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Hull Stingrays Head Coach, Sylvain Cloutier has today confirmed that he has completed the signing of hard hitting Slovakian defenceman, Jozef Sladok.
Sladok is a product of the HK Zvolen junior system in Slovakia where, at just sixteen years of age, he made his full Slovakian Extraliga debut for his home town club. After a successful season dividing his time between the Zvolen Under 18 and Under 20 Extraliga teams, at eighteen years old, Sladok was drafted by the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League. In his two seasons at the club, he helped to Whalers to land the OHL Championship and secure a place in the Memorial Cup finals. In 88 games for the club, the 6’5” blueliner racked up 323 penalty minutes.
The following season, Sladok moved to Corpus Christi Ice Rayz in the Central Hockey League where he played a season under Cloutier before returning to Europe last season and his first spell in the UK with the Romford Raiders.
Despite receiving several offers to join other clubs in the UK and in North America, Sladok opted to re-join his former coach and become part of the new chapter of Stingrays hockey.
“I’m really pleased that Jozef decided to join the Stingrays,” said Cloutier. “Having had the opportunity to coach him in the CHL I know exactly what he brings to the table and he’s just what I’ve been looking for.
“He is a big, strong defensive defenceman who is going to bring the physical presence to our back end that we need. He’s going to be watching everyone’s back and he will do anything he needs to do for his team mates.
“He’s gone on record as saying that he still loves dropping the gloves when required and that’s obviously going to be part of his job with the Stingrays, but he has the talent to contribute much more than just his physical play. He’s played in junior World Championships and played as an import in North America so at twenty-two years of age, he already has great experience. You just don’t get those opportunities unless you can contribute in all areas.
“I really am looking forward to having Jozef on board with us. He is extremely excited to be a part of the Hull Stingrays in the Elite League and he’s really looking forward to getting things started.”
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| Club | GP | W | L | OL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| 1 | Belfast Giants | 41 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 167 | 83 | 69 |
| 2 | Nottingham Panthers | 40 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 182 | 87 | 62 |
| 3 | Sheffield Steelers | 35 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 133 | 77 | 60 |
| 4 | Coventry Blaze | 40 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 153 | 113 | 51 |
| 5 | Cardiff Devils | 39 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 124 | 112 | 50 |
| 6 | Braehead Clan | 39 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 146 | 127 | 46 |
| 7 | Hull Stingrays | 41 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 107 | 165 | 26 |
| 8 | Edinburgh Capitals | 38 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 89 | 170 | 25 |
| 9 | Dundee Stars | 40 | 7 | 33 | 5 | 95 | 163 | 19 |
| 10 | Fife Flyers | 39 | 7 | 32 | 5 | 79 | 178 | 19 |
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| Club | GP | W | L | OL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| 1 | Guildford Flames | 38 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 172 | 111 | 55 |
| 2 | Manchester Phoenix | 39 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 145 | 123 | 51 |
| 3 | Slough Jets | 37 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 167 | 117 | 50 |
| 4 | Sheffield Steeldogs | 38 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 119 | 101 | 48 |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Lightning | 37 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 116 | 99 | 45 |
| 6 | Basingstoke Bison | 38 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 135 | 126 | 44 |
| 7 | Swindon Wildcats | 39 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 126 | 134 | 35 |
| 8 | Bracknell Bees | 37 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 107 | 142 | 34 |
| 9 | Peterborough Phantoms | 38 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 123 | 164 | 30 |
| 10 | Telford Tigers | 39 | 9 | 30 | 2 | 106 | 199 | 20 |