Aleš Kotalík
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| Position | Right wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 211 lb (96 kg) |
| NHL Team | Buffalo Sabres |
| Nationality |  Czech Republic |
| Born | December 23, 1978, Jindrichuv Hradec, CS |
| NHL Draft | 164th overall, 1998 Buffalo Sabres |
| Pro Career | 2001 – present |
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men’s Ice Hockey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 2006 Turin | Ice Hockey | |
Aleš Kotalík (born 23 December 1978 in Jindrichuv Hradec, Czechoslovakia) is a professional ice hockey right winger who is currently playing in his 4th season for the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL.
Kotalík was drafted 164th overall by the Sabres in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. His most recent season, the 2005-06 NHL season, was his most productive in the NHL, as he recorded 25 goals and 62 points.
Kotalík wears number 12 for the Buffalo Sabres. He picked this number because it's his lifetime number.
Aleš Kotalík is buddies with Jiří Novotný, a former Buffalo Sabres player.
He enojoys golf, books and movies in his free time. His favorite food is sushi and he lists his favourite pre-game meal as "Chef's Pasta". Kotalík likes 50 Cent and G-Unit. His favorite movies are Pulp Fiction and Casino and his favourite actors are Kiera Knightley and Samuel L. Jackson.
[edit] Career Statistics
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997-98 | HC Ceske Budejovice | Czech | 47 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | HC Ceske Budejovice | Czech | 41 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999-00 | HC Ceske Budejovice | Czech | 43 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | HC Ceske Budejovice | Czech | 52 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 54 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001-02 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 68 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001-02 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 68 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 62 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 41 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004-05 | HC Bílí Tygři Liberec | Czech | 25 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 2005-06 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 82 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 62 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | ||
| NHL totals | 228 | 62 | 65 | 127 | 135 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | ||||
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