Aleš Kotalík
| Aleš Kotalík | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
23 December 1978 Jindřichův Hradec, TCH | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| Czech team Former teams |
HC České Budějovice NHL: Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers Calgary Flames Buffalo Sabres Czech: HC Bílí Tygři Liberec | ||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | ||
| NHL Draft |
164th overall, 1998 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 1997–present | ||
Aleš Kotalík (born 23 December 1978) is a professional ice hockey right winger playing for HC Mountfield České Budějovice of the Czech Extraliga.
Playing career
Kotalík was drafted 164th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. In the 2005–06 NHL season, he had a career high in 25 goals, 37 assists and 62 points. 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 out for 16 games because of an injured right knee. In the Calgary Flames All-Star games, he showed his ability to strike hard with a slap shot speed of 105.3 being the second hardest shooter in the NHL.
On March 4, 2009, Kotalík was traded by the Sabres to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for a 2nd round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.[1] Kotalík finished the season in Edmonton before being signed as a free agent by the New York Rangers on July 9, 2009 to a three-year, $9 million contract.[2] Due to his lack of goal scoring production, which he was expected to bring and being a healthy scratch for numerous games, he was traded on February 1, 2010 to the Calgary Flames along with Christopher Higgins in exchange for Olli Jokinen and Brandon Prust.
Placed on waivers in the off-season by the Calgary Flames, Kotalik cleared waivers on June 29, 2010.[3] At the time, he had two years and $6 million remaining on his contract.[4] On January 27, 2011 he was placed back on waivers by the Flames and subsequently assigned to the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League.[5] On June 25, along with Robyn Regehr and a second round 2012 draft pick, Kotalik was traded back to the Sabres for Paul Byron and Chris Butler.[6]
On September 24, 2011 Kotalik was placed on waivers by the Buffalo Sabres in a salary cap move. After initially reporting to the Rochester Americans, Kotalik instead returned to his hometown in the Czech Republic to play for HC Mountfield České Budějovice.[7]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Czech Republic
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2006 Turin | |
Kotalík played his first game for the national team in 2000, and has played 21 times for the Czech national team including the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2008 and 2009 World Championships.[8]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 56 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 19 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | New York Rangers | NHL | 45 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 26 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 26 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 25 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC České Budějovice | Czech | 30 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2012–13 | HC České Budějovice | Czech | 51 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 542 | 136 | 148 | 284 | 348 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 16 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Czech Republic | OG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Czech Republic | WC | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2009 | Czech Republic | WC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Senior int'l totals | 18 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | ||
References
- ↑ "O'Sullivan and Kotalik headed to Edmonton on deadline day". National Hockey League. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ↑ "Rangers sign Kotalik". National Hockey League. 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- ↑ Macfarlane, Steve. "Buying Kotalik out a solid move | Hockey | Sports". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ↑ "Report: Cheechoo, Kotalik waived - 2010 Offseason News". Nhl.com. 2010-06-28. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ↑ "Kotalik sent to AHL".
- ↑ "Flames deal Regehr, Kotalik to Sabres for Butler, Byron". The Sports Network. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ↑ Hamilton, Paul. Sabres Kotalik assigned to Europe. Kaleta not mad at Vanek. WGR. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
- ↑ Stats at hokej.cz (Czech)
External links
- Aleš Kotalík's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Aleš Kotalík's player profile at NHL.com
- Aleš Kotalík's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database