Haie	DEL		25	16	23	39	18		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Boston Bruins	NHL		44	5	13	18	8		5	0	0	0	0
1995–96	Boston Bruins	NHL		76	18	36	54	14		5	1	2	3	0
1996–97	Boston Bruins	NHL		78	21	55	76	14		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		77	21	58	79	53		4	1	2	3	2
1998–99	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		64	13	21	34	10		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		57	17	41	58	10		4	0	4	4	8
2000–01	HC Slovan Bratislava	SVK		9	2	4	6	16		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		63	16	39	55	14		13	3	5	8	10
2001–02	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		9	1	4	5	4		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Boston Bruins	NHL		72	7	46	53	14		6	0	2	2	0
2002–03	Boston Bruins	NHL		78	14	37	51	12		5	0	2	2	0
2003–04	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		64	8	29	37	16		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HC Slavia Praha	CZE		52	13	26	39	39		7	4	2	6	10
2005–06	Florida Panthers	NHL		74	15	37	52	26		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Florida Panthers	NHL		73	23	34	57	22		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Florida Panthers	NHL		52	7	13	20	10		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Barys Astana	KHL		45	10	25	35	65		3	0	1	1	0
2009–10	Barys Astana	KHL		54	13	39	52	26		3	1	0	1	0
2010–11	Dinamo Minsk	KHL		45	12	16	28	14		7	0	5	5	4
2011–12	Spartak Moscow	KHL		21	1	7	8	8		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HK Nitra	SVK		2	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Kärpät	FIN		18	1	8	9	2		9	2	5	7	6
2012–13	HK Nitra	SVK		52	13	37	50	6		9	1	8	9	0
2013–14	HK Nitra	SVK		54	16	51	67	12		16	4	11	15	16
2014–15	HK Nitra	SVK		49	20	31	51	8		12	6	11	17	4
2015–16	HK Nitra	SVK		40	2	17	19	10		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	HC Dukla Trenčín	SVK		7	2	2	4	0		5	0	0	0	2
2016–17	MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš	SVK		46	5	12	17	12		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	HK 96 Nitra	SVK-3		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	Slovak 3.liga	HC Levice		3	1	1	2	-1		—	—	—	—	—
SVK totals				259	60	156	216	64		42	11	30	41	22
NHL totals				957	196	481	677	245		55	6	24	30	24

International

Medal record
Representing  Slovakia
World Championships
	2002 Sweden
	2003 Finland

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990	Czechoslovakia	EJC		6	1	3	4	4
1991	Czechoslovakia	WJC		7	4	4	8	2
1996	Slovakia	WCH		3	0	0	0	0
1997	Slovakia	WC		8	2	1	3	4
1998	Slovakia	WC		4	1	2	3	6
2002	Slovakia	OLY		2	2	1	3	0
2002	Slovakia	WC		3	0	1	1	4
2003	Slovakia	WC		9	4	11	15	0
2004	Slovakia	WCH		4	0	0	0	2
2004	Slovakia	WC		9	1	2	3	2
2005	Slovakia	WC		7	0	7	7	6
2006	Slovakia	OLY		3	0	0	0	0
2010	Slovakia	OLY		7	1	4	5	0
2011	Slovakia	WC		6	2	1	3	2
2013	Slovakia	WC		4	0	0	0	2
Junior totals				13	5	7	12	6
Senior totals				69	13	30	43	28

Source^[2]

Awards and honours

Award	Year
Slovak Extraliga
Playoffs MVP	2014

See also

• Slovaks in the NHL