We talked to the referees before the game; there's always new situations to adjust, for the refs and for us as well. Even on the ice, it's good for players to talk and interact with the referee.

His son David is a forward at Michigan State University for the Spartans Mens Ice Hockey Team. See also
List of NHL players with 1000 games played
List of NHL players with 500 goals
List of players with five or more goals in an NHL game
Slovaks in the NHL. Due to the language barrier he became good friends with Ukrainian-born Capitals player Dmitri Khristich who he spoke with in both Russian and Ukrainian.

He was the general manager of the Slovak national team from 2007 to 2011. Peter Bondra (born February 7 1968) is a former Slovak professional ice hockey player.