Andrej Meszaros

Andrej Meszároš (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈandɾɛj ˈmɛsaːɾɔʃ]; born 13 October 1985) is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who is currently a member of Slovan Bratislava. He previously played in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senators, the latter of which drafted him in the first round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, 23rd overall.\n', ' As a youth, Meszároš played in the 1999 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Bratislava. He later played for Dukla Trenčín in the Slovak Extraliga as a 17-year-old in the 2002–03 season. After two seasons with Trenčín, he was drafted 23rd overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators.[citation needed]\n', ' The following season, he went overseas to North America to play junior ice hockey in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Vancouver Giants. Meszároš recorded 41 points in 59 games with Vancouver — fifth in WHL rookie scoring — and was named to the Western Conference\'s Second All-Star Team. He was also named the Giants\' Rookie of the Year and Top Defenceman. Nearly six years later, he was inducted into the Giants\' Ring of Honour, a series of banners inside the Pacific Coliseum commemorating the team\'s best alumni.[citation needed]\n', '