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'''Aleš Hemský'''<ref>{{Cite sports-reference | Aleš Hemský | http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/ales-hemsky-1.html | 9 November 2011 }}</ref> ({{IPA-cs|ˈalɛʃ ˈɦɛmskiː}}, born August 13, 1983) is a [[Czech Republic|Czech]] professional [[ice hockey]] player who plays for the Czech national team, and is currently a member of the [[Ottawa Senators]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He was previously a member of the [[Edmonton Oilers]], who selected him in the first round (13th overall) of the [[2001 NHL Entry Draft]]. He played over ten seasons with Edmonton before being traded to the Senators in 2014.
'''Aleš Hemský'''<ref>{{Cite sports-reference | Aleš Hemský | http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/ales-hemsky-1.html | 9 November 2011 }}</ref> ({{IPA-cs|ˈalɛʃ ˈɦɛmskiː}}, born August 13, 1983) is a [[Czech Republic|Czech]] professional [[ice hockey]] player who is currently a member of the [[Ottawa Senators]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He was previously a member of the [[Edmonton Oilers]], who selected him in the first round (13th overall) of the [[2001 NHL Entry Draft]]. He played over ten seasons with Edmonton before being traded to the Senators in 2014.


==Playing career==
==Playing career==

Revision as of 13:25, 13 March 2014

Aleš Hemský
Hemský in 2009
Born (1983-08-13) August 13, 1983 (age 40)
Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Ottawa Senators
HC Pardubice
Edmonton Oilers
National team  Czech Republic
NHL draft 13th overall, 2001
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 2002–present

Aleš Hemský[1] (Czech pronunciation: [ˈalɛʃ ˈɦɛmskiː], born August 13, 1983) is a Czech professional ice hockey player who is currently a member of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was previously a member of the Edmonton Oilers, who selected him in the first round (13th overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He played over ten seasons with Edmonton before being traded to the Senators in 2014.

Playing career

HC Pardubice

Hemský entered pro hockey as a 16-year-old, playing for HC Moeller Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga, in his hometown of Pardubice. He split the 1999–2000 season between Moeller and their junior club, HC Moeller Pardubice Jr. Hemský decided he had a better chance to be scouted if he played Canadian Junior hockey than if he tried to make the jump to the Czech Extraleague, and he subsequently became the first selection of the Hull Olympiques in the 2000 CHL Import Draft.[2]

Hull Olympiques

In 2000, Hemský moved to North America to play for the Hull Olympiques of the QMJHL. The following season (2000–2001), Hemský led all rookies in scoring with 36 goals and 100 points. He was named to the All-Rookie team, was selected to play in the 2001 CHL Top Prospects Game, and was awarded the Mike Bossy Trophy as the QMJHL’s top pro prospect.[3]

Hemský continued his success in Hull during the 2001–02 season, with 27 goals and 97 points in 53 games, and finished 19th in the QMJHL scoring race.

Hemský on the stage at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, after the Oilers announced they had selected him thirteenth overall.

Edmonton Oilers

On October 12, 2002, Hemsky recorded his first career assist against the Nashville Predators. On January 4, 2003, Hemsky scored his first career goal against the Montreal Canadiens, in his 26th game of his rookie season. During his rookie NHL season he scored six goals and 30 points in 59 games, and was a healthy scratch for 23. He also went pointless in all six of Edmonton's playoff games.

Hemský returned to the Czech Republic to play 47 games for HC Moeller Pardubice during the 2004 NHL Lockout. During that time, he scored 13 goals and 31 points, fifth on the club. Pardubice won the Extraleague championship for the first time in 16 years, and Hemský was named playoff MVP for his efforts.

During the post-lockout 2005–06 season, Hemský had a career year, setting personal bests in every major statistical category. He scored 19 goals, 58 assists and 77 points, while playing in all but one game for the Oilers during the regular season. The Oilers captured the eighth and final playoff seed in the Western Conference. In the playoffs, the Oilers went on to eliminate the Red wings in six games in round one, then beat the San Jose Sharks in games as well in round two. In the Conference finals the Oilers knocked off the Anaheim Ducks in five games. The Oilers lost the Stanley Cup finals in seven games to the Carolina Hurricanes.

Hemský was an important part to the Oilers run to the Stanley Cup Finals. Among his opportune goals were two he scored in the third period of game six versus the Detroit Red Wings, including the series-winner.[4] Hemský underwent a biopsy on an inflamed lymph node on the right side of his neck during the playoffs.[5] Results have not been made public.

Also that season, Hemský was selected to represent the Czech Republic in the 2006 Winter Olympics. Czech hockey icon Jaromír Jágr had a large influence on Hemský's selection, to the point where he insisted that Hemský skate on his line.[6] The two had previously played together on the Czech team that won the 2005 IIHF World Ice Hockey Championships during the NHL's 04–05 lockout season. Hemský scored twice in the Olympic tournament, and the Czech Republic defeated Russia in the bronze-medal game.

Edmonton re-signed Hemský in the summer of 2006 to a six-year contract worth US $24.60 million. The 2006–07 campaign saw Hemský notch 53 points in 64 games, missing 18 games due to shoulder injuries. The 2007–08 campaign was a short one as the Oilers were eliminated from playoff contention. Hemský finished first on the team overall in points scoring with 71, and was first in assists with 51. He sat in third place for goals with 20, a career high. The 2008–09 campaign was another that saw injuries for Hemský, who played 72 out of the 82 regular season games and finished first on the team with 23 goals and 43 assists for 66 points. Hemský recorded seven goals and 15 assists during the first 22 games of the 2009–10 season before suffering a left shoulder injury following a check from behind by Los Angeles Kings forward Michal Handzuš. The injury required surgery and Hemský missed the remainder of the regular season.[7]

In the 2010–11 season, Hemský was named to the 2011 NHL All-Star Game, but did not participate due to a concussion. Hemský missed the remainder of the season due to a shoulder injury. Hemský, Taylor Hall, and Sam Gagner, led the Oilers with 42 points for the majority of the season, until the trio of injured players were surpassed by Jordan Eberle. Hemský recorded his 400th career point scoring a goal, in a 9-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.

After missing the first part of the 2011–12 season due to injury, Hemský struggled, posting just eleven points in his first 25 games, including a nine-game pointless streak. He picked up the pace thereafter, scoring 15 points in his next 22 games, leading the Oilers to sign him to a two year, $10 million deal on February 24, 2012. On March 21, 2012, Hemský recorded his first career NHL hat trick, finishing with four points in a 6-3 victory over the Nashville Predators. After coming back from two shoulder surgeries, Hemský had a disappointing start to the season, and finished the year with 36 points in 69 games.

Ottawa Senators

On March 5, 2014, Hemsky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Ottawa Senators, for a fifth-round pick in the 2014 draft and a third-round pick in the 2015 draft. He quickly found success on Ottawa's top line alongside center Jason Spezza,[8] recording six points in his first three games.[9]

International play

In addition to representing Czech Republic in ice hockey, Hemský represented his country in the IIHF inline hockey World Championship tournaments in 2008 and more recently in Ingolstadt, Germany, in 2012.[10]

Hemský was a member of the Czech Republic national team that participated in the 2008 Men's World Inline Hockey Championships that were played in Bratislava, Slovakia. Hemský tied for fourth place in scoring with 6 goals and 5 assists while leading the Czech Republic to a 5th place finish.

Medal record
Representing  Czech Republic
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin
Ice Hockey World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Austria
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Finland
Inline hockey
IIHF InLine Hockey World Championships

Honours and awards

Individual

Hemský was to also represent the QMJHL in the 2001 CHL Top Prospects Game,
but an injury forced him to withdraw.[11]
  • 2001 QMJHL Rookie of the Month (January)
  • 2002 QMJHL 2nd All-Star Team
  • 2002 CHL 3rd All-Star Team
  • 2005 Czech Extraliga Playoff MVP
  • Selected to play in 2011 NHL All-Star Game (did not play due to injury)

Team

Year Tournament Team Result
2005 IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Czech Republic National Team Gold medal
2005 Czech Extraliga Playoffs HC Moeller Pardubice Czech Extraliga National Champions
2006 Winter Olympics - Men's Ice Hockey Czech Republic National Team Bronze medal
2006 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs Edmonton Oilers Clarence S. Campbell Bowl
(Western Conference Champions)

Career statistics

Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1999–00 HC Pardubice CZE-Jr 52 24 50 74 90 — — — — —
1999–00 HC Pardubice CZE 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2000–01 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 68 36 64 100 67 5 2 3 5 2
2001–02 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 53 27 70 97 86 10 6 10 16 6
2002–03 Edmonton Oilers NHL 59 6 24 30 14 6 0 0 0 0
2003–04 Edmonton Oilers NHL 71 12 22 34 14 — — — — —
2004–05 HC Pardubice CZE 47 13 18 31 28 16 4 10 14 26
2005–06 Edmonton Oilers NHL 81 19 58 77 64 24 6 11 17 14
2006–07 Edmonton Oilers NHL 64 13 40 53 40 — — — — —
2007–08 Edmonton Oilers NHL 74 20 51 71 34 — — — — —
2008–09 Edmonton Oilers NHL 72 23 43 66 32 — — — — —
2009–10 Edmonton Oilers NHL 22 7 15 22 8 — — — — —
2010–11 Edmonton Oilers NHL 47 14 28 42 18 — — — — —
2011–12 Edmonton Oilers NHL 69 10 26 36 43 — — — — —
2012–13 HC Pardubice CZE 27 14 18 32 52 — — — — —
2012–13 Edmonton Oilers NHL 38 9 11 20 16 — — — — —
2013–14 Edmonton Oilers NHL 55 9 17 26 20 — — — — —
NHL totals 652 142 335 477 303 30 6 11 17 14

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
2002 Czech Republic U20 WJC 7 3 6 9 6
2005 Czech Republic WC 7 2 1 3 2
2006 Czech Republic Oly 8 1 2 3 2
2009 Czech Republic WC 7 2 4 6 4
2012 Czech Republic WC 9 5 3 8 8
2014 Czech Republic Oly 5 3 1 4 0
Totals 43 16 16 32 22

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleš Hemský". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  2. ^ Robert Neuhauser (2001). "Ales Hemsky - a story of a scorer". Hockey's Future. Retrieved September 25, 2006.
  3. ^ "Hemsky's profile at the Edmonton Oilers' website". Edmonton Oilers. Archived from the original on September 3, 2006. Retrieved September 25, 2006.
  4. ^ "NHL Game Summary - Detroit at Edmonton". 2006. Retrieved September 25, 2006.
  5. ^ Derek Van Diest (2006). "Ales having biopsy on lymph node". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved August 29, 2006. [dead link]
  6. ^ Terry Jones (2006). "Czech this out!". Retrieved September 24, 2006.
  7. ^ "Oilers' Hemský to have shoulder surgery; done for the season". www.tsn.ca. Archived from the original on December 1, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Ian Mendes (2013). "MENDES: TRADING FOR HEMSKY EARLIER WOULDN'T MAKE DIFFERENCE". Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  9. ^ Sean Farrell (2013). "Predators beat Senators on Jones' OT goal". Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  10. ^ http://stats.iihf.com/hydra/inline/145/IHM145316_74_2_0.pdf
  11. ^ "Injuries mean changes at Top Prospects Game". 2001. Retrieved September 25, 2006. [dead link]

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Preceded by Mike Bossy Trophy winner
2000–01 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Edmonton Oilers first round draft pick
2001 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Altrichter Martin
 Czech Extraliga Playoff MVP
2005 		Succeeded by

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