DefenseRetired·Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Branislav Mezei

Born October 8, 1980 · Nitra, SVK

Draft 1999 · NYI round 1 #10

PTS

Career

5G 19A 24P

Bio

Position: Defense
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 235 lb
Shoots: L
Number: #2

Drafted 1999 by NYI · Round 1, #10 overall

55OVR

Fringe

Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Production9

Points per game vs. elite D ceiling

Playmaking6

Assists per game vs. elite D

Deployment0

Average ice time per game

Power Play0

Power play points per game

Skating0

Skating speed and stamina

Shot Gen.5

Shots on goal per game

Season projections

57 GP played · paced to 82 GP

Proj. Goals

at 82 GP

Proj. Assists

at 82 GP

Proj. Points

at 82 GP

Proj. Shots

at 82 GP

Proj. PPG

at 82 GP

Proj. PPP

at 82 GP

Points/Game

0.07

current rate

Goals/Game

0.04

current rate

TOI/Game

—

avg ice time

Shooting %

5.3%

current season

Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)

0.38

2021–22

0.13

2022–23

0.20

2023–24

0.15

2024–25

0.16

2025–26

Recent games

GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.06

Click date for box score · opponent for team

Date	Opp	S	+/-	GS
2008-04-05	WSH	1	-1	-0.07
2008-03-16	ATL	0	1	0.15
2008-03-04	BOS	0	0	0.00
2008-03-02	NYI	0	0	0.00
2008-02-29	MIN	1	1	0.22

Tendencies

Full profile

Archetype

Bottom-six contributor

Source: NHL API (volume only)

Sample: 57 GP · confidence 50%

Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.

Goal-scoring index0.04 · 6 index
Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.
Playmaking index0.04 · 5 index
Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.
Point-production index0.07 · 6 index
Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.

Career totals (regular season)

Games: 240
Goals: 5
Assists: 19
Points: 24
+/-: -14
PIM: 311
Shots: 144

Season history

NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-
2025–26	HK Nitra	32	0	5	5	16
2024–25	HK Nitra	53	3	5	8	16
2023–24	HK Nitra	41	0	8	8	0
2022–23	HK Nitra	38	0	5	5	-2
2022–23	HK Nitra	3	0	0	0	1
2021–22	HK Nitra	45	2	15	17	20
2020–21	HK Nitra	38	5	8	13	5
2019–20	HK Nitra	55	3	9	12	-2
2018–19	HK Nitra	57	1	12	13	26
2017–18	HK Nitra	51	5	23	28	19
2016–17	HK Nitra	56	5	25	30	14
2016–17	HK Nitra	6	0	1	1	0
2015–16	HK Nitra	43	4	7	11	10
2015–16	HK Nitra	4	0	0	0	-5
2014–15	Zagreb	8	0	0	0
2014–15	Nitra	40	4	10	14
2013–14	Podolsk	47	4	4	8
2012–13	Avtomobilist	51	8	13	21
2012–13	Slovakia	7	0	4	4	4
2011–12	Lev Poprad	53	3	11	14
2010–11	Pardubice	51	6	9	15
2009–10	Plzen	19	0	0	0
2009–10	Blues	38	0	4	4
2008–09	Astana	56	5	5	10
2007–08	Florida Panthers	57	2	2	4	-13
2007–08	Slovakia	5	0	0	0
2006–07	Florida Panthers	45	0	3	3	5
2005–06	Florida Panthers	16	0	1	1	3
2004–05	Trinec	41	1	2	3
2004–05	Trencin	10	1	1	2
2003–04	Florida Panthers	45	0	7	7	-4
2003–04	Slovakia	9	0	0	0
2002–03	Florida Panthers	11	2	0	2	-2
2002–03	San Antonio	1	0	0	0	1
2001–02	New York Islanders	24	0	2	2	2
2001–02	Bridgeport	59	1	9	10	12
2000–01	New York Islanders	42	1	4	5	-5
2000–01	Lowell	20	0	3	3	0
2000–01	Slovakia	6	0	0	0
1999–00	Belleville	58	7	21	28	30
1999–00	Slovakia	7	1	0	1
1998–99	Belleville	60	5	18	23
1998–99	Slovakia	6	0	0	0
1998–99	Belleville	4	0	1	1
1997–98	Belleville	53	3	5	8
1996–97	Nitra Jr.	40	8	17	25
1995–96	HC Nitra U20	45	5	10	15	15