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{{Short description|Slovak ice hockey player (born 1968)}}
{{use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Peter Bondra
| image = {{CSS image crop|Image = Peter Bondra scoring.jpg |bSize = 800|cWidth = 230|cHeight = 300|oTop = 0|oLeft = 550|Location = center}}
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Bondra with the [[Atlanta Thrashers]] in 2005
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|02|07|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Lutsk]], [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukrainian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hroniky.com/news/view/5601-ne-vidomi-volyniany-talanovytyi-khokeist-peter-bondra|title=(Не)відомі волиняни: талановитий хокеїст Петер Бондра|date=28 September 2016}}</ref>
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 200
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right wing]]
| shoots = Left
| played_for =  [[HC Košice]]<br>[[Washington Capitals]]<br>[[Ottawa Senators]]<br>[[HK ŠKP Poprad]]<br>[[Atlanta Thrashers]]<br>[[Chicago Blackhawks]]
| ntl_team = SVK
| draft = 156th overall
| draft_year = 1990
| draft_team = [[Washington Capitals]]
| career_start = 1986
| career_end = 2007
}}

'''Peter Bondra''' ({{IPA|sk|ˈpeter ˈbɔndra|sk}}; born 7 February 1968) is a Ukrainian-born Slovak former professional [[ice hockey]] player. He was the general manager of the [[Slovakia national ice hockey team|Slovakia national team]] from 2007 to 2011.<ref name=Retirement>{{cite web | url = http://www.hokej.sk/clanok50852.htm | title = Bondra to serve as Slovakia General Manager | website = hokej.sk | date = 2007-07-06 | access-date = 2007-07-06 | language = sk | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120209082848/http://www.hokej.sk/clanok50852.htm | archive-date = 2012-02-09 | url-status = dead }}</ref> A two-time 50-goal scorer, Bondra became the 37th player in [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) history to [[List of NHL players with 500 goals|score 500 NHL goals]]; he is one of four eligible 500-goal players not currently in the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]]. He has the fewest points among all players who reached that milestone, with 892, making him one of only two (with [[Maurice Richard]]) 500-goal scorers not on the [[list of NHL players with 1,000 points]]. Bondra scored the most goals in the NHL in two seasons, {{nhly|1994}} and {{nhly|1997}}. He is one of the few [[List of players with five or more goals in an NHL game|players who scored five or more goals]] in one NHL game. He was inducted into the [[IIHF Hall of Fame]] in 2016.

==Life and family==
Bondra was born in 1968 in {{ill|Bakivtsi|uk|Баківці (Луцький район)}}, [[Lutsk Raion]], [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukraine]], which was then a part of the [[Soviet Union]]. Bondra's father (a [[Slovaks|Slovak]]) had moved to Lutsk from [[Jakubany]], [[Czechoslovakia]], when he was 16, and where he met his wife (a [[Polish people|Pole]]). The parents moved with Peter and his two older brothers, Juraj and Vladimír, to [[Poprad]], Czechoslovakia when Peter was three years old. His father died in 1982.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/capitals/longterm/1998/stanleycup/articles/bondra11.htm |title=Distant Cheers for Bondra | newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | first1=Peter|last1=Finn|date=11 June 1998|access-date=2015-12-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://letsgopens.com/tomas_translations.php?id=52 | title = Peter Bondra biography | website = letsgopens.com | date = 2012-03-04 | access-date = 2012-03-04}}</ref>

Bondra was a Soviet citizen when he arrived in the [[United States]], later obtaining a [[Slovakia|Slovak]] passport and citizenship in 1993 before the start of the [[1994 Winter Olympics]] qualifying tournament. After living in [[Crofton, Maryland]],<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1990/09/18/czechoslovakians-learning-the-american-way/d82596cc-ebc4-4229-a280-377f161c9003/ | title = CZECHOSLOVAKIANS LEARNING THE AMERICAN WAY | first = Dave | last = Sell | date = 18 September 1990 | location = Lake Placid, New York | newspaper = The Washington Post | access-date = 2 August 2020}}</ref> Bondra resides in [[Riva, Maryland|Riva]] with his wife Luba, their daughter Petra, and their sons David and Nick.<ref>{{cite news|last=El-Bashir|first=Tarik|title=Capitals Re-Sign Dainius Zubrus|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/18/AR2005081800813.html|newspaper= [[The Washington Post]] |date=2005-08-19}}</ref> He has participated in multiple alumni games and appearances with the current Capitals organization. His son [[Dávid Bondra|David]] is a forward of the [[Bratislava Capitals]] and also plays for the [[Slovakia men's national ice hockey team|Slovak national team]], like his father.

==Playing career==
===Early career===
Bondra played one season for [[HK Poprad]] in the lower ranks of Czechoslovak league competition and transferred to [[HC Košice|VSŽ Košice]] in the First Division at the age of 18. His older brother Juraj also played there on defense, having already won one championship title with the team the year before. As early as his second season with Košice, Peter was considered one of the top shooters in the Czechoslovak league, and won the league championship together with his brother in 1988.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://capitals.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=73225 | title = Peter Bondra player profile | publisher = [[Washington Capitals]] | date = 2010-02-03 | access-date = 2010-02-03}}</ref>

====National Hockey League====
Bondra was drafted by the [[Washington Capitals]] in the [[1990 NHL Entry Draft]], 156th overall. Before joining the Capitals, he played for TJ VSŽ Košice (now called HC Košice) for four seasons from 1986 to 1990 in Czechoslovakia. Due to the language barrier, he became good friends with Ukrainian-born Capitals player [[Dmitri Khristich]], with whom he conversed in both [[Russian language|Russian]] and [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://isport.ua/hockey/ukraine/news/169808.html | title = United bond between European Capitals | website = isport.au | language = uk | date = 2005-06-03 | access-date = 2005-06-03 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120401182902/http://isport.ua/hockey/ukraine/news/169808.html | archive-date = 2012-04-01 }}</ref> His deepest playoff run came in 1997–98, when the Capitals advanced to the [[1998 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]] before being swept by the [[Detroit Red Wings]]. In the [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04 season]], Bondra's 14th with Washington, the Capitals endured a disappointing year and in a salary purge move traded veteran members of the team to contenders. As a result, Bondra was traded to the [[Ottawa Senators]] for [[Brooks Laich]] and a second round draft pick. At the press conference announcing this trade, Bondra notably broke into tears.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=1737956 | title = Long time Cap Bondra traded to Senators | publisher = [[ESPN]] | date = 2004-02-18 | access-date = 2004-02-18}}</ref>

In 14 years with the Capitals, Bondra scored 472 [[Goal (ice hockey)|goal]]s and racked up 353 [[assist (ice hockey)|assist]]s in 961 games. He holds the Capitals team records in short-handed goals (32). With Washington, he appeared in five All-Star Games (1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999). In 1997 and 1999, Bondra won the Fastest Skater Competition on All-Star weekend. In 2004, the Capitals held a vote for fans to determine the top 30 players in franchise history to celebrate their 30th season in the league. Bondra finished second with 2,018 votes. The winner, [[Olaf Kölzig]], beat him by only 20 votes.

During the 1994–95 (with 34 in a [[lockout (industry)|lockout]]-shortened season) and 1997–98 seasons (with 52), Bondra led the league in goals scored, although the [[Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy]] for most goals scored in a season did not exist until the 1998–99 season. After the 2004–05 NHL season was canceled due to the [[2004–05 NHL lockout|NHL labor dispute]], Bondra played a handful of games with [[HK Tatravagónka ŠKP Poprad]] of the [[Slovak Extraliga]]. Prior to the [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06 season]], Bondra was in talks to rejoin the Capitals, although he ended up signing with the [[Atlanta Thrashers]] for one season.

On 10 December, Bondra signed a one-year contract with the [[Chicago Blackhawks]]. On 22 December 2006, he scored his 500th NHL career goal at the [[United Center]], in Chicago's 3–1 victory against the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]. Bondra drove to the net and netted the rebound of [[Jassen Cullimore]]'s shot from the left point past Toronto's [[Jean-Sébastien Aubin]], 6:37 into the third period on the power play. Bondra was the 37th player in league history to reach the 500-goal mark and the fourth player to record his 500th goal in a Blackhawks sweater, joining [[Bobby Hull]], [[Stan Mikita]] and [[Michel Goulet]]. On 29 October 2007, Bondra announced his retirement from professional hockey at the age of 39.<ref name=Retirement/>

==International play==
{{MedalTableTop|name=}}
{{MedalCountry | {{ih|SVK}} }}
{{MedalSport | Men's [[ice hockey]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2002 IIHF World Championship|2002 Sweden]]|}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2003 IIHF World Championship|2003 Finland]]|}}
{{MedalBottom}}
Bondra represented [[Slovakia]] on seven occasions in international competition, including the [[1994 Winter Olympics]] qualifying tournament, the [[1998 Winter Olympics]], the [[2006 Winter Olympics]], the [[1996 World Cup of Hockey]] and the [[Ice Hockey World Championship]] in 2002 and 2003. He scored a tournament-leading seven goals (including the tournament-winning goal) and ranked third among all players with nine points to lead Slovakia 4–3 over Russia to the gold medal at the 2002 World Championship. He notched five points (three goals, two assists) in eight games to help Slovakia earn the bronze medal at the 2003 World Championship. Overall, he played 47 games and scored 35 goals for Slovakia.

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! colspan="5" | [[Regular season]] 
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]] 
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 
! [[Season (sports)|Season]] 
! Team 
! League 
! GP 
! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] 
! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] 
! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] 
! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]] 
! GP
! G 
! A 
! Pts 
! PIM 
|-
|[[1986–87 Czechoslovak Extraliga season|1986–87]]
|[[TJ VSŽ Košice]]
|[[Czechoslovak Extraliga|ČSSR]]
|25
|3
|4
|7
|24
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 2
| —
|-style="background-color:#f0f0f0;"
|[[1987–88 Czechoslovak Extraliga season|1987–88]]
|TJ VSŽ Košice
|ČSSR
|45
|27
|11
|38
|20
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
|[[1988–89 Czechoslovak Extraliga season|1988–89]]
|TJ VSŽ Košice
|ČSSR
|32
|27
|10
|37
|20
|8
|3
|0
|3
| —
|-style="background-color:#f0f0f0;"
|[[1989–90 Czechoslovak Extraliga season|1989–90]]
|TJ VSŽ Košice
|ČSSR
|44
|29
|17
|46
| —
|5
|7
|2
|9
| —
|-
|[[1990–91 NHL season|1990–91]]
|[[Washington Capitals]]
|[[National Hockey League|NHL]]
|54
|12
|16
|28
|47
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|-style="background-color:#f0f0f0;"
|[[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]]
|Washington Capitals
|NHL
|71
|28
|28
|56
|42
|7
|6
|2
|8
|4
|-
|[[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]]
|Washington Capitals
|NHL
|83
|37
|48
|85
|70
|6
|0
|6
|6
|0
|-style="background-color:#f0f0f0;"
|[[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]]
|Washington Capitals
|NHL
|69
|24
|19
|43
|40
|9
|2
|4
|6
|4
|-
|[[1994–95 Slovak Extraliga season|1994–95]]
|HC Košice
|[[Tipsport liga (hockey)|SVK]]
|2
|1
|0
|1
|0
| — 
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-style="background-color:#f0f0f0;"
|[[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]]
|Washington Capitals
|NHL
|47
|34
|9
|43
|24
|7
|5
|3
|8
|10
|- 
|[[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]
|Washington Capitals
|NHL
|67
|52
|28
|80
|40
|6
|3
|2
|5
|8
|-style="background-color:#f0f0f0;"
| [[1995-96 IHL season|1995–96]]
|[[Detroit Vipers]]
|[[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]
|7
|8
|1
|9
|0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- 
|[[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]]
|Washington Capitals
|NHL
|77
|46
|31
|77
|72
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-style="background-color:#f0f0f0;"
|[[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]]
|Washington Capitals
|NHL
|76
|52
|26
|78
|44
|17
|7
|5
|12
|12
|- 
|[[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]
|Washington Capitals
|NHL
|66
|31
|24
|55
|56
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-style="background-color:#f0f0f0;"
|[[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]]
|Washington Capitals
|NHL
|62
|21
|17
|38
|30
|5
|1
|1
|2
|4
|- 
|[[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]
|Washington Capitals
|NHL
|82
|45
|36
|81
|60
|6
|2
|0
|2
|2
|-style="background-color:#f0f0f0;"
|[[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]]
|Washington Capitals
|NHL
|77
|39
|31
|70
|80
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- 
|[[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]]
|Washington Capitals
|NHL
|76
|30
|26
|56
|52
|6
|4
|2
|6
|8
|-style="background-color:#f0f0f0;"
|[[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]
|Washington Capitals
|NHL
|54
|21
|14
|35
|22
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- 
| 2003–04
|[[Ottawa Senators]]
|NHL
|23
|5
|9
|14
|16
|7
|0
|0
|0
|6
|-style="background-color:#f0f0f0;"
| [[2004-05 Slovak Extraliga season|2004–05]]
|[[HK Tatravagónka ŠKP Poprad]]
|SVK
|6
|4
|2
|6
|4
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- 
|[[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]]
|[[Atlanta Thrashers]]
|NHL
|60
|21
|18
|39
|40
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-style="background-color:#f0f0f0;"
|[[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]]
|[[Chicago Blackhawks]]
|NHL
|37
|5
|9
|14
|14
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | ČSSR totals
! 151
! 93
! 45
! 138
! 64
! 20
! 11
! 3
! 14
! —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
!1,081
!503
!389
!892
!749
!80
!30
!26
!56
!60
|}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:50em"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! Result
! ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|- 
| [[1996 World Cup of Hockey|1996]]
| [[Slovakia men's national ice hockey team|Slovakia]]
| [[World Cup of Hockey|WCH]]
| 7th
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|1998]]
| Slovakia
| [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|OG]]
| 10th
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 25 
|-
| [[2002 IIHF World Championship|2002]]
| Slovakia
| [[IIHF World Championships|WC]]
| {{gold1}}
| 9
| 7
| 2
| 9
| 20
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2003 IIHF World Championship|2003]]
| Slovakia
| WC
| {{bronze3}}
| 8
| 3
| 2
| 5
| 6 
|-
| [[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2006]]
| Slovakia
| OG
| 5th
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 2 
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 
! colspan="4" | Senior totals 
! 28
! 18
! 4
! 22
! 55
|}

==Awards and honours==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
|-
! colspan="2"|[[National Hockey League|NHL]]
|-
| [[NHL All-Star Game|All-Star Game]]
| [[44th National Hockey League All-Star Game|1993]], [[46th National Hockey League All-Star Game|1996]], [[47th National Hockey League All-Star Game|1997]], [[48th National Hockey League All-Star Game|1998]], [[49th National Hockey League All-Star Game|1999]]
|-
! colspan="2"|[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]]
|-
| All-Star Team
| [[2002 IIHF World Championship|2002]]
|-
| [[IIHF Hall of Fame]]
| 2016<ref>{{cite news|title=Bondra introduced into the Hall of Fame|date=24 May 2016|newspaper=[[The Slovak Spectator]]|location=Bratislava, Slovakia|url=https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20171973/bondra-introduced-in-the-hall-of-fame.html|access-date=17 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Two former Caps named to IIHF Hall of Fame class|last=Regan|first=J. J.|date=17 December 2015|work=[[NBC Sports]]|location=	Stamford, Connecticut|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/washington-capitals/two-former-caps-named-iihf-hall-fame-class|access-date=17 June 2023}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[List of NHL players with 1,000 games played]]
* [[List of NHL players with 500 goals]]
* [[List of players with five or more goals in an NHL game]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Ice hockey stats}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com|peter-bondra}}
* {{SOŠV profile|peter-bondra}}

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