Michal Rozsíval
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| Born | September 3, 1978 , Vlašim, TCH |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg; 14 st 0 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| NHL team F. teams |
New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Ntl. team |  Czech Republic |
| NHL Draft | 105th overall, 1996 Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Career | 1995 – present |
Michal Rozsíval (pronounced /ˈmaɪkəl 'roʊziːvɑːl/ in English; born September 3, 1978) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He joined the team in 2005, previously playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins from 2000 until 2004.
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[edit] Playing career
Rozsíval was drafted in the fourth 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 1999–00 season.
He came to the Rangers after the 2004–05 NHL lockout as a free agent.
On April 29, 2007, Rozsíval ended the Rangers' longest home playoff game since 1971 by blasting a shot past Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller at 16:43 of the second overtime period.
On July 1, 2008, Rozsíval signed a four-year contract with the Rangers worth $20 million.
On February 22, 2009, Rozsíval gave up his number 3 and switched to 33 when former Rangers' player Harry Howell had his number retired.
[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 | ||
| 1996–97 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 63 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 80 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | ||
| 1997–98 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 71 | 14 | 55 | 69 | 122 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 33 | ||
| 1998–99 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 49 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Oceláři Třinec | CZE | 35 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Pardubice | CZE | 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 | ||
| 2008–09 | New York Rangers | NHL | 76 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 555 | 54 | 149 | 203 | 425 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 36 | ||||
[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 | ||||||
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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 |
