Tomas Fleischmann
Encyclopedia
Tomáš Fleischmann is a Czech
professional ice hockey
winger
currently playing for the Florida Panthers
of the National Hockey League
(NHL).
.
Fleischmann was subsequently drafted in the second round, 63rd overall, by the Detroit Red Wings
in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft
. With aspirations for a NHL career, Fleischmann immediately made the transition to North America by joining the Moose Jaw Warriors
of the Western Hockey League
for the 2002–03 season. In his first season, Fleischmann emerged as a leader on the offense for the Warriors finishing with 71 points in 65 games. Helping Moose Jaw reach the second round of the post season, he led the team with 11 assists and 15 points in 12 games.
In the 2003–04 season, Fleischmann improved his offensive numbers with Moose Jaw to post 30 goals and 75 points in 60 games and earn selection to the WHL East Second All-Star Team. During the campaign on February 27, 2004, Fleischmann's NHL rights were traded along with draft picks by the Red Wings to the Washington Capitals
in exchange for fellow countryman Robert Lang.
On June 1, 2006, Fleischmann was signed by the Capitals to a three-year entry level contract. In his first full pro season, he was assigned to their American Hockey League
affiliate, the Portland Pirates
, for the duration of the 2004–05
season and contributed within a limited role with a modest 19 points in 53 games.
In the following 2005–06 season, Fleischmann started the year out in the AHL with new affiliate, the Hershey Bears
. Scoring at a new accelerated pace with 13 points in the first 10 games of the year, he received his first recall to the Capitals on on November 3, 2005. He then made his NHL debut the same day appearing for Washington in a 8-1 defeat against the Philadelphia Flyers
. In his third game with the Capitals, he collected his first NHL point, an assist on a goal to Brian Willsie
, in a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs
on November 6. Despite a near month long stay, he was returned to Hershey and under the tutelage of coach Bruce Boudreau
progressed to lead the team with 30 goals in just 57 games. In the Calder Cup
playoffs, Fleischmann helped carry the Bears to the Championship, leading the league with 21 assists and the team with 32 points in 20 games.
Fleischmann failed to make the Capitals opening night roster out of training camp for the 2006–07 season and scored 51 points in only 45 games in spending the majority of the first half of the season with the Bears. On February 24, 2007, Fleishmann scored his first NHL goal in a 4-2 victory against Martin Brodeur
and the New Jersey Devils
. He remained in Washington to play in the teams final 21 games and on March 18, 2007, he recorded the first multi-point game of his career, scoring the first two goals of the game and assisting in two others to be named second star of the game in a 7-1 rout of the Tampa Bay Lightning
. In returning to the AHL to help the Bears defend the Calder Cup, Fleischmann again led the team in the playoff scoring with 21 points in 19 games. Although suffering defeat in the finals to the Hamilton Bulldogs
, for a second consecutive post-season he led the AHL in assists with 16.
Prior to the 2007–08 season, Fleischmann was re-signed by the Capitals to a one-year contract on October 1, 2007. Re-united with Boudreau early into his first full season in the NHL, he established a role as a skilled utility player within the Capitals and was re-signed to a two year extension during the season on February 13, 2008. He finished to score 10 goals and 30 points in 75 games as the Capitals qualified for the playoffs for the first time in four seasons. Fleischmann made his post-season debut against the opening game against Philadelphia Flyers
on April 11, 2008, but played in only two games in the Capitals eventual 7 game defeat in the Quarterfinals to the Flyers.
Fleischmann backed up his previous season appearing in 73 games and improving to score 19 goals and 37 points for the Capitals in 2008–09
. He scored his first playoff goal in the opening game of the Quarterfinals 4-3 defeat to the New York Rangers
on April 15, 2009. Appearing in all 14 playoff games for Washington he recorded 3 goals and 1 assist.
In returning to the Czech Republic in the off-season it was later discovered that Fleischmann had contracted a blood clot in his leg due to Deep vein thrombosis
from the cross-Atlantic flight and would miss the pre-season and the start of the 2009–10
season. With an initial two-game stint with the Hershey Bears on a conditioning assignment, Fleischmann returned to the Capitals having missed the first 10 games. In a break out season with the President Trophy winning Capitals, Fleischmann posted a career high 23 goals and 51 points in 69 games. Fleischmann, however, suffered a disappointing post-season contributing only an assist in 6 games and was scratched for the deciding game of the series in a shock loss to the Montreal Canadiens
.
On July 27, 2010, Fleischmann was re-signed as a restricted free agent to a one-year contract with the Capitals. Shifted to Center by Washington to start the 2010–11
season, Fleischmann failed to establish a offensive presence and was demoted as a depth player. On November 30, 2010, Fleischmann was traded by the Capitals to the Colorado Avalanche for Scott Hannan
. Returning to Left Wing, he made his Avalanche debut in a 2-1 overtime defeat to the Carolina Hurricanes
on December 3, 2010. In his fourth game his scored his first goal with Colorado in a 4-2 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers
on December 10, 2010. Five days later Fleischmann notched his first career NHL hat-trick
in a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks
. Fleischmann's torrid start with the Avalanche, scoring 21 points in 22 games, came to a sudden halt on January 20, when it was revealed that he was diagnosed with pulmonary emboli and would miss the remainder of the 2010–11 season.
Fleischmann signed a four-year contract worth $18 million with the Florida Panthers
on July 1, 2011.
World Under 18 Championship squad. In 8 games in Slovakia, Fleischmann scored 1 goal and 2 assists as the Czech Republic defeated Finland 4-2 to capture the Bronze medal.
While with the Moose Jaw Warriors, Fleischmann earned consecutive selections in the Czech World Junior Championship
squad's for 2003
and 2004
respective sixth and fourth place finishes. In 13 combined games, Fleischmann posted 4 goals and two assists.
After completing his first professional season with the Capitals in 2007–08, Fleischmann was added to his first senior Czech squad at the 2008
World Championships in Quebec, Canada. Fleischmann scored his first senior goal in a 5-0 shutout round-robin win over Switzerland on May 8, 2008. He completed the tournament with 5 points in 7 games as the Czech's finished in 5th place.
As a part of the Capitals highest scoring team in 2009–10, Fleishmann was selected mid-season to the Czech team for the 2010 Winter Olympics
on December 30, 2009. Fleischmann scored 3 points in 5 games for the Czech Republic en route to a disappointing 7th place finish.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
professional ice hockey
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...
winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
currently playing for the Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the...
of 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...
(NHL).
Playing career
Fleischmann originally played three years in his native Czech Republic as a junior with HC Vitkovice, playing in both the Under 18 and Under 20 level. As a prolific scorer, Fleischmann experienced his first taste of professional hockey late in the 2002 season appearing in 8 games out on loan with 3rd division team, HC Novy JicinNový Jicín
Nový Jičín is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has ca. 26,500 inhabitants. The city is situated on the spurs of the Carpathian Mountains about from the Czech Republic's 3rd biggest city, Ostrava...
.
Fleischmann was subsequently drafted in the second round, 63rd overall, by the Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft
2002 NHL Entry Draft
The 2002 NHL Entry Draft was held June 22–23 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada. 291 players were drafted in total: 35 from the OHL; 23 from the QMJHL; 43 from the WHL; 41 from the NCAA; 6 from U.S high schools and 110 from outside North America....
. With aspirations for a NHL career, Fleischmann immediately made the transition to North America by joining the Moose Jaw Warriors
Moose Jaw Warriors
The Moose Jaw Warriors are a major junior ice hockey team of the Western Hockey League which are based out of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The team plays its home games at Mosaic Place. The franchise moved to Moose Jaw from Winnipeg after the 1983–84 season, where they had previously been named the...
of the Western Hockey League
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...
for the 2002–03 season. In his first season, Fleischmann emerged as a leader on the offense for the Warriors finishing with 71 points in 65 games. Helping Moose Jaw reach the second round of the post season, he led the team with 11 assists and 15 points in 12 games.
In the 2003–04 season, Fleischmann improved his offensive numbers with Moose Jaw to post 30 goals and 75 points in 60 games and earn selection to the WHL East Second All-Star Team. During the campaign on February 27, 2004, Fleischmann's NHL rights were traded along with draft picks by the Red Wings to the Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
in exchange for fellow countryman Robert Lang.
On June 1, 2006, Fleischmann was signed by the Capitals to a three-year entry level contract. In his first full pro season, he was assigned to their American Hockey League
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...
affiliate, the Portland Pirates
Portland Pirates
The Portland Pirates is a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They are the top affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League. They play in the Cumberland County Civic Center in downtown Portland, Maine. The franchise was previously known as the...
, for the duration of the 2004–05
2004–05 AHL season
The 2004–05 AHL season was the 69th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-eight teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Rochester Americans finished first overall in the regular season...
season and contributed within a limited role with a modest 19 points in 53 games.
In the following 2005–06 season, Fleischmann started the year out in the AHL with new affiliate, the Hershey Bears
Hershey Bears
The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League, and is currently the top affiliate of the NHL Washington Capitals. The hockey club is based in the unincorporated town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, located within Derry Township some 14 miles east of...
. Scoring at a new accelerated pace with 13 points in the first 10 games of the year, he received his first recall to the Capitals on on November 3, 2005. He then made his NHL debut the same day appearing for Washington in a 8-1 defeat against the Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. In his third game with the Capitals, he collected his first NHL point, an assist on a goal to Brian Willsie
Brian Willsie
Brian Willsie is a Canadian ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Hamilton Bulldogs.-Playing career:Willsie grew up in the small southwestern Ontario town of Belmont, Ontario and played minor hockey for the local Belmont MHA teams and the AAA Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs...
, in a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
on November 6. Despite a near month long stay, he was returned to Hershey and under the tutelage of coach Bruce Boudreau
Bruce Boudreau
Bruce Allan Boudreau is a Canadian professional ice hockey head coach and current head coach of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League . As a player, Boudreau played professionally for 20 seasons, logging 141 games in the NHL and 30 games in the World Hockey Association...
progressed to lead the team with 30 goals in just 57 games. In the Calder Cup
Calder Cup
The Calder Cup is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League. The trophy is the world's second oldest continuous professional ice hockey championship, having first been awarded in 1937 following the 1936-37 AHL season, and continuously being awarded every year.The cup...
playoffs, Fleischmann helped carry the Bears to the Championship, leading the league with 21 assists and the team with 32 points in 20 games.
Fleischmann failed to make the Capitals opening night roster out of training camp for the 2006–07 season and scored 51 points in only 45 games in spending the majority of the first half of the season with the Bears. On February 24, 2007, Fleishmann scored his first NHL goal in a 4-2 victory against Martin Brodeur
Martin Brodeur
Martin Pierre Brodeur is a French-Canadian ice hockey goaltender who has played his entire National Hockey League career with the New Jersey Devils. In his 19-year tenure with the Devils, he has won three Stanley Cup championships and has been in the playoffs every year but two...
and the New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. He remained in Washington to play in the teams final 21 games and on March 18, 2007, he recorded the first multi-point game of his career, scoring the first two goals of the game and assisting in two others to be named second star of the game in a 7-1 rout of the Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...
. In returning to the AHL to help the Bears defend the Calder Cup, Fleischmann again led the team in the playoff scoring with 21 points in 19 games. Although suffering defeat in the finals to the Hamilton Bulldogs
Hamilton Bulldogs
The Hamilton Bulldogs are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, at Copps Coliseum, nicknamed 'The Dog Pound'. They are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens...
, for a second consecutive post-season he led the AHL in assists with 16.
Prior to the 2007–08 season, Fleischmann was re-signed by the Capitals to a one-year contract on October 1, 2007. Re-united with Boudreau early into his first full season in the NHL, he established a role as a skilled utility player within the Capitals and was re-signed to a two year extension during the season on February 13, 2008. He finished to score 10 goals and 30 points in 75 games as the Capitals qualified for the playoffs for the first time in four seasons. Fleischmann made his post-season debut against the opening game against Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
on April 11, 2008, but played in only two games in the Capitals eventual 7 game defeat in the Quarterfinals to the Flyers.
Fleischmann backed up his previous season appearing in 73 games and improving to score 19 goals and 37 points for the Capitals in 2008–09
2008–09 NHL season
The 2008–09 NHL season was the 92nd season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the first season since prior to the 2004–05 lockout in which every team played each other at least once during the season, following three seasons where teams only played against two divisions in the...
. He scored his first playoff goal in the opening game of the Quarterfinals 4-3 defeat to the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
on April 15, 2009. Appearing in all 14 playoff games for Washington he recorded 3 goals and 1 assist.
In returning to the Czech Republic in the off-season it was later discovered that Fleischmann had contracted a blood clot in his leg due to Deep vein thrombosis
Deep vein thrombosis
Deep vein thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot in a deep vein. Deep vein thrombosis commonly affects the leg veins or the deep veins of the pelvis. Occasionally the veins of the arm are affected...
from the cross-Atlantic flight and would miss the pre-season and the start of the 2009–10
2009–10 NHL season
The 2009–10 NHL season was the 93rd season of operation of the National Hockey League , and the 100th season since the founding of the predecessor National Hockey Association . It ran from October 1, 2009, including four games in Europe on October 2 and 3—until April 11, 2010, with the 2010...
season. With an initial two-game stint with the Hershey Bears on a conditioning assignment, Fleischmann returned to the Capitals having missed the first 10 games. In a break out season with the President Trophy winning Capitals, Fleischmann posted a career high 23 goals and 51 points in 69 games. Fleischmann, however, suffered a disappointing post-season contributing only an assist in 6 games and was scratched for the deciding game of the series in a shock loss to the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
.
On July 27, 2010, Fleischmann was re-signed as a restricted free agent to a one-year contract with the Capitals. Shifted to Center by Washington to start the 2010–11
2010–11 NHL season
The 2010–11 NHL season was the 94th season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the fourth consecutive season that opened in Europe with NHL Premiere . A record three events were scheduled, all in previous NHL Premiere cities: Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; and Prague, Czech...
season, Fleischmann failed to establish a offensive presence and was demoted as a depth player. On November 30, 2010, Fleischmann was traded by the Capitals to the Colorado Avalanche for Scott Hannan
Scott Hannan
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. Returning to Left Wing, he made his Avalanche debut in a 2-1 overtime defeat to the Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League , and play their home games at the 18,680-seat RBC Center...
on December 3, 2010. In his fourth game his scored his first goal with Colorado in a 4-2 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers
Atlanta Thrashers
The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season...
on December 10, 2010. Five days later Fleischmann notched his first career NHL hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
in a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
. Fleischmann's torrid start with the Avalanche, scoring 21 points in 22 games, came to a sudden halt on January 20, when it was revealed that he was diagnosed with pulmonary emboli and would miss the remainder of the 2010–11 season.
Fleischmann signed a four-year contract worth $18 million with the Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the...
on July 1, 2011.
International play
Fleischmann first represented the Czech Republic during his final junior year in the Czech Republic when he was named to the 20022002 IIHF World U18 Championships
The 2002 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Piešťany and Trnava, Slovakia. The championships began on April 11, 2002, and finished on April 21, 2002. Games were played at Zimny Stadion in Piešťany and Zimny Stadion in Trnava...
World Under 18 Championship squad. In 8 games in Slovakia, Fleischmann scored 1 goal and 2 assists as the Czech Republic defeated Finland 4-2 to capture the Bronze medal.
While with the Moose Jaw Warriors, Fleischmann earned consecutive selections in the Czech World Junior Championship
World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The International Ice Hockey Federation World Under 20 Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-20 ice hockey teams from around the world...
squad's for 2003
2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
-Group B:All times local .-Relegation round:Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the relegation round.All times local ....
and 2004
2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was held between December 26, 2003 and January 5, 2004 in Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, Finland...
respective sixth and fourth place finishes. In 13 combined games, Fleischmann posted 4 goals and two assists.
After completing his first professional season with the Capitals in 2007–08, Fleischmann was added to his first senior Czech squad at the 2008
2008 IIHF World Championship
The 2008 IIHF World Championship was played between May 2 and May 18, 2008 in the Canadian cities of Halifax and Quebec City . The two venues were the Halifax Metro Centre and the Colisée Pepsi...
World Championships in Quebec, Canada. Fleischmann scored his first senior goal in a 5-0 shutout round-robin win over Switzerland on May 8, 2008. He completed the tournament with 5 points in 7 games as the Czech's finished in 5th place.
As a part of the Capitals highest scoring team in 2009–10, Fleishmann was selected mid-season to the Czech team for the 2010 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at Canada Hockey Place, home of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks, and at UBC Winter Sports Centre, home of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport's UBC Thunderbirds. Twelve teams competed in the men's event and eight teams competed in the...
on December 30, 2009. Fleischmann scored 3 points in 5 games for the Czech Republic en route to a disappointing 7th place finish.
Regular season and playoffs
| 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 | ||
| 2002–03 | Moose Jaw Warriors Moose Jaw Warriors The Moose Jaw Warriors are a major junior ice hockey team of the Western Hockey League which are based out of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The team plays its home games at Mosaic Place. The franchise moved to Moose Jaw from Winnipeg after the 1983–84 season, where they had previously been named the... |
WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
65 | 21 | 50 | 71 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 60 | 33 | 42 | 75 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2004–05 2004–05 AHL season The 2004–05 AHL season was the 69th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-eight teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Rochester Americans finished first overall in the regular season... |
Portland Pirates Portland Pirates The Portland Pirates is a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They are the top affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League. They play in the Cumberland County Civic Center in downtown Portland, Maine. The franchise was previously known as 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... |
53 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 2005–06 AHL season The 2005–06 AHL season was the 70th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-seven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hershey Bears won the Calder Cup, defeating the Milwaukee Admirals in the finals.... |
Hershey Bears Hershey Bears The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League, and is currently the top affiliate of the NHL Washington Capitals. The hockey club is based in the unincorporated town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, located within Derry Township some 14 miles east of... |
AHL | 57 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 15 | ||
| 2005–06 | Washington Capitals Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup... |
NHL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 2006–07 AHL season The 2006–07 AHL season was the 71st season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-seven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hamilton Bulldogs won their first Calder Cup, defeating the defending champions, the Hershey Bears in the finals.... |
Hershey Bears | AHL | 45 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 29 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 75 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 2008–09 NHL season The 2008–09 NHL season was the 92nd season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the first season since prior to the 2004–05 lockout in which every team played each other at least once during the season, following three seasons where teams only played against two divisions in the... |
Washington Capitals | NHL | 73 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 2009–10 AHL season The 2009–10 AHL season was the 74th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-nine teams played 80 regular-season games each from October 2 to April 11... |
Hershey Bears | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 2009–10 NHL season The 2009–10 NHL season was the 93rd season of operation of the National Hockey League , and the 100th season since the founding of the predecessor National Hockey Association . It ran from October 1, 2009, including four games in Europe on October 2 and 3—until April 11, 2010, with the 2010... |
Washington Capitals | NHL | 69 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 2010–11 NHL season The 2010–11 NHL season was the 94th season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the fourth consecutive season that opened in Europe with NHL Premiere . A record three events were scheduled, all in previous NHL Premiere cities: Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; and Prague, Czech... |
Washington Capitals | NHL | 23 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise... |
NHL | 22 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 305 | 68 | 91 | 159 | 92 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 2002 IIHF World U18 Championships The 2002 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Piešťany and Trnava, Slovakia. The championships began on April 11, 2002, and finished on April 21, 2002. Games were played at Zimny Stadion in Piešťany and Zimny Stadion in Trnava... |
Czech Republic | WJC18 IIHF World U18 Championships The IIHF World U18 Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-18 ice hockey teams from around the world. The tournament is usually played in April and is organized according to a system similar to Ice Hockey World Championships and World... |
8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships -Group B:All times local .-Relegation round:Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the relegation round.All times local .... |
Czech Republic | WJC World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The International Ice Hockey Federation World Under 20 Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-20 ice hockey teams from around the world... |
6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was held between December 26, 2003 and January 5, 2004 in Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, Finland... |
Czech Republic | WJC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2008 2008 IIHF World Championship The 2008 IIHF World Championship was played between May 2 and May 18, 2008 in the Canadian cities of Halifax and Quebec City . The two venues were the Halifax Metro Centre and the Colisée Pepsi... |
Czech Republic | WC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2010 Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at Canada Hockey Place, home of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks, and at UBC Winter Sports Centre, home of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport's UBC Thunderbirds. Twelve teams competed in the men's event and eight teams competed in the... |
Czech Republic | OG Ice hockey at the Olympic Games Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was transferred permanently to the Winter Olympic Games programme in 1924. The women's tournament was first held at the 1998 Winter Olympics... |
5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Junior int'l totals | 21 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | ||
| Senior int'l totals | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
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| East Second All-Star Team | 2003–04 | |