births
October 8, 1980
Branislav Mezei, Slovak ice hockey player
Branislav Mezei
Branislav Mezei is a Slovak professional ice hockey player. Mezei is a defenceman currently with HK Nitra of the Slovak Extraliga. Mezei has previous played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Islanders and Florida Panthers. Mezei also played for Barys Astana and HC Plzen of the KHL, and Espoo Blues of the SM-liiga. Mezei was a first-round pick of the Islanders in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, tenth overall.
October 8
October 8 is the 281st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 84 days remain until the end of the year.