Milan Tichý

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Czech RepublicCzech Republic  Milan Tichý Ice hockey player
Date of birth 22nd September 1969
place of birth Plzeň , Czechoslovakia
size 191 cm
Weight 92 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1989 , 8th round, 153rd position
Chicago Blackhawks
Career stations
until 1989 TJ Škoda Plzeň
1989-1991 ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín
1991-1993 Indianapolis Ice
1993-1994 Moncton Hawks
1994-1996 Denver / Utah Grizzlies
1996 AC ZPS Zlín

Milan Tichý (* 22. September 1969 in Pilsen , Czechoslovakia ) is a former Czech hockey player and current - scout , who during his playing career from 1987 to 1996, among other 23 games for the Chicago Blackhawks and New York Islanders in the National Hockey League on contested the position of defender . Since the summer of 1999 he has been employed as a scout for the European player market for the Columbus Blue Jackets from the NHL.

Career

Tichý came from the offspring of TJ Škoda Plzeň , the club in his hometown. He remained loyal to this until 1989 and made his debut there in the Czechoslovak first division . In the summer of 1989 he moved within the league to ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín , where he played another two years.

In the summer of 1991, the defender moved to North America after the fall of the Iron Curtain . There he took the Chicago Blackhawks from the National Hockey League under contract, which had selected him in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft in the eighth round in 153rd position. The Blackhawks first used the Czech in the International Hockey League at the Indianapolis Ice , before he made his NHL debut in the 1992/93 season and made a total of 13 missions there. But he spent most of the season again in the IHL. Through the NHL expansion draft in 1993 he arrived in June 1993 established the new franchise of the Florida Panthers , but even before the start of the 1993/94 season parted from him and by transfer to the Winnipeg Jets sent. In return, Brent Severyn switched to the Panthers.

In the organization of the Winnipeg Jets, Tichý played exclusively for the Moncton Hawks in the American Hockey League . After the season, the Jets did not extend the contract, making the defender as a free agent to the New York Islanders . He did not succeed there either and spent the two seasons between 1994 and 1996 mainly in the IHL, where he won the Turner Cup with the Denver Grizzlies in the spring of 1995 . Towards the end of the 1995/96 season, which was marked by injuries, Tichý returned to the Czech Republic and completed some games for the AC ZPS Zlín . In the summer of 1996 he ended his career at the age of 26 due to the back injury he had suffered in the past season.

In the summer of 1998, Tichý joined the organization of the Nashville Predators from the NHL. There he worked as a scout for the European player market for a year . He has held this position at Columbus Blue Jackets since the summer of 1999 .

International

Tichý represented the Czechoslovak U20 national team at the Junior World Championships in 1988 and 1989 . After a fourth place in 1988, he won the bronze medal the following year and was also selected as one of two defenders in the All-Star team.

For the men's selection he was on the ice in a total of 17 games between 1989 and 1991, but did not take part in any high-level international tournament.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1987/88 TJ Škoda Plzeň 1st League 29 1 3 4th 20th 1 1 0 0 0
1988/89 TJ Škoda Plzeň 1st League 28 1 5 6th 44 8th 0 7th 7th
1989/90 ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín 1st League 52 14th 8th 22nd 9 1 2 3
1990/91 ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín 1st League 39 9 11 20th 72 2 0 1 1 0
1991/92 Indianapolis Ice IHL 49 6th 23 29 28 - - - - -
1992/93 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 13 0 1 1 30th - - - - -
1992/93 Indianapolis Ice IHL 49 7th 32 39 62 4th 0 5 5 14th
1993/94 Moncton Hawks AHL 48 1 20th 21st 103 20th 3 3 6th 12
1994/95 New York Islanders NHL 2 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
1994/95 Denver Grizzlies IHL 71 18th 36 54 90 17th 4th 9 13 12
1995/96 New York Islanders NHL 8th 0 4th 4th 8th - - - - -
1995/96 Utah grizzlies IHL 21st 1 12 13 26th - - - - -
1995/96 AC ZPS Zlín Extra league 8th 0 3 3 4th 0 0 0
1st league overall 148 25th 27 52 20th 1 10 11
Extraliga overall 8th 0 3 3 4th 0 0 0
IHL total 190 32 103 135 206 21st 4th 14th 18th 26th
AHL total 48 1 20th 21st 103 20th 3 3 6th 12
NHL overall 23 0 5 5 40 - - - - -

International

Represented Czechoslovakia in:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1988 Czechoslovakia June World Cup 4th Place 7th 1 2 3 2
1989 Czechoslovakia June World Cup 3rd place, bronze 7th 3 2 5 2
Juniors overall 14th 4th 4th 8th 4th

( 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 Tichý, Milan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tichy, Milan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 22nd September 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Plzeň , Czechoslovakia