Petr Průcha
 Petr Průcha 
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| Date of birth | September 14, 1982 |
| place of birth | Chrudim , Czechoslovakia |
| size | 183 cm |
| Weight | 79 kg |
| position | Left wing |
| number | # 16 |
| Shot hand | Right |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
2002 , 8th lap, 240th position New York Rangers |
| Career stations | |
| until 2000 | HC Chrudim |
| 2000-2005 | HC Moeller Pardubice |
| 2005-2009 | New York Rangers |
| 2009-2011 | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 2011-2013 | SKA Saint Petersburg |
Petr Průcha (born September 14, 1982 in Chrudim ) is a former Czech ice hockey player who last played for SKA Saint Petersburg in the Continental Hockey League .
Career
Petr Průcha comes from the offspring of HC Chrudim . In 2000 he moved to the junior division of HC Moeller Pardubice , for which he was active in the U20 extra league. During the 2001/02 season he made his debut for Pardubice in the Extraliga , but also continued to play for the juniors. He was the top scorer of the U20 extra league in the 2001/02 season. Then the New York Rangers selected him during the NHL Entry Draft 2002 in the eighth round in 240th place. However, Průcha stayed with HC Moeller until 2005 and was Czech champions in his last season with this team .
After this success he moved to North America to the Rangers, for whom he scored 47 points scorer in 68 games in his rookie season. On July 5, 2007, Průcha signed a new two-year contract with the Rangers for a total of 3.2 million US dollars . Almost two years later, on March 4, 2009, he was handed over to the Phoenix Coyotes along with Dmitri Kalinin and Nigel Dawes , who in return sent Derek Morris to the Rangers.
In January 2011 he moved to SKA Saint Petersburg in the Continental Hockey League , after he had previously lost his NHL regular place and was mostly used in the AHL farm team of the Coyotes.
International
Petr Průcha has represented the Czech Republic in his previous career at three world championships, the U20 Junior World Championship in 2002 and the Senior World Championships in 2004 and 2005 . He won the gold medal in 2005. He has scored a total of twelve goals in 32 international matches so far.
Achievements and Awards
- 2002 top scorer in the junior extra league
- 2005 Czech champion with HC Moeller Pardubice
- 2008 Victoria Cup win with the New York Rangers
International
- 2005 gold medal at the world championship
- 2011 bronze medal at the world championship
- 2012 bronze medal at the world championship
Career statistics
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| season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
| 2001-02 | HC Moeller Pardubice | EL (Cz) | 20th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001-02 | HC Šumperk | 1st League | 8th | 6th | 4th | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8th | 0 | ||
| 2002-03 | HC Moeller Pardubice | EL (Cz) | 49 | 7th | 9 | 16 | 12 | 17th | 2 | 6th | 8th | 8th | ||
| 2002-03 | HC Hradec Králové | 1st League | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8th | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003-04 | HC Moeller Pardubice | EL (Cz) | 48 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 7th | 4th | 3 | 7th | 2 | ||
| 2003-04 | HC Hradec Králové | 1st League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004-05 | HC Moeller Pardubice | EL (Cz) | 47 | 7th | 10 | 17th | 24 | 16 | 6th | 7th | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2005-06 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005-06 | New York Rangers | NHL | 68 | 30th | 17th | 47 | 32 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2006-07 | New York Rangers | NHL | 79 | 22nd | 18th | 40 | 30th | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4th | ||
| 2007-08 | New York Rangers | NHL | 62 | 7th | 10 | 17th | 22nd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008-09 | New York Rangers | NHL | 28 | 4th | 5 | 9 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2008-09 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 19th | 2 | 8th | 10 | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2009-10 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 79 | 13 | 9 | 22nd | 23 | 7th | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | ||
| 2010-11 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2010-11 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 20th | 8th | 13 | 21st | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2010-11 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6th | 14th | ||
| Extraliga overall | 164 | 26th | 33 | 59 | 62 | 45 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 12 | ||||
| NHL overall | 346 | 78 | 68 | 146 | 133 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8th | ||||
| KHL total | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6th | 14th | ||||
( 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 )
Individual evidence
- ↑ espn.com, Rangers trade for Antropov, Morris
- ↑ hokej.hansal.cz, Hráči kteří nastoupili za Českou republiku
Web links
- Petr Průcha at eurohockey.com
- Petr Průcha at hockeydb.com (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Průcha, Petr |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Prucha, Petr |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 14, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chrudim , Czechoslovakia |