Michal Rozsíval
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg/14 st 0 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Nationality |  Czech Republic |
| Born | September 3, 1978 , Vlašim, CS |
| NHL Draft | 105th overall, 1996 Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Pro career | 1995 – present |
Michal Rozsíval (IPA: /maɪkɑl . ɹoʊzɪivɑl/ Czech: IPA: [mɪxɑl . ɹoʊziːvɑl])(born September 3, 1978) of Vlašim, Czechoslovakia, is a professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently a member of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League(NHL), joining the team in 2005. He previously played for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL, from 2000 until 2004.
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[edit] Playing career
Rozsíval was drafted in the 4th round, 105th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. To adjust to North American play, he moved to Canada to play junior hockey with the Swift Current Broncos. Before making his debut with the Penguins, he played for the Syracuse Crunch in the American Hockey League(AHL). He made his NHL debut in the 1999–2000 season.
He came to the Rangers after the 2004–05 NHL lockout as a free agent. Since then, he has risen to a prominent role on the team and secured a position as one of the premier defensive players in the League.
On April 29, 2007, Rozsival ended the Rangers' longest home playoff game since 1971 by blasting a shot past Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller at 16:43 of the 2nd overtime.
[edit] Awards
- 2006 NHL Plus/Minus Award (joint winner)
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 49 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 72 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999–2000 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 75 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000–01 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 29 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001–02 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 79 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002–03 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 53 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Oceláři Třinec | CzEx | 35 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004–05 | Pardubice HC | CzEx | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 34 | ||
| 2005–06 | New York Rangers | NHL | 82 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 90 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | New York Rangers | NHL | 80 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 52 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | New York Rangers | NHL | 80 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 80 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | ||
| NHL Totals | 479 | 46 | 127 | 173 | 383 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 32 | ||||
[edit] International play
Played for the Czech Republic in:
[edit] International statistics
| Year | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 2008 | WC | ||||||
| Senior Int'l Totals | |||||||
This section may be incomplete.
[edit] External links
- Michal Rozsíval's NHL player profile
- Michal Rozsíval's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Michal Rozsíval at TSN.ca
| Preceded by Martin St. Louis & Marek Malík |
Co-winner of the NHL Plus/Minus Award (with Wade Redden) 2006 |
Succeeded by Thomas Vanek |
