Michael Frolík
| Michael Frolík | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 17, 1988 Kladno, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Chicago Blackhawks HC Kladno Florida Panthers |
| National team |  Czech Republic |
| NHL Draft | 10th overall, 2006 Florida Panthers |
| Playing career | 2004–present |
Michael Frolík (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɪxaɛl ˈfroliːk]; born February 17, 1988) is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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[edit] Playing career
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 constantly nicknamed The Baby Jágr due to his identical playing style and appearance to Jaromír Jágr, who also played for Kladno.[citation needed] To add to his overwhelming resemblance, Frolík, who cites Jágr as his role model, wore #68 at the Florida Panthers' rookie camp.
Beginning in the 2006–07 season, Frolik started his North American career playing for Rimouski Océanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Frolik made his debut for the Panthers straight from the QMJHL in the 2008–09 season.
During his third season with the Panthers in the 2010–11 season, Frolík was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks, along with goaltender Alexander Salák for Jack Skille, Hugh Jessiman, and David Pacan on February 9, 2011.[1] He scored his first goal as a Blackhawk on March 2, 2011, against the Calgary Flames. On April 24, 2011, Frolík scored the first post-season penalty shot in Chicago Blackhawks history against Cory Schneider of the Vancouver Canucks in Game 6 of the Western Conference quarterfinals.
On July 15, 2011, Frolik signed a three-year contract with the Blackhawks.[2]
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Rabat Kladno | CZE | 27 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Rabat Kladno | CZE | 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 | ||
| NHL totals | 241 | 53 | 73 | 126 | 95 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| CZE totals | 75 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
[edit] International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Czech Republic |
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2011 Bratislava | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2005 North Dakota | |
| IIHF U18 Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2004 Minsk | |
| Bronze | 2006 Halmstad | |
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 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 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 2008 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 2011 | Czech Republic | WC | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Junior int'l totals | 41 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 34 | ||
| Senior int'l totals | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Kenndal McArdle |
Florida Panthers first round draft pick 2006 |
Succeeded by Keaton Ellerby |
