Glen Metropolit

Glen Metropolit ( born June 25, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who plays for HC Lugano of the National League A since August 2012.

Career

Metropolitan began his professional career in North America, where he worked his way up through the lower leagues and finally 1999/2000 on the Portland Pirates (American Hockey League) to the Washington Capitals ( National Hockey League) came. He was there but not permanently establish and commuted three consecutive seasons between the Pirates and the Capitals. He also completed two games for Tampa Bay Lightning.

The year 2003 brought a fresh start in Europe for Metropolitan. With Jokerit he made ​​it to the fifth position of the scorer 's list of regular season and sixth place on the scorers list during the play-offs. In the season 2004/ 05 Metropolitan reached the highest score of his teams, but which in the final failed at the Finnish Championship in Oulu Kärpät.

The next season joined Metropolitan in Switzerland for HC Lugano in the National League A and won the championship with his new team. In summer 2006, Metropolitan broke up his contract with Lugano. For the 2006/ 07 played at the Metropolitan Atlanta Thrashers. Metropolitan was in Atlanta in 57 games 28 points (12 Tore/16 assists) and a plus -9- balance record.

Two days before the NHL transfer deadline end of February 2007, he was released by the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for veteran Keith Tkachuk of the St. Louis Blues.

In the summer of 2007, his contract was not renewed, Metropolitan but was invited to the training camp of the Boston Bruins, which he eventually undertook in October also. For the 2010/2011 season moved Metropolitan again to Switzerland. He signed a two -year contract with EV train and took there quickly play an important role.

Between 1996 and 1997, he completed 34 games in the Roller Hockey International ( RHI), which no longer exists since 1999.

Internationally

In 1998, he was with team Canada inline hockey world champions at the IIHF World Championships in Anaheim, California. He also represented Canada at the World Cup 2006 in Riga.

Awards and achievements

NHL stats

(End of season 2009/10)

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