Michael Frolík
| Michael Frolík | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
17 February 1988 Kladno, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Calgary Flames HC Kladno Florida Panthers Chicago Blackhawks Winnipeg Jets | ||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | ||
| NHL Draft |
10th overall, 2006 Florida Panthers | ||
| Playing career | 2004–present | ||
Michael Frolík (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɪxaɛl ˈfroliːk]; born 17 February 1988) is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). Frolík has also played in the NHL for the Florida Panthers, the organization that drafted him tenth overall in 2006, as well as the Chicago Blackhawks, with whom he won a Stanley Cup with in 2013, and the Winnipeg Jets. He lives with former Czech model and TV/radio personality Diana Kobzanova. His daughter Ella was born in December 2014.
Playing career
Amateur
Frolík played two seasons in the Czech Extraliga for Rabat Kladno before being selected tenth overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers. While playing in Kladno, Frolík was nicknamed "The Baby Jágr" due to his similar playing style and appearance to Jaromír Jágr, who also played for Kladno earlier in his career. To add to his overwhelming resemblance, Frolík, who cites Jágr as his role model, wore #68 at the Panthers' rookie camp.
Beginning in the 2006–07 season, Frolík began his North American career playing at the major junior level for the Rimouski Océanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).
Professional
Florida Panthers
Frolík made his NHL debut for Florida during the 2008–09 season, in which he finished with 21 goals and 24 assists for 45 points in 79 games played. Frolik recorded 43 points the following season.
Chicago Blackhawks
During his third season with the Panthers, in 2010–11, he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks, along with goaltender Alexander Salák, in exchange for Jack Skille, Hugh Jessiman and David Pacan on 9 February 2011.[1] Frolík scored his first goal as a Blackhawk on 2 March 2011, against the Calgary Flames. On 24 April, he scored the first Stanley Cup playoff penalty shot in Blackhawks history against goaltender Cory Schneider of the Vancouver Canucks in Game 6 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals.
On 15 July 2011, Frolík signed a three-year contract extension with the Blackhawks at an annual average value at $2.333 million.[2] During the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Frolík played for Piráti Chomutov in his native Czech Republic. On 27 May 2013, during the 2013 playoffs, he scored the second post-season penalty shot goal of his career against Jimmy Howard of the Detroit Red Wings,[3] becoming the first player in NHL history to score more than one career penalty shot goal in the post-season.[4] He ultimately scored ten points in the playoffs en route to the Blackhawks' Stanley Cup victory over the Boston Bruins in six games.
Winnipeg Jets
In the subsequent off-season, on 30 June 2013, Frolík was traded to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a third- and fifth-round pick at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. In the 2013–14 season opener on 2 October 2013, at Rexall Place against the Edmonton Oilers, Frolík scored twice in a 5–4 Winnipeg win. On 29 July 2014, Frolík and the Jets agreed on a one-year, $3.3 million contract.[5] He finished with 19 goals and 23 assists on in the regular season, but was held pointless during the Jets' four-game sweep at the hands of the Anaheim Ducks in the 2015 playoffs.
Calgary Flames
On 1 July 2015, Frolík, as an unrestricted free agent, signed a five-year, $21 million contract with the Calgary Flames at an annual average value of $4.3 million.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Rabat Kladno | ELH | 27 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Rabat Kladno | ELH | 48 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL | 52 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL | 45 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 79 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 82 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 52 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 28 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 63 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Piráti Chomutov | ELH | 32 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 45 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 81 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 82 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 64 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 82 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 658 | 127 | 184 | 311 | 237 | 42 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 10 | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Czech Republic
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2011 Slovakia | |
| | 2012 Finland | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| | 2005 North Dakota | |
| IIHF U18 Championships | ||
| | 2004 Minsk | |
| | 2006 Halmstad | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Czech Republic | WJC18 |  |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 4th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2005 | Czech Republic | WJC | |
7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | |
7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2006 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | Czech Republic | WJC | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Czech Republic | WJC | 5th | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2011 | Czech Republic | WC | |
9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Czech Republic | WC | |
10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Czech Republic | Oly | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Czech Republic | WCH | 6th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 41 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 34 | ||||
| Senior totals | 27 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Florida Panthers trade Michael Frolik, get Jack Skille". Palm Beach Post. 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ↑ "Frolik signs contract with Blackhawks". National Hockey League. 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
- ↑ "Chicago Blackhawks vs. Detroit Red Wings - Boxscore - May 27, 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ↑ Care, Tony (28 May 2013). "Did You See That? Michael Frolik sets penalty-shot record". CBC.ca. CBC Sports. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "Jets, Frolik agree to terms on one-year contract". NHL. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ "Calgary Flames sign Michael Frolik to 5-year deal". thehockeywriters.com. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
External links
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kenndal McArdle |
Florida Panthers first round draft pick 2006 |
Succeeded by Keaton Ellerby |