Aleš Kotalík
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| Position | Right wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Nickname(s) | Alko, Koats |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 227 lb (103 kg/16 st 3 lb) |
| NHL Team | Buffalo Sabres |
| Nationality |  Czech Republic |
| Born | December 23, 1978 , Jindřichův 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 December 23, 1978 in Jindřichův Hradec, Czechoslovakia) is a professional ice hockey right winger.
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[edit] Playing career
Kotalík was drafted 164th overall by the Sabres in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. In the 2005–06 NHL season, he had a career high in goals 25, assists 37 and points 62. The recent 2006–07 NHL Season he was 5 for 7 in shootouts and second in the NHL with four shootout deciding goals. He was injured for 16 games because of an injured right knee.
Kotalík wears number 12 for the Buffalo Sabres.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | HC České Budějovice | Czech | 47 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998–99 | HC České Budějovice | Czech | 41 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | HC České Budějovice | Czech | 43 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000–01 | HC České Budějovice | 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 | ||
| 2006–07 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 66 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 62 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 79 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 58 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL totals | 370 | 101 | 107 | 208 | 239 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 16 | ||||
[edit] International play
Played for the Czech Republic in:
[edit] International statistics
| Year | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | WC | ||||||
| Senior Int'l Totals | |||||||
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