Petr Šachl

Petr Šachl
Date of birth	2nd December 1977
place of birth	Jindřichův Hradec , Czechoslovakia
size	186 cm
Weight	90 kg
position	Right wing
number	# 12
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1996 , 5th round, 128th position New York Islanders
Career stations
until 1996	HC České Budějovice
1996-1997	Tri-City Americans
1997-1999	HC České Budějovice
1999-2000	Fort Wayne Comet
2000-2002	Milwaukee Admirals
2002-2003	Ässät Pori
2003-2005	SaiPa Lappeenranta
2005	Brynäs IF
2005-2009	Bílí Tygři Liberec
2009-2010	HC Košice
2010–2012	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
2012-2013	SG Pontebba
2013-2014	HC České Budějovice
2014-2015	HC Slavoj Zirovnice

Petr Šachl (born December 2, 1977 in Jindřichův Hradec , Czechoslovakia ) is a former Czech ice hockey player who was active in the North American minor leagues and various European leagues.

Career

Petr Šachl began his career as a hockey player at HC České Budějovice , for whose professional team he made his debut in the Czech extra league in the playoffs of the 1995/96 season . In his first two professional missions, he remained pointless and received two penalty minutes. Then he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft 1996 in the fifth round as a total of 128th player by the New York Islanders , for which he never played. Instead, he ran in the 1996/97 season for the Tri-City Americans in the Canadian Junior Western Hockey League . For this he scored 37 scorer points in 63 games, including 13 goals. However, the season itself ended again at HC České Budějovice in the extra league. In the following two years, the winger was unable to assert himself permanently in the Czech Republic and only played 24 games.

During the 1999/2000 season , Šachl played for the Fort Wayne Komets in the United Hockey League and scored 65 scorer points for his new team in a total of 65 games, including 34 goals. Furthermore, he came in the same season to three missions for their league rivals Asheville Smoke and one for the Tacoma Sabercats in the West Coast Hockey League . From 2000 to 2002, the Czech was on the ice for the Milwaukee Admirals - initially in the International Hockey League and, after this was disbanded after the 2000/01 season , in the American Hockey League . In both seasons he was one of the players with the greatest number of points in the Admirals.

In the summer of 2002 Šachl returned to Europe and signed a contract with Ässät Pori in the Finnish SM-liiga . In his first year in the top Finnish league, however, he only came to nine missions, each of which gave him three goals and three assists. In the following two seasons he ran for Ässäts league rivals SaiPa Lappeenranta , where he had a regular place and for which he scored 64 points in 98 games, including 27 goals. However , he ended the 2004/05 season at Brynäs IF in the Swedish Elitserien . In the Kvalserien he achieved relegation with Brynäs. He then moved to Bílí Tygři Liberec in the Czech extra league. He played for the northern Czechs for a total of four years and was able to assert himself in his home country on the second attempt.

The former Czech national player spent the 2009/10 season at the Slovak top club HC Košice , with whom he immediately won the national championship . He contributed to this success with nine goals and twelve assists in a total of 44 games. As a loan player, he also played four games for KLH Vajgar Jindřichův Hradec from his hometown. For this he contributed two goals and four assists in his short guest appearance in the 2nd division , the third Czech division. For the 2010/11 season he received a contract with HDD Olimpija Ljubljana from Slovenia. With the capital club he failed in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga in the first playoff round with 1: 4 wins at EC Red Bull Salzburg . He himself was the second best scorer of his team in the main round with 53 points in 53 games. In mid-October 2012 he moved to Italy, where he signed with SG Pontebba from the A1 series .

In 2013 he returned to his home club in Budweis , which was now playing in the second division. In 2014 he ended his professional career and played one more season at amateur level for HC Slavoj Zirovnice.

International

For the Czech Republic , Šachl took part in the Euro Hockey Tour in 2004 and 2006 . He played six international matches, in which he remained free of points and punishment.

Achievements and Awards

• 2010 Slovak champion with HC Košice

Career statistics

				Regular season						Play-offs
season	team	league		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM
1995/96	HC České Budějovice	Extraliga (Cz)								2	0	0	0	2
1996/97	Tri-City Americans	WHL		63	13	24	37	32
1996/97	HC České Budějovice	Extraliga (Cz)		2	0	0	0	0
1997/98	HC České Budějovice	Extraliga (Cz)		20th	1	1	2	4th
1998/99	HC České Budějovice	Extraliga (Cz)		4th	0	1	1	2
1999/2000	Tacoma Sabercats	WCHL		1	0	0	0	0
1999/2000	Asheville Smoke	UHL		3	0	1	1	4th
1999/2000	Fort Wayne Comet	UHL		55	30th	24	54	28		10	4th	7th	11	8th
2000/01	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL		76	12	17th	29	33		5	0	0	0	4th
2001/02	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		79	14th	29	43	52
2002/03	Ässät Pori	SM-liiga		8th	3	3	6th	18th
2003/04	SaiPa Lappeenranta	SM-liiga		55	15th	22nd	37	66
2004/05	SaiPa Lappeenranta	SM-liiga		43	12	15th	27	28
2004/05	Brynäs IF	Elitserien		10	2	1	3	4th
2005/06	Bílí Tygři Liberec	Extraliga (Cz)		51	15th	20th	35	64		5	5	0	5	8th
2006/07	Bílí Tygři Liberec	Extraliga (Cz)		50	10	12	22nd	30th		12	1	0	1	10
2007/08	Bílí Tygři Liberec	Extraliga (Cz)		35	8th	2	10	16		11	2	2	4th	12
2008/09	Bílí Tygři Liberec	Extraliga (Cz)		45	9	14th	23	65		3	0	0	0	4th
2009/10	HC Košice	Extraliga (Svk)		35	6th	11	17th	20th		9	3	1	4th	14th
2009/10	KLH Vajgar Jindřichův Hradec	2nd league		4th	2	4th	6th	0
2010/11	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	EBEL		53	22nd	31	53	60		4th	1	0	1	2
2010/11	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	Slovenia		1	0	1	1	0
Elitserien total				10	2	1	3	4th		-	-	-	-	-
SM-liiga total				106	30th	40	70	112		-	-	-	-	-
Extraliga (Cz) total				207	43	50	93	181		33	8th	2	10	36
EBEL total				53	22nd	31	53	60		4th	1	0	1	2

Web links

• Petr Šachl at eliteprospects.com (English)