Milan Michálek

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Milan Michálek
Date of birth 7th December 1984
place of birth Jindřichův Hradec , Czechoslovakia
size 188 cm
Weight 102 kg
position Left wing
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2003 , 1st round, 6th position
San Jose Sharks
Career stations
until 2003 HC České Budějovice
2003-2009 San Jose Sharks
2009-2016 Ottawa Senators
2016-2017 Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Marlies

Milan Michálek (* 7. December 1984 in Jindřichův Hradec , Czechoslovakia ) is a former Czech ice hockey player , who during his playing career from 2000 to 2017 among other 810 games for the San Jose Sharks , Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League on the position of the left winger . Michálek took part in two Olympic Winter Games with the Czech national team and won several medals at world championships . His brother Zbyněk is also a professional ice hockey player.

Career

Michálek made his debut at the age of 16 in the 2000/01 season at HC České Budějovice in the Czech Extra League . There he came only to five missions, but was part of the regular squad from the 2001/02 season . His 17 points in 47 games earned him the award for rookie of the year . After a season in Budějovice, which he could not make so positive, was selected in the NHL Entry Draft 2003 in the first round in sixth place by the San Jose Sharks .

Michálek (right) in a duel with Willie Mitchell

Right at the beginning of the 2003/04 season , the Sharks brought the then 18-year-old into the NHL, as he was considered the most experienced player of his year. After a goal in his first game, he tore a cruciate ligament in his right knee in his second game and was out until January, before Michálek was back on the ice in seven games for the Sharks farm team , the Cleveland Barons . On January 22nd, however, he injured his knee again and had to end the season prematurely. The following season , which was canceled due to the NHL lockout , Michálek used to completely recover from his serious knee injury. The Czech returned to San Jose for the 2005/06 season and at the end of the year received the team's internal award for Rookie of the Year. In the 2006/07 season , the Czech winger developed into one of the leading players in the league's youngest team and set personal bests in all offensive categories , mostly alongside Joe Thornton and Jonathan Cheechoo .

Due to his good performance, his contract, which expired in the summer of 2008, was extended by six years in August 2007 with a total income of 26 million US dollars. Only Owen Nolan had previously received an equally long-term contract in the history of the San Jose Sharks. Michálek paid back the trust of the management with consistently good performances and was the second best striker behind Joe Thornton in the 2007/08 season . The Czech also recorded a similar number of points in the 2008/09 season . However, due to the team's failures in the playoffs, the Sharks management decided in September 2009 to swap Michálek together with Jonathan Cheechoo and a second-round draft pick against Dany Heatley of the Ottawa Senators and a five-round pick.

In February 2016 Michálek was transferred to the Toronto Maple Leafs within the league as part of a larger swap deal, which involved a total of nine players . There he was active until the end of the 2016/17 season, before his contract was not extended. Then the Czech ended his active career.

International

Michálek played so far in seven world championships, including three at junior level, the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2014 and the 2016 World Cup of Hockey for the Czech national team . He won the bronze medal for his home country at the U18 Junior World Championship in 2002 and at the World Championships in 2011 and 2012 .

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Milan Michálek (black jersey) and his brother Zbyněk

Status: end of the 2016/17 season

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
2000/01 HC České Budějovice U20 U20 extra league 30th 10 13 23 30th 4th 1 3 4th 2
2000/01 HC České Budějovice Extra league 5 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2001/02 HC České Budějovice U20 U20 extra league 5 3 2 5 4th 7th 5 4th 9 14th
2001/02 HC České Budějovice Extra league 47 6th 11 17th 12 - - - - -
2001/02 SHC Vajgar Jindřichův Hradec 2nd league - - - - - 3 2 0 2 2
2002/03 HC České Budějovice Extra league 46 3 5 8th 14th 4th 1 0 1 2
2002/03 HC Kladno 1st League - - - - - 6 1 2 2 4th 16
2003/04 San Jose Sharks NHL 2 1 0 1 4th - - - - -
2003/04 Cleveland Barons AHL 7th 2 2 4th 4th - - - - -
2004/05 San Jose Sharks NHL not played due to lockout and knee injury
2005/06 San Jose Sharks NHL 81 17th 18th 35 45 9 1 4th 5 8th
2006/07 San Jose Sharks NHL 78 26th 40 66 36 11 4th 2 6th 4th
2007/08 San Jose Sharks NHL 79 24 31 55 47 13 4th 0 4th 4th
2008/09 San Jose Sharks NHL 77 23 34 57 52 6th 1 0 1 2
2009/10 Ottawa Senators NHL 66 22nd 12 34 18th 1 0 0 0 0
2010/11 Ottawa Senators NHL 66 18th 15th 33 49 - - - - -
2011/12 Ottawa Senators NHL 77 35 25th 60 32 7th 1 1 2 4th
2012/13 HC České Budějovice Extra league 21st 13 11 24 26th - - - - -
2012/13 Ottawa Senators NHL 23 4th 10 14th 17th 10 3 2 5 2
2013/14 Ottawa Senators NHL 82 17th 22nd 39 41 - - - - -
2014/15 Ottawa Senators NHL 66 13 21st 43 33 6th 1 0 1 4th
2015/16 Ottawa Senators NHL 32 6th 4th 10 12 - - - - -
2015/16 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 13 1 5 6th 6th - - - - -
2016/17 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 5 1 1 2 2 - - - - -
2016/17 Toronto Marlies AHL 16 2 3 5 20th - - - - -
U20 extra league overall 35 13 15th 28 34 11 6th 7th 13 16
Extraliga overall 119 22nd 27 49 52 4th 1 0 1 2
AHL total 23 4th 5 9 24 - - - - -
NHL overall 747 208 238 446 394 63 15th 9 24 28

International

Represented the Czech Republic at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2000 Czech Republic U17-WHC 6th place 5 3 3 6th
2001 Czech Republic U18 World Cup 4th Place 7th 1 1 2 6th
2002 Czech Republic U18 World Cup 3rd place, bronze 8th 7th 1 8th 30th
2003 Czech Republic U20 World Cup 6th place 6th 2 2 4th 2
2003 Czech Republic WM 4th Place 1 0 0 0 0
2009 Czech Republic WM 6th place 3 1 0 1 4th
2010 Czech Republic Olympia 7th place 5 2 0 2 0
2011 Czech Republic WM 3rd place, bronze 8th 4th 2 6th 6th
2012 Czech Republic WM 3rd place, bronze 9 2 2 4th 4th
2014 Czech Republic Olympia 6th place 5 0 0 0 0
2016 Czech Republic World cup 6th place 3 2 1 3 2
Juniors overall 26th 13 7th 20th
Men overall 34 11 5 16 16

( 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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personal data
SURNAME Michálek, Milan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Michalek, Milan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 7th December 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Jindřichův Hradec , Czechoslovakia