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Žigmund Pálffy

1972 - Today

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Žigmund Pálffy (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʐiɡmunt ˈpaːlfi]; born 5 May 1972), nicknamed "Ziggy" in English and "Žigo" in Slovak, is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player. One of the most talented wingers, Pálffy played in the NHL for 12 years with the New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings, and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1993 and 2006. He announced his retirement in January 2006, and his comeback from retirement in the summer of 2007. Pálffy signed a contract to play for his boyhood club HK 36 Skalica in the 2007–08 season and continued to do so until the end of his career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Žigmund Pálffy has received more than 235,266 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Žigmund Pálffy is the 154th most popular hockey player (down from 115th in 2019), the 284th most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 244th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Slovak Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Žigmund Pálffy ranks 154 out of 676Before him are Sandis Ozoliņš, Tiny Thompson, Teppo Numminen, Miroslav Šatan, Alexei Zhamnov, and Karel Rachůnek. After him are Paul Kariya, Josef Vašíček, Tomas Sandström, Vladimir Malakhov, Bryan Trottier, and Olli Jokinen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Žigmund Pálffy ranks 651Before him are Sean Waltman, Lloy Ball, Daniel Alfredsson, Antonio Sabàto Jr., Leigh-Allyn Baker, and Alexandra Timoshenko. After him are Zoltan Sabo, Linus Sandgren, Davit Bakradze, Alioum Boukar, Tron, and Florian Gallenberger.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Žigmund Pálffy ranks 284 out of 418Before him are Marián Hossa (1979), Erik Jendrišek (1986), Miroslav Šatan (1974), Peter Velits (1985), Vratislav Greško (1977), and Michal Martikán (1979). After him are Kornel Saláta (1985), Peter Kušnirák (1974), Miroslav Mentel (1962), Szilárd Németh (1977), Martin Jakubko (1980), and Dušan Švento (1985).

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Slovakia

Among hockey players born in Slovakia, Žigmund Pálffy ranks 7Before him are Stan Mikita (1940), Ladislav Troják (1914), Pavol Demitra (1974), Zdeno Chára (1977), Marián Hossa (1979), and Miroslav Šatan (1974). After him are Róbert Švehla (1969), Marcel Hossa (1981), Július Hudáček (1988), Ladislav Nagy (1979), Marián Gáborík (1982), and Ľubomír Višňovský (1976).