ed ▁by ▁the ▁Washington ▁Capit als ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁N HL ▁Entry ▁D raft , ▁ 1 5 6 th ▁overall . ▁Before ▁joining ▁the ▁Capit als , ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁T J ▁VS Ž ▁Ko š ice ▁( now ▁called ▁H C ▁Ko š ice ) ▁for ▁four ▁seasons ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁in ▁Czech oslov ak ia . ▁In ▁Washington , ▁Bond ra ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁pro l ific ▁goal - sc or ers ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁language ▁bar rier , ▁he ▁became ▁good ▁friends ▁with ▁Ukrain ian - born ▁Capit als ▁player ▁D mit ri ▁K hr ist ich , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁convers ed ▁in ▁both ▁Russian ▁and ▁Ukrain ian . ▁His ▁deep est ▁play off ▁run ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 – 9 8 , ▁when ▁the ▁Capit als ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁Final s ▁before ▁being ▁swe pt ▁by ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Red ▁W ings . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 0 4 ▁season , ▁Bond ra ' s ▁ 1 4 th ▁with ▁Washington , ▁the ▁Capit als ▁end ured ▁a ▁disappoint ing ▁year ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁sal ary ▁pur ge ▁move ▁trad ed ▁veter an ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁cont enders . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Bond ra ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Sen ators ▁for ▁Bro oks ▁La ich ▁and ▁a ▁second ▁round