THE ZENON KONOPKA FILE
Number: 28
Age: 31 (Jan. 2, 1981)
Born: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Size: 6-0, 209 pounds
Position: Center
Statistics: 11 goals, 16 assists, 877 penalty minutes, 92 fights, .588 faceoff win percentage in 250 games for Anaheim, Columbus, Tampa Bay, the New York Islanders and Ottawa.
Comment: He's an entrepreneur/enforcer who owns a piece of seven businesses, including a wine label, ZK28 (zkwines.com), a wine aerator and a grape seed oil company. His website is zenonkonopka.com, and his new Twitter account is @zenonkonopka.
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