Kristian Kudroc

Kristián Kudroč (born May 21, 1981, in Michalovce, Czechoslovakia) is a professional defenceman, currently with Södertälje SK in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.

Playing career
Kudroc was drafted by the New York Islanders as their first-round pick, 28th overall, in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He is a large, physical defenceman with an impressive slapshot. He played in North America from 1999 to 2005, and represented SaiPa in the Finnish SM-liiga in the 2005–06 season, where SaiPafanit (the SaiPa fan club) elected Kudroc Player of the Year.