Martin Straka reaches a milestone !
Martin Straka(
) notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Washington Capitals on a goal by Chris Stewart. Awesome, even more so because the game was televised, he commented during a post game radio interview..
A native of Czech, Martin Straka was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 1992 entry draft. He has appeared in 863 NHL games during his career, notching 217 goals and adding 400 assists along with 355 penalty minutes. The 37 year old center has played 51 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 3+8=11 with 41 PIM. He has also played 4 games with the Hershey Bears this season, totalling 2+3=5 with 2 PIM.
