Radoslav Suchy
Encyclopedia
Radoslav Suchý is a Slovak ice hockey
defenceman currently with Avangard Omsk
of the Kontinental Hockey League
. He formerly played in the National Hockey League
with the Phoenix Coyotes
and the Columbus Blue Jackets
. Suchý was then signed by the Phoenix Coyotes on September 26, 1997, and made his professional debut in the 1997–98
season with the Las Vegas Thunder
of the IHL and the Coyotes' affiliate, the Springfield Falcons
of the AHL
.
Suchý made his NHL debut with the Coyotes in the 1999–2000 season. He played four seasons for the Coyotes before he was traded by the Coyotes, along with a 6th round pick, to the Columbus Blue Jackets
for a 4th round pick. Suchý spent the 2004–05 NHL lockout with HK Aquacity ŠKP Poprad
in the Slovak Extraliga
.
In the 2005–06 season, Suchý played his only season with the Blue Jackets before leaving at seasons end to sign with ZSC Lions of the NLA for the start of the 2006–07 season.
On 31 August 2011, Suchý signed a one-year deal with Avangard Omsk
of the KHL
.
Radoslav also played with the Slovak national ice hockey team
in the 2000, 2003 and 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. He won the silver medal in the 2000 championship and the bronze medal in the 2003 championship.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman currently with Avangard Omsk
Avangard Omsk
Avangard Omsk are a professional ice hockey team from Siberia based in the city of Omsk, Russia. They are members of the Chernyshev Division of the Kontinental Hockey League.-Overview:...
of the Kontinental Hockey League
Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe....
. He formerly played in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
with the Phoenix Coyotes
Phoenix Coyotes
The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....
and the Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
Playing career
Undrafted, Suchý played in the QMJHL with the Sherbrooke Faucons and the Chicoutimi SaguenéensChicoutimi Saguenéens
The Chicoutimi Saguenéens are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based out of Chicoutimi, Quebec . The team plays its home games at the Centre Georges-Vézina.-History:...
. Suchý was then signed by the Phoenix Coyotes on September 26, 1997, and made his professional debut in the 1997–98
1997–98 AHL season
The 1997–98 AHL season was the 62nd season of the American Hockey League. The AHL shifts teams in their divisions, and the Canadian division reverts to being named Atlantic division. The Northern conference is renamed the Eastern conference, and the Southern conference renamed the Western...
season with the Las Vegas Thunder
Las Vegas Thunder
The Las Vegas Thunder were an independent professional ice hockey team competing in the International Hockey League. The team's home rink was at the Thomas & Mack Center. They began play in the 1993–1994 season, folding on April 18, 1999...
of the IHL and the Coyotes' affiliate, the Springfield Falcons
Springfield Falcons
The Springfield Falcons are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the MassMutual Center and are the top affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. The Falcons' two main rivals are the Connecticut Whale and the...
of the AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
.
Suchý made his NHL debut with the Coyotes in the 1999–2000 season. He played four seasons for the Coyotes before he was traded by the Coyotes, along with a 6th round pick, to the Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
for a 4th round pick. Suchý spent the 2004–05 NHL lockout with HK Aquacity ŠKP Poprad
HK Aquacity ŠKP Poprad
HK Poprad is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga, the top ice hockey league in Slovakia. They play their games in Poprad, Slovakia. Their greatest success was the 2nd place in the Slovak Extraliga in 2006 and 2011.-Current squad:...
in the Slovak Extraliga
Slovak Extraliga
Slovak Extraliga is the name of the highest-level ice hockey league in Slovakia. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the fifth strongest league in Europe. The name of the league is leased to sponsor and changes frequently. From 1993/94 to 1997/98 season it was called Extraliga, then the name...
.
In the 2005–06 season, Suchý played his only season with the Blue Jackets before leaving at seasons end to sign with ZSC Lions of the NLA for the start of the 2006–07 season.
On 31 August 2011, Suchý signed a one-year deal with Avangard Omsk
Avangard Omsk
Avangard Omsk are a professional ice hockey team from Siberia based in the city of Omsk, Russia. They are members of the Chernyshev Division of the Kontinental Hockey League.-Overview:...
of the KHL
Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe....
.
Radoslav also played with the Slovak national ice hockey team
Slovak national ice hockey team
The Slovak men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Slovakia and is controlled by the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation. As of March 2010, the International Ice Hockey Federation , the world governing body of hockey, ranks them as the seventh strongest national team in the...
in the 2000, 2003 and 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. He won the silver medal in the 2000 championship and the bronze medal in the 2003 championship.
Awards and achievements
- 1996–971996–97 QMJHL seasonThe 1996–97 QMJHL season was the 28th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league continues explore new markets as the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser move north to Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. The New Faces Cup is renamed the RDS Cup, for its new sponsor, Réseau des sports. Fourteen...
QMJHL Second All-Star Team - 1996–97 Memorial CupMemorial CupThe Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League champion. It is awarded following a four-team, round robin tournament between a host team and the champions of the CHL's three member leagues: the Ontario Hockey League , Quebec Major...
George Parsons TrophyGeorge Parsons TrophyThe George Parsons Trophy is awarded annually to the player judged to be the most sportsmanlike at the Memorial Cup ice hockey tournament. It was first awarded in 1973. The trophy is named for George Parsons, a former OHA and NHL player whose career was ended prematurely in 1939 by an eye...
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | HK ŠKP Poprad HK Aquacity ŠKP Poprad HK Poprad is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga, the top ice hockey league in Slovakia. They play their games in Poprad, Slovakia. Their greatest success was the 2nd place in the Slovak Extraliga in 2006 and 2011.-Current squad:... |
SVK Slovak Extraliga Slovak Extraliga is the name of the highest-level ice hockey league in Slovakia. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the fifth strongest league in Europe. The name of the league is leased to sponsor and changes frequently. From 1993/94 to 1997/98 season it was called Extraliga, then the name... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 1994–95 QMJHL season The 1994–95 QMJHL season was the 26th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The QMJHL unveils an updated logo one season after its special 25th anniversary logo, using a stylized ice skate and the letters of the league's French acronym... |
Sherbrooke Faucons | QMJHL | 69 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 1995–96 QMJHL season The 1995–96 QMJHL season was the 27th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league continued to expand eastward, adding an expansion team in Moncton, New Brunswick, and the Saint-Jean Lynx relocated to the eastern Quebec city of Rimouski in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region... |
Sherbrooke Faucons | QMJHL | 68 | 15 | 53 | 68 | 68 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 1996–97 QMJHL season The 1996–97 QMJHL season was the 28th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league continues explore new markets as the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser move north to Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. The New Faces Cup is renamed the RDS Cup, for its new sponsor, Réseau des sports. Fourteen... |
Sherbrooke Faucons | QMJHL | 32 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens Chicoutimi Saguenéens The Chicoutimi Saguenéens are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based out of Chicoutimi, Quebec . The team plays its home games at the Centre Georges-Vézina.-History:... |
QMJHL | 28 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 12 | ||
| 1997–98 | Las Vegas Thunder Las Vegas Thunder The Las Vegas Thunder were an independent professional ice hockey team competing in the International Hockey League. The team's home rink was at the Thomas & Mack Center. They began play in the 1993–1994 season, folding on April 18, 1999... |
IHL | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 1997–98 AHL season The 1997–98 AHL season was the 62nd season of the American Hockey League. The AHL shifts teams in their divisions, and the Canadian division reverts to being named Atlantic division. The Northern conference is renamed the Eastern conference, and the Southern conference renamed the Western... |
Springfield Falcons Springfield Falcons The Springfield Falcons are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the MassMutual Center and are the top affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. The Falcons' two main rivals are the Connecticut Whale and the... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
41 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 1998–99 AHL season The 1998–99 AHL season was the 63rd season of the American Hockey League. Nineteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Providence Bruins finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.-Team changes:... |
Springfield Falcons | AHL | 69 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 1999–2000 AHL season The 1999–2000 AHL season was the 64th season of the American Hockey League. Nineteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hartford Wolf Pack finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.-Team changes:... |
Springfield Falcons | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Phoenix Coyotes Phoenix Coyotes The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena.... |
NHL | 60 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 72 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 81 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 77 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 82 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HK ŠKP Poprad | SVK | 34 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 79 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | ZSC Lions ZSC Lions The Zürcher Schlittschuh Club Lions are a professional ice hockey team located in Zürich, Switzerland, playing in the National League A. The home arena, the 10,700 seat Hallenstadion, is in the Zürich district of Oerlikon... |
NLA | 44 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 50 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 52 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | ||
| NHL totals | 451 | 14 | 57 | 71 | 104 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
International play
Played for Slovakia in:- 2000 World Championships2000 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships-World Championship Group A :Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2001# -World Championship Group B :...
(Silver medal) - 2003 World Championships2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships-Relegation round: avoids relegation by defeating 4-1 in the 2004 IIHF World Championship Far East Qualification game. and are demoted to Division I at the 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.-Scoring leaders:-Goaltending leaders:-Group A:...
(Bronze medal) - 2004 World Cup2004 World Cup of HockeyThe 2004 World Cup of Hockey was an international ice hockey tournament. It was the second installment of the National Hockey League -sanctioned competition eight years after the inaugural 1996 World Cup of Hockey. It was held from August 30 to September 14, 2004, and took place in various venues...
- 2005 World Championships2005 Men's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2005 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held March 7 - May 15, 2005, in 7 cities in 6 countries: Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria ; Debrecen, Hungary ; Eindhoven, the Netherlands ; Zagreb, Croatia ; Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro ; Mexico City, Mexico...
- 2006 Winter OlympicsIce hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics-Leading scorers:-Leading goaltenders:Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.-Awards:Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Teemu Selänne for best forward, and...
International statistics
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Slovakia | WC | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 | Slovakia | WC | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | Slovakia | WCH World Cup of Hockey The World Cup of Hockey is an international ice hockey tournament. Inaugurated in 1996, it is the successor to the previous Canada Cup, which ran from 1976 to 1991... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Slovakia | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Slovakia | OG 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter... |
6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Senior int'l totals | 33 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | ||