Žigmund Pálffy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Czechoslovak extraleague league ice hockey player, league ice hockey player and Olympic athlete
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Place of Birth: Skalica, Trnava Region, Slovakia
About Žigmund Pálffy
- Žigmund Pálffy (Slovak pronunciation: ['?igmunt 'pa?lfi]; born May 5, 1972) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player.
- He was nicknamed "Žigo" in Slovak and "Ziggy" in English. He played right wing for 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.
- He also retracted his decision from 2005 never to play for the Slovak national team again by participating at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where he was also the flagbearer.
- In July 2013, he announced his definite retirement.
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