Michal Handzuš

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Michal Handzuš
Date of birth March 11, 1977
place of birth Banska Bystrica , Czechoslovakia
size 196 cm
Weight 98 kg
position center
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1995 , 4th lap, 101st position
St. Louis Blues
Career stations
until 1996 SK Banská Bystrica
1996-1997 ŠKP PS Poprad
1997-1998 Worcester IceCats
1998-2001 St. Louis Blues
2001-2002 Phoenix Coyotes
2002-2006 Philadelphia Flyers
2004-2005 HKm Zvolen
2006-2007 Chicago Blackhawks
2007-2011 Los Angeles Kings
2011-2013 San Jose Sharks
2013-2014 Chicago Blackhawks
2014-2017 HC 05 Banská Bystrica

Michal Handzuš (born March 11, 1977 in Banská Bystrica , Czechoslovakia ) is a former Slovak ice hockey player who played 1125 games for the St. Louis Blues , Phoenix Coyotes , Philadelphia Flyers , Chicago Blackhawks , Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League on the position of the center has denied. Handzuš celebrated his greatest career success in the service of the Chicago Blackhawks by winning the Stanley Cup in 2013 and in the jersey of the Slovak national team by winning the 2002 World Cup .

Career

Handzuš started his career in his hometown with SK Banská Bystrica . He had his first appearance in the men's team in the 1993/94 season in the second-rate first division of Slovakia . During the NHL Entry Draft in 1995 he was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the fourth round in 101st place, but remained in Slovakia and played one more season for his home club, as well as another season for the ŠKP PS Poprad .

In the summer of 1997 the Blues brought him to their farm team in Worcester to the Worcester IceCats , where he knew how to convince. From the following season he played exclusively in the National Hockey League . In March 2001, he was given together with Ladislav Nagy , Jeff Taffe and two draft voting rights to the Phoenix Coyotes , who in return transferred Keith Tkachuk to the Blues. Handzuš ran two seasons for the Coyotes and was transferred to the Philadelphia Flyers in June 2002 together with Robert Esche . The barter items in this deal were Brian Boucher and a draft pick.

During the lockout in the 2004/05 NHL season , Handzuš played for the HKm Zvolen , with whom he reached the playoff final of the Slovak Extra League . After the end of the strike, he returned to Philadelphia and was handed over to the Chicago Blackhawks a year later , who transferred Kyle Calder to the Flyers. After eight games for Chicago, Handzuš suffered a cruciate ligament rupture , so he missed the remainder of the 2006/07 season. Since his contract with the Blackhawks expired in the summer of 2007, he signed a contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Kings .

On July 1, 2011 Handzuš signed a two-year contract with the San Jose Sharks . In early April 2013 they transferred him to the Chicago Blackhawks. His one-year contract was not renewed there following the 2013/14 season.

Then Handzuš returned to Europe and was signed in December 2014 by HC 05 Banská Bystrica , for whom he had already played during the lockout in the 2012/13 season. With the HC 05 he won the Slovak championship in 2017 . Due to a hand injury that necessitated an operation, he missed the entire 2017/18 season. He bridged this time as a coach at the Deutschland Cup 2018 and for a few games at HC 05 Banská Bystrica. He then ended his active career.

International

Handzuš has represented his home country in international championships since 1994. He received his first appointment to the Junior European Championships in Group B in 1995 . In the following two years he took part in the U20 Junior World Championships, and in 2000 , 2002 , 2005 and 2009 in the Men's World Championships . He won the silver medal with the Slovak national team in 2000 and 2012 and became world champion in 2002. Another highlight was the appointment to the squad of the Slovak national team for the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in 2002 and in Vancouver in 2010 . The center was also nominated for the World Cup of Hockey 2004 , but was injured in a preparatory game against Sweden .

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1993/94 SK Banská Bystrica U20 extra league 40 23 36 59 - - - - -
1994/95 SK Banská Bystrica 1st League 22nd 15th 14th 29 10 - - - - -
1995/96 SK Banská Bystrica U20 extra league 6th 6th 7th 13 4th - - - - -
1995/96 SK Banská Bystrica Extra league 19th 3 1 4th 8th - - - - -
1996/97 ŠKP PS Poprad Extra league 44 15th 18th 33 24 - - - - -
1997/98 Worcester IceCats AHL 69 27 36 63 54 11 2 6th 8th 10
1998/99 St. Louis Blues NHL 66 4th 12 16 30th 11 0 2 2 8th
1999/00 St. Louis Blues NHL 81 25th 28 53 44 7th 0 3 3 6th
2000/01 St. Louis Blues NHL 36 10 14th 24 12 - - - - -
2000/01 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 10 4th 4th 8th 21st - - - - -
2001/02 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 79 14th 30th 44 34 5 0 0 0 2
2002/03 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82 23 21st 44 46 13 2 6th 8th 6th
2003/04 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82 20th 38 58 82 18th 5 5 10 10
2004/05 HKm Zvolen Extra league 33 14th 24 38 34 17th 5 10 15th 6th
2005/06 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 73 11 33 44 38 6th 0 2 2 2
2006/07 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 8th 3 5 8th 6th - - - - -
2007/08 Los Angeles Kings NHL 82 7th 14th 21st 45 - - - - -
2008/09 Los Angeles Kings NHL 82 18th 24 42 32 - - - - -
2009/10 Los Angeles Kings NHL 81 20th 22nd 42 38 6th 3 2 5 4th
2010/11 Los Angeles Kings NHL 82 12 18th 30th 20th 6th 1 1 2 0
2011/12 San Jose Sharks NHL 67 7th 17th 24 18th 2 0 0 0 0
2012/13 HC 05 Banská Bystrica Extra league 15th 9 10 19th 22nd - - - - -
2012/13 San Jose Sharks NHL 28 1 1 2 12 - - - - -
2012/13 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 11 1 5 6th 4th 23 3 8th 11 6th
2013/14 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 59 4th 12 16 16 19th 2 1 3 8th
2014/15 HC 05 Banská Bystrica Extra league 22nd 7th 11 18th 16 18th 3 9 12 2
2015/16 HC 05 Banská Bystrica Extra league 40 12 16 28 36 15th 1 6th 7th 12
2016/17 HC 05 Banská Bystrica Extra league 10 1 5 6th 27 15th 4th 6th 10 4th
U20 extra league overall 46 29 43 72 - - - - -
Extraliga overall 183 61 85 146 167 65 13 31 44 24
NHL overall 1009 184 298 482 498 116 16 30th 46 52

International

Handzuš (left) in a duel with the Swede Henrik Sedin at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver

Represented Slovakia at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1995 Slovakia U18-B-EM 1st place 5 5 3 8th 4th
1996 Slovakia U20 World Cup 7th place 6th 0 3 3 2
1997 Slovakia U20 World Cup 6th place 6th 2 4th 6th 2
2000 Slovakia WM 2nd place, silver 6th 1 4th 5 4th
2002 Slovakia Olympia 13th place 2 1 0 1 6th
2002 Slovakia WM 1st place, gold 6th 1 4th 5 4th
2004 Slovakia World cup 7th place Without any effort
2005 Slovakia WM 5th place 7th 3 0 3 2
2009 Slovakia WM 10th place 6th 0 4th 4th 6th
2010 Slovakia Olympia 4th Place 7th 3 3 6th 0
2011 Slovakia WM 10th place 5 0 2 2 0
2012 Slovakia WM 2nd place, silver 8th 2 5 7th 0
2014 Slovakia Olympia 11th place 4th 0 2 2 0
Juniors overall 17th 7th 10 17th 8th
Men overall 51 11 24 35 22nd

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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SURNAME Handzuš, Michal
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Handzus, Michal
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Slovak ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Banska Bystrica , Czechoslovakia