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*Leszek Laszkiewicz began and ended his career in Jastrzębie-Zdrój. The hockey player joined the group of honorary citizens of the city. Yesterday, during the session of the City Council, one of the items was the vote on the resolution on granting Leszek Laszkiewicz the title of Honorary Citizen of the City of Jastrzębie-Zdrój. The councillors approved the resolution and so the hockey player joined the noble group. “When I applied for this outstanding athlete to be awarded the title of honorary citizen, I had no doubt that he was one of the most effective ambassadors of our city. I am glad that the councillors unanimously adopted a resolution today to award our Professor this honourable title – said Anna Hetman – His career was like a beautiful dream… And what is most beautiful, its beginning and end took place in Jastrzębie-Zdrój,” added the president.
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Leszek Laszkiewicz became an honorary citizen of Jastrzębie-Zdrój
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Infobox and introduction
Leszek Laszkiewicz (born 11 August 1978) is a Polish ice hockey executive and former professional player.
Early life
- Krakow, The city means quite a lot for me because I spent here eight great years and because my family is here.[2]
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- Leszek Laszkiewicz began and ended his career in Jastrzębie-Zdrój. The hockey player joined the group of honorary citizens of the city. Yesterday, during the session of the City Council, one of the items was the vote on the resolution on granting Leszek Laszkiewicz the title of Honorary Citizen of the City of Jastrzębie-Zdrój. The councillors approved the resolution and so the hockey player joined the noble group. “When I applied for this outstanding athlete to be awarded the title of honorary citizen, I had no doubt that he was one of the most effective ambassadors of our city. I am glad that the councillors unanimously adopted a resolution today to award our Professor this honourable title – said Anna Hetman – His career was like a beautiful dream… And what is most beautiful, its beginning and end took place in Jastrzębie-Zdrój,” added the president.
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Leszek Laszkiewicz został honorowym obywatelem Jastrzębia-Zdroju
Leszek Laszkiewicz became an honorary citizen of Jastrzębie-Zdrój
2019-02-01, Author: ap
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Playing career
Professional
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- 1996–97 Polska Liga Hokejowa season, Olimpia Sosnowiec, Polska Liga Hokejowa (PLH)
- 1996–97 EEHL season, Olimpia Sosnowiec, Eastern European Hockey League
- 1997–98 DEL season, Nürnberg Ice Tigers, Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL)
- 1998–99 DEL season, Nürnberg Ice Tigers, DEL
- 1999–2000 Polska Liga Hokejowa season, KTH Krynica, PLH
- 2000–01 Polska Liga Hokejowa season, Unia Oświęcim, PLH
- 2001–02 Polska Liga Hokejowa season, Unia Oświęcim, PLH
- 2002–03 Czech Extraliga season, HC Vítkovice Steel and HC Havířov, Czech Extraliga (CZE)
- 2003–04 Polska Liga Hokejowa season, Unia Oświęcim, PLH
- 2004–05 Serie A (ice hockey) season, Milano Vipers, Italian Hockey League Serie A
- 2005–06 Polska Liga Hokejowa season, Cracovia, PLH
- 2006–07 Polska Liga Hokejowa season, Cracovia, PLH
- 2007–08 Polska Liga Hokejowa season, Cracovia, PLH
- 2008–09 Polska Liga Hokejowa season, Cracovia, PLH
- 2009–10 Polska Liga Hokejowa season, Cracovia, PLH
- 2010–11 Polska Liga Hokejowa season, Cracovia, PLH
- 2011–12 Polska Liga Hokejowa season, Cracovia, PLH
- 2012–13 Polska Liga Hokejowa season, Cracovia, PLH
- 2013–14 Polska Liga Hokejowa season, KTH Krynica and GKS Jastrzębie, Polska Hokej Liga (PLH)
- 2014–15 Polska Liga Hokejowa season, GKS Jastrzębie, PLH
- 2015–16 Polska Liga Hokejowa season, GKS Jastrzębie, PLH
- 2016–17 Polska Hokej Liga season, GKS Jastrzębie, PLH
- 2017–18 Polska Hokej Liga season, GKS Jastrzębie, PLH
- Laszkiewicz led the 1996 Euro junior championships in scoring with nine goals and 13 points, and was named to the event’s all-star team.[3]
- After eight years of playing with Comarch Cracovia, Laszkiewicz is saying goodbye. At Wawel, the rhythm of the game has been dictated by the Laszkiewicz brothers duo for many years. The older of them, Daniel Laszkiewicz, has extended his contract and will continue to be a hockey player for the Stripes.[4] The younger of the Laszkiewicz brothers, Leszek, won with Comarch Cracovia five times the Polish Championship. He also has two silver medals and one bronze. I have never regretted returning to Poland at Comarch Cracovia. With Cracovia I almost achieved everything.[5]
- As a junior, Laszkiewicz drew interest from Nurnberg Ice Tigers in the German League, where he played from 1997 to 1999. In Poland, Laszkiewicz won the national championship eight times, five with Cracovia (2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013), playing with his brother, Daniel, and three with Unia Oswiecim (2001, 2002, 2004). In 17 years in the Polish league, he surpassed the 1,000-point plateau and became the all-time scoring leader. In his one year playing in Italy, 2004-05 with HC Milano Vipers, he won the national championship and the Italian Cup.[1]
- After returning to Poland in 2005 he spent eight years with Cracovia Krakow, returned to his hometown to play for JKH Jastrzebie where he will continue to play after his retirement from the national team. In Nuremberg we came second after losing to Mannheim in the final. I was one of the youngest players and learned professionalism. In Milan where I had another great opportunity because there was the lockout in the NHL, which gave me the great opportunity to play with great NHL players, Together with this team we won the championship.[2]
International
- 1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Pool B hosted in Sosnowiec and Tychy, Poland, placed third of eight teams.[6]
- 2000 Men’s Ice Hockey World Championships Group B hosted in Katowice and Kraków, Poland, placed fourth of eight teams.[7]
- 2004 Men’s Ice Hockey World Championships Division I Group B hosted in Gdańsk, Poland, placed third of six teams.[8]
- Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men’s qualification Group E hosted in Nowy Targ, Poland in 2004, placed first of four teams.[9]
- Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men’s qualification Group D hosted in Sanok, Poland in 2008, placed second of four teams.[10]
- 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B hosted at Arena Toruń in Poland, placed fourth of six teams.[11]
- 2012 IIHF World Championship Division I B hosted in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland, placed second of six teams.[12]
- 2015 IIHF World Championship Division I A hosted at Tauron Arena Kraków in Poland, placed third of six teams.[13]
- Laszkiewicz scored four goals and three assists in five games played at the 2014 IHWC, placed third overall individual scorer in the tournament.[14]
- Laszkiewicz was chosen player of the match by teammates in the final game of the 2015 IHWC.[15]
- Laszkiewicz played in 18 IIHF World Championships at various levels, including at the top level in 2002.[17]
- 216-game Polish national team player. “He played in consecutive U20 championships and at the senior level, making 18 trips to the World Championships at various levels. He played in the elite at the 1997 World Junior Championships and at the 2002 World Senior Championships”. In the national colors, he scored 89 goals and scored 150 points.[18]
- Laszkiewicz first made a name for himself at the 1996 European U18 Championship, leading the tournament in scoring. In IIHF play, he first appeared at the top level of the 1997 World Juniors, the last time Poland played up in U20 play. In 1998, he played in B Pool of the World Juniors. That year, he also appeared in his first senior Men’s Worlds, also B Pool, playing on a line with Mariusz Czerkawski and Jacek Plachta. Laszkiewicz played at the 2001 Men’s Worlds when it finished first in Division I-A under coach Wiktor Psyz to earn promotion to the top for the first time in a decade. Although the return lasted only one year, Laszkiewicz continued to represent his country every year through 2015. Laszkiewicz played in 18 Men’s World Championships. He was national team captain for four years, 2008-2011, and played 216 times for his country. In 2015, he announced his retirement from the national team. His 96 games played at the World Championship is second all time in Poland behind Henryk Gruth.[1]
- Internationally, Laszkiewicz played for the Polish men’s national team, and appeared in eighteen consecutive Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments from 1998 until 2015, which was tied for third most in International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) history at the time. Laszkiewicz, competing in his 18th World Championship tournament, since his debut with the men’s national team at the 1998 World Championship B-Pool in Slovenia, he hasn’t missed a single World Championship event in 18 consecutive years for his country. He is the last active player on the national team who was part of the team that earned promotion at the 2001 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group A in Grenoble, where Poland finished the tournament ahead of France and Denmark, and part of the Polish national team that reached 14th place in the 2002 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Sweden before being relegated. Laszkiewicz also represented the U20 national team twice including the 1997 World Juniors in the top division in Geneva and Morges, Switzerland. He also played in two U18 European Championship B-Pool tournaments, and in 1996 was the scoring leader on home ice in Poland. Krakow, playing the tournament here, also because this will be my last tournament because I decided to quit the national team. What are the greatest memories for you? The first tournament was in Slovenia in Ljubljana [in 1998]. It was the first great experience and the first opportunity to represent Poland at that level. In France when we won our promotion to the top division and the second one, followed when we played in the top division in Sweden against the best teams.[2]
Executive career
- add information as coach and general manager of the Poland men’s national team
- 2002, the last time Poland was in the top pool before 2025, when he was the team’s general manager. Being able to continue to work for the national team after I finished playing allows me to continue my passion for ice hockey.”[17]
- As of 2025, Laszkiewicz is the sporting director at JKH GKS Jastrzebie. He is also the team leader of the national team.[18]
- After retiring, Laszkiewicz became general manager of his hometown JKH GKS Jastrzebie as well as the national team. In 2024, under his leadership, the team returned to the top level of the Men’s Worlds for the first time since 2002, when he played.[1]
- Laszkiewicz, commented on children spending too much time on computers, phones and video games, Laszkiewicz misses the times when we all wanted to take PE lessons, and after school we played sports. Those were good times. The children were fit and had no problem with being overweight. Laszkiewicz urges adults to get themselves and children in sports, allows you to get to know yourself, shape your character, improve your physical fitness, meet friends.[19]
Honors and awards
- The IIHF honoured him at its annual Contributors’ Awards in downtown Stockholm. Polish forward Leszek Laszkiewicz received the Richard “Bibi” Torrinai Award. “My entire life has been about ice hockey,” he began.[17]
- Laszkiewicz was awarded the Torriani Award, awarded by the International Hockey Federation, has been included in the IIHF Hall of Fame. The Torriani Award is awarded for performances in national colors, but only to players from countries that are not among the best in the world. The popular “Laszka”, a legend in Polish ice hockey, is the second Pole in history in the IIHF Hall of Fame. Earlier, Henryk Gruth, classified in the “Players” category.[18]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Poland | European Junior Championships Group B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1997 | Poland | World Junior Championship Pool A | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1998 | Poland | World Junior Championship Pool B | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1998 | Poland | Ice Hockey World Championships Group B | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | |
| 1999 | Poland | Ice Hockey World Championships Group B | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | Poland | Ice Hockey World Championships Group B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Poland | Ice Hockey World Championships Division I | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Poland | Ice Hockey World Championships | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2003 | Poland | Ice Hockey World Championships Division I | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Poland | Ice Hockey World Championships Division I | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2004 | Poland | 2006 Winter Olympics qualification Group E | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Poland | Ice Hockey World Championships Division I | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2006 | Poland | Ice Hockey World Championships Division I | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2007 | Poland | Ice Hockey World Championships Division I | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Poland | Ice Hockey World Championships Division I | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Poland | 2010 Winter Olympics qualification Group D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Poland | Ice Hockey World Championships Division I | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Poland | Ice Hockey World Championships Division I | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2011 | Poland | Ice Hockey World Championships Division I | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Poland | Ice Hockey World Championships Division I B | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Poland | 2014 Winter Olympics qualification Group H | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Poland | Ice Hockey World Championships Division I B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Poland | Ice Hockey World Championships Division I B | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2015 | Poland | Ice Hockey World Championships Division I A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Senior totals | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
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