Which Slovakian Handball player was released by his club due to a quota of non-European Union players - in 2003 appealing and winning his case at the European Court of Justice?
"sign another non-EU and non-Kolpak player. Kolpak ruling ""See also the Russian surveillance term Kolpak"" The ""Kolpak"" ruling is a European Court of Justice ruling handed down on 8 May 2003 in favour of Maroš Kolpak, a Slovak handball player. It declared that citizens of countries which have signed European Union Association Agreements have the same right to freedom of work and movement within the EU as EU citizens. Thus any restrictions placed on their right to work (such as quotas setting maximum numbers of such foreign players in sports teams) are deemed illegal under EU law. The legal actions"
"Kolpak ruling ""See also the Russian surveillance term Kolpak"" The ""Kolpak"" ruling is a European Court of Justice ruling handed down on 8 May 2003 in favour of Maroš Kolpak, a Slovak handball player. It declared that citizens of countries which have signed European Union Association Agreements have the same right to freedom of work and movement within the EU as EU citizens. Thus any restrictions placed on their right to work (such as quotas setting maximum numbers of such foreign players in sports teams) are deemed illegal under EU law. The legal actions in Germany set a precedent for"
"not apply to its citizens. Slovakia did however have an Association Agreement with the European Union. Kolpak was ejected by his club in 2000 as they had filled their quota of two non-EU players. Kolpak challenged the German Handball Association, claiming that Rule 15, by treating him differently from German citizens, placed an illegal restriction on his freedom of movement as a worker. The German Handball Association held that equality of treatment applied only to citizens of European Union countries (as per the Bosman Ruling) and not to non-EU citizens. The case was referred by the German higher court to"
"the final of the DHB-Pokal in 2006 and 2007, and played in the last 16 of the EHF Cup in 2007. In 2006 Kolpak was also elected as the best goalkeeper of the final four of the DHB-Pokal. Maroš Kolpak Maroš Kolpak (born 23 March 1971 in Prešov, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak handball goalkeeper and coach. Kolpak played 71 national team games for Slovakia. His legal actions in Germany set a precedent for professional sports in Europe, known as the Kolpak ruling, which have had a wide-ranging effect, especially in regards to English county cricket and British professional rugby union."
"For example, a German football team could not be prevented from signing a Greek player since both nations are members of the EU. Maroš Kolpak was a Slovak handball player, who was legally resident and working in Germany. He had been playing for the German second division handball side TSV Ostringen since 1997. The German Handball Association had a rule (Rule 15) which prohibited its member clubs from fielding more than two non-EU citizens. At that time, Slovakia was not yet a member of the European Union (it joined the EU in May 2004), and therefore the Bosman ruling did"
"childhood. In November 2012 Hašek announced divorce after 23 years of marriage. Throughout his long career, Hašek was represented by agent Ritch Winter. During an inline hockey game on May 18, 2003, Hašek was accused of assaulting another player. He was playing as a defender for Bonfire Střída when he crosschecked Martin Šíla. The prosecutor in the case, Lenka Strnadová, ruled two months later that there was no evidence that Hašek intended bodily harm and recommended the case be treated as a misdemeanor, punishable only by fine ($95 USD maximum), rather than a felony where jail time would have been"
"EU (see 2004 and 2007 enlargement), which made players such as Adrian Mutu, Valeri Bojinov, Marek Jankulovski and Marius Stankevičius EU players. The rule underwent minor changes in August 2004, June 2005, June 2006. and June 2007. Since the 2008–09 season, three quotas have been awarded to clubs that do not have non-EU players in their squad (previously only newly promoted clubs could have three quotas); clubs that have one non-EU player have two quotas. Those clubs that have two non-EU players, are awarded one quota and one conditional quota, which is awarded after: 1) Transferred 1 non-EU player abroad,"
"most of their best players were from NHL teams. The NHL only shut down its schedule in time for the second group stage, and thus Slovakia failed to qualify among the final eight teams both times. This turn of events was troubling to the entire hockey community, and the rules were changed for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy. Slovak national team members and notable players include Marián Gáborík of the Los Angeles Kings; Marián Hossa of the Chicago Blackhawks; Marcel Hossa; Miroslav Šatan; star goaltender of the New York Islanders Jaroslav Halák and the tallest player in"
"Maroš Kolpak Maroš Kolpak (born 23 March 1971 in Prešov, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak handball goalkeeper and coach. Kolpak played 71 national team games for Slovakia. His legal actions in Germany set a precedent for professional sports in Europe, known as the Kolpak ruling, which have had a wide-ranging effect, especially in regards to English county cricket and British professional rugby union. Kolpak played for Tatran Prešov, Dukla Praha and VSŽ Košice before moving to TSV Baden Östringen in the German 2nd Bundesliga in 1997. He played for the club and its successor SG Kronau/Östringen (now Rhein-Neckar Löwen) for ten"
"possible. Hašek's lawyer Pavel Jelínek announced in a statement that media reports about the incident were exaggerated, with Šíla not having sustained any documented injuries. In October 2003, the country's top prosecutor overruled Strnadová, saying her ruling was unlawful because the case had not been properly investigated. The Pardubice prosecution then investigated the case again, and reached the same decision as Strnadová. Hašek earned his 300th National Hockey League win on October 15, 2005, in a 5–1 home victory with the Ottawa Senators over the Boston Bruins. He stopped 34 of 35 shots and was holding a shutout until Bruins"
"for the 2016 World Championship. In 2015, he guided Slovakia's U20 team to a bronze medal at the 2015 World Junior Championships, serving as team captain. Martin Réway Martin Réway (; born 24 January 1995) is a Czech-born Slovak professional ice hockey forward who is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played with HC Slovan Bratislava in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Born in Prague, Réway spent his youth career in Slovakia and with Sparta Praha, before heading over the atlantic in 2012. He spent two seasons with the Gatineau Olympiques of the QMJHL. Réway was selected 116th"
"in Czechoslovakia. Branislav Fábry Branislav Fábry (born January 15, 1985) is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who currently plays for HC Nové Zámky in the Slovak Extraliga (Slovak). He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round, 65th overall, of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, however never pursued a North American career. He has formerly played with HC Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak Extraliga. and HC Znojemští Orli in the past. Before enduring a stint with KLH Chomutov in the First National Hockey League. His father was also a hockey player, and played the Junior Extraliga of"
"Kristián Kudroč Kristián Kudroč (born May 21, 1981) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman, who is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played for the Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). Kudroč 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 Kudroč Player of the Year. Kudroc suffered"
"game after the release from prison on December 3, 2011. He played for his boyhood club HK Slovan Gelnica. Ščurko served the rest of his sentence from September 2014 to December 2015 and was finally conditionally released before Christmas in 2015. He signed a contract with HC 46 Bardejov, which plays in the second-level ice hockey league in Slovakia, only one week after the release. He played his first game for HC 46 Bardejov on December 22, 2015. In 2017-2018, Ščurko is playing in Slovak Extraliga again after eight years, this time for HC 07 Detva. Ladislav Ščurko Ladislav Ščurko"
"also regular members of the Champions League. Famous handball players who have played in the league include Carlos Perez, Zlatko Saračević, Mirza Džomba, Árpád Sterbik, Kiril Lazarov, László Nagy, Dániel Buday, Balázs Laluska, József Éles, Julio Fis, Rolando Uríos, Nenad Peruničić, Vlado Šola, Dejan Perić, Vladimir Hernandez, Gergő Iváncsik and many others. Currently, it consists of 12 teams, joined by Slovakian top club HT Tatran Prešov, which are also participating in the league to enhance the level of it, and to be able to play more competitive matches than in their home league, where they proved untouchable in the recent"
"meet the campers and pose for photographs. Gáborík has also founded the Marian Gaborik Foundation, which also supports his mission of expanding access to youth hockey in Slovakia. Marián Gáborík Marián Gáborík (; born 14 February 1982) is a Slovak professional ice hockey right winger for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He began his playing career in the Slovak Extraliga with Dukla Trenčín for two seasons before being drafted third overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild, becoming the highest drafted Slovak player in NHL history. Spending eight seasons with the Wild"
"Štefan Svitek (basketball) Štefan Svitek (born 20 November 1966 in Gelnica) is a Slovak former professional basketball player and basketball coach. During his playing career, at a height of 2.04 m (6'8 "") tall, he played at the power forward position. During his pro career, Svitek won the German Cup in 1994, the Austrian Cup in 2001, and the Slovak League championship in 2007. He was named the Slovak Player of the Year, in 2003. Svitek was a member of the senior Czechoslovakian national basketball team. With Czechoslovakia, he played at the 1987 EuroBasket, and at the 1991 EuroBasket. Svitek"
"of guilt agreement awaiting the Higher Court confirmation. Several weeks later, in late May 2018, the Higher Court confirmed the agreement, sentencing Filipović to one and a half years in prison in addition to a four-year conditional sentence. Predrag Danilović Predrag ""Saša"" Danilović (, ; born February 26, 1970), usually referred to in English as Sasha Danilović, is a Serbian former professional basketball player, considered one of the best European shooting guards during the 1990s. Danilović was the EuroLeague Final Four MVP in 1992, was voted Mister Europa Player of the Year in 1998, and was Italian League MVP the"
"Germany beat Slovakia 4–2, before it was found out that Holland was ineligible to play for Germany, because he had played only three seasons in Germany, while IIHF rules state that player who has represented another country (as Holland did in 1996, playing for Canada at the Junior World Championships) might change nationality after playing four seasons in the country. German victory was in jeopardy for a short time, but finally Germany was allowed to keep the points, while Holland was suspended from the tournament. Jason Holland Jason Ryan Holland (born April 30, 1976) is a Canadian-German retired professional ice"
"and finished a plus-minus rating of +3. Pánik also represented Slovakia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where the nation finished in 11th in the tournament; Pánik did not record a point. In July 2016, Pánik married his longtime girlfriend, Nikola Kochanova. In April 2018, Pánik was arrested after refusing to leave the entrance of Bevvy, near Scottsdale, Arizona. He was later released with criminal citation. Richard Pánik Richard Pánik (; born 7 February 1991) is a Slovak professional ice hockey right winger for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Pánik was drafted in the second"
"Jaroslav Halák Jaroslav Halák (; born 13 May 1985) is a Slovak professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing with the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League (NHL). Halák was the 271st overall pick by the Montreal Canadiens in the ninth and final round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Halák first played for the Canadiens during the 2006–07 season, and remained with the team until being traded to the St. Louis Blues after the 2009–10 season. He played for the Blues until the 2013–14 season when he was traded to the Buffalo Sabres. Before playing a game"
"team. He has appeared in nine IIHF World Championships, two Winter Olympic Games, and one World Cup of Hockey for Slovakia. He backstopped Slovakia to its first and to date only gold medal at the 2002 IIHF World Championship in Sweden, while also helping his country capture silver at the 2000 IIHF World Championship and bronze at the 2003 IIHF World Championship. Ján Lašák Ján Lašák (born April 10, 1979) is a Slovak professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Bílí Tygři Liberec of the Czech Extraliga. Lašák was drafted by the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL)"
"Hossa <br>1998 Dušan Žiška <br>1999 Ján Filc <br>2000 Dušan Žiška <br>2001 Ján Selvek <br>2002 Július Šupler <br>2003 Róbert Spišák <br>2004 Jozef Frühauf <br>2005 Dušan Gregor <br>2006 Branislav Šajban <br>2007 Ján Jaško <br>2008–11 Štefan Mikeš <br>2012–18 Ernest Bokroš Slovakia men's national junior ice hockey team The Slovak men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Slovakia. The team represents Slovakia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World U20 Championship. Roster for the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. <nowiki>†</nowiki> Includes one win in extra time (in the preliminary round) <nowiki>^</nowiki> Includes one loss"
"Championship, representing Slovenia. In 2013, he was included into the list of three candidates for the title of the best left-back in the world. He is the older brother of handball player Dzianis Rutenka. Siarhei Rutenka Siarhei Rutenka, also Sergej Rutenka (; born 29 September 1981) is a Belarusian former handball player. Besides Belarusian citizenship, he also acquired Slovenian citizenship in 2003. In January 2008, he received the Spanish nationality. His preferred position was outside left, but he was also capable of playing as the pivot and playmaker. He came to prominence while playing for the Slovenian club RK Celje"
"the Round of 16, beating Russia and tying with England. Škrtel is the third most frequently capped player in the history of Slovakia and on the 13 October 2018 he collected his 100th cap in the national team, becoming the third player in Slovak history to do so, in a derby match against Czech Republic in Trnava, in the same match, when Marek Hamšík became the most capped player in Slovakian history. Martin Škrtel Martin Škrtel (; born 15 December 1984) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Fenerbahçe and captains the Slovakia national team."
"is the list of achievements of Michal Handzuš: Michal Handzuš Michal Handzuš (; born 11 March 1977) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey centre. Handzuš played for hometown club, HC ’05 Banská Bystrica of the Slovak Extraliga before joining the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1998. Handzuš played for the St. Louis Blues, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks and the Chicago Blackhawks, with whom he won the Stanley Cup with in 2013. Handzuš represented Slovakia at several international ice hockey tournaments, including the 2002, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. Michal Handzuš, nicknamed ""Zeus,"" was"
"the Slovakia men's national ice hockey team in the 2004, 2005 and 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, as well as the 2006 Winter Olympics. https://web.archive.org/web/20131224205904/http://tonsberghockey.no/index.php Karol Križan Karol Križan (born June 5, 1980 in Žilina, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a professional Slovak ice hockey goaltender currently playing for MsHK Žilina in the Slovak Extraliga. Križan played three and a half seasons with Modo Hockey of the Swedish Elitserien between September 2005 and December 2008. In the play of Modo against Timrå IK he scored a goal and recorded a shutout at the same time. He also led Modo to"
"was the head coach of the senior Hungarian women's national team, which he coached at the EuroBasket Women 2017. Štefan Svitek (basketball) Štefan Svitek (born 20 November 1966 in Gelnica) is a Slovak former professional basketball player and basketball coach. During his playing career, at a height of 2.04 m (6'8 "") tall, he played at the power forward position. During his pro career, Svitek won the German Cup in 1994, the Austrian Cup in 2001, and the Slovak League championship in 2007. He was named the Slovak Player of the Year, in 2003. Svitek was a member of the"
"times, having been named Hungarian Handballer of the Year in 2002 and IHF World Player of the Year in 2005. Sterbik grew up by the nearby town of Ada. He began his career by RK Jugović, and moved to Hungary to play for Fotex KC Veszprém in 2001. Sterbik, as an ethnic Hungarian, could get the Hungarian citizenship in a simplified process just after few months, thus freeing a foreign player quota (that time Hungarian teams could have 2 foreign players in their match squad). It also made him available to play for the Hungarian national team, however, he never"
"Marcel Hossa Marcel Hossa (; born October 12, 1981) is a Slovak professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for HK Dukla Trenčín in the Slovak Extraliga. Hossa previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Phoenix Coyotes, having been drafted by the Canadiens in the first round, 16th overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Hossa has also played in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for Dinamo Riga, Ak Bars Kazan and Spartak Moscow. Internationally, Hossa has represented Slovakia on several occasions, including at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics."
"Fako, Vincent Lukáč, Milan Kužela ""Since 2005"" Jaroslav Walter, Igor Liba ""Since 2006"" Rudolf Tajcnár ""Since 2007"" Dušan Pašek ""Since 2008"" Dušan Faško ""Since 2009"" Dárius Rusnák ""Since 2011"" Ján Mitošinka, Július Haas, Róbert Švehla ""Since 2012"" Pavol Demitra ""Since 2014"" Zdeno Cíger Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame The Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame (Slovak: ""Sieň slávy slovenského hokeja"") honors the contributions that individuals have made to the sport of hockey in Slovakia. It opened on November 30, 2002, that the team of Slovak national team won the IIHF World Championships gold medal. The hall is located in Bratislava, Slovakia."
"was released as a free agent. Vashchuk then rejoined Chornomorets for the 2009-10 season, but left again at season end. Vashchuk began his International career with the Ukraine Under-21 team, making 22 appearances for them. Since 1996 he has played for the senior team. In 2006, he was chosen to play in Ukraine’s first ever World Cup finals tournament. Vashchuk received a red card in his first game at the tournament from Swiss referee Massimo Busacca in a controversial decision. A penalty kick was awarded to Spain in the 47th minute because of the alleged infraction, despite multiple camera angles"
"of the accident. With Martikán facing actual incarceration due to the violation of his probation terms, then-president Rudolf Schuster, amid grave criticism, granted Martikán a presidential pardon, which besides sparing him from jail time effectively meant removal of the conviction from his criminal record. Schuster argued that Martikán's positive athletic representation of the country abroad warranted the pardon, while critics pointed to the double standard and the preferential treatment Martikán was receiving as a sport celebrity. Michal Martikán Michal Martikán (; born 18 May 1979) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has been competing at the international level since 1994."