Aleš Kotalík
| Aleš Kotalík | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
23 December 1978 Jindřichův Hradec, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
NHL: Buffalo Sabres Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers Calgary Flames Czech: HC České Budějovice HC Bílí Tygři Liberec | ||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | ||
| NHL draft |
164th overall, 1998 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 1997–2013 | ||
Aleš Kotalík (born 23 December 1978) is a Czech former professional ice hockey right winger who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Calgary Flames.
Playing career
[edit]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 4 March 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 9 July 2009 to a three-year, $9 million contract.[2] Due to his lack of goal scoring, which he was expected to bring and being a healthy scratch for numerous games, he was traded on 1 February 2010 to the Calgary Flames along with Chris Higgins in exchange for Olli Jokinen and Brandon Prust.
Placed on waivers in the off-season by the Calgary Flames, Kotalík cleared waivers on 29 June 2010.[3] At the time, he had two years and $6 million remaining on his contract.[4] On 27 January 2011, he was placed back on waivers by the Flames and subsequently assigned to the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League.[5] On 25 June, along with Robyn Regehr and a second round 2012 draft pick, Kotalík was traded back to the Sabres for Paul Byron and Chris Butler.[6]
On 24 September 2011, Kotalík was placed on waivers by the Buffalo Sabres in a salary cap move. After initially reporting to the Rochester Americans, Kotalík instead returned to his hometown in the Czech Republic to play for HC Mountfield České Budějovice.[7]
International play
[edit]| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Czech Republic
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
 |
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
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | HC České Budějovice | CZE Jr | 28 | 6 | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | HC České Budějovice | CZE Jr | 36 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HC České Budějovice | ELH | 45 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | HC České Budějovice | ELH | 39 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | HC České Budějovice | ELH | 43 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1999–00 | SHC Vajgar Jindřichův Hradec | CZE II | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | HC České Budějovice | ELH | 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 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 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 Mountfield | ELH | 30 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | ČEZ Motor České Budějovice | ELH | 51 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 2013–14 | ČEZ Motor České Budějovice | CZE II | 51 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 542 | 136 | 148 | 284 | 348 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 16 | ||||
| ELH totals | 285 | 72 | 106 | 178 | 254 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 34 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Czech Republic | WJC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 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 totals | 18 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "O'Sullivan and Kotalik headed to Edmonton on deadline day". National Hockey League. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
- ^ "Rangers sign Kotalik". National Hockey League. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- ^ Macfarlane, Steve. "Buying Kotalik out a solid move | Hockey | Sports". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ "Report: Cheechoo, Kotalik waived - 2010 Offseason News". Nhl.com. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ "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 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. WGR. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ Stats at hokej.cz Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Czech)
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1978 births
- Abbotsford Heat players
- Buffalo Sabres draft picks
- Buffalo Sabres players
- Calgary Flames players
- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Czech ice hockey right wingers
- Edmonton Oilers players
- HC Bílí Tygři Liberec players
- Ice hockey people from the South Bohemian Region
- Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- KLH Vajgar Jindřichův Hradec players
- Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Motor České Budějovice players
- New York Rangers players
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Czech Republic
- Olympic ice hockey players for the Czech Republic
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- People from Jindřichův Hradec
- Rochester Americans players
- Living people
- 21st-century Czech sportsmen