Václav Prospal
Václav Prospal | |||
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Born |
České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia | February 17, 1975||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
AHL team Former teams |
Utica Comets Philadelphia Flyers Ottawa Senators Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Mighty Ducks of Anaheim New York Rangers Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
National team | Czech Republic | ||
NHL draft |
71st overall, 1993 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
Playing career | 1993–present |
Václav "Vinny" Prospal (born February 17, 1975) is a Czech professional ice hockey left winger who is currently not on a pro tryout with the Utica Comets.
Playing career
Prospal was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, third round, 71st overall. He has previously played for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Florida Panthers, Ottawa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Flyers. While with the Flyers, Prospal suffered a fractured arm during the 1997 playoffs. Prospal and another player collided during the Flyers' practice session. During the 1997-98 season, Prospal, who was named to the 1998 Czech Olympic hockey team, broke his leg while fighting for the puck with Lance Pitlick during a game with the Senators; Prospal was unable to play in the 1998 Winter Olympics. Ironically, Prospal was traded to the Senators a few months later. During the 2004-05 lockout, Prospal played for his hometown team HC České Budějovice, leading them in scoring and helping the team return to the Czech Extraliga.
At the beginning of the 2007-08 season, while with the Lightning, Prospal posted 12 goals and 10 assists making it his best career start. On February 25, 2008, Prospal was dealt back to the Flyers for defenseman Alexandre Picard and a 2009 second-round draft pick.
On June 18, 2008, the Lightning acquired the rights to Prospal in exchange for the Nashville Predators' seventh-round pick (previously acquired), 196th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.[1] The Lightning signed Prospal to a four-year contract on June 30, which gave Philadelphia the conditional fourth-round pick in 2009.[2]
On July 28, 2009, Prospal was bought out from the remaining three years of his contract with the Lightning and became a free agent.[3] On August 16, 2009, Prospal signed a one-year, $1.1 million contract with the New York Rangers.[4] He was named an alternate captain of the Rangers on November 3, 2009. On July 1, 2010, Prospal was re-signed by the Rangers to another one-year deal worth $2.1 million.[5] After he was not re-signed in 2011, he agreed to a 1-year $1.75 million deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets in the summer of 2011.[6]
On January 23, 2014 he did not sign a profesional tryout contract with the Utica Comets the AHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks.
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1993–94 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 55 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1994–95 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 69 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
1995–96 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 68 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 59 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
1996–97 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 63 | 32 | 63 | 95 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 18 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
1997–98 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 41 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1998–99 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 79 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1999–00 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 79 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
2000–01 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 40 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 34 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 81 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 80 | 22 | 57 | 79 | 53 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
2003–04 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 82 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 81 | 25 | 55 | 80 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 82 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
2007–08 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 62 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 18 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | ||
2008–09 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 82 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | New York Rangers | NHL | 75 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | New York Rangers | NHL | 29 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 82 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | HC České Budějovice | CZE | 19 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 48 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 1,108 | 255 | 510 | 765 | 581 | 65 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 26 |
International play
Medal record | ||
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Men's ice hockey | ||
Olympic Games | ||
2006 Torino | Ice hockey | |
World Championships | ||
2005 Vienna | Ice hockey | |
2000 Saint Petersburg | Ice hockey |
See also
References
- ^ "Lightning acquire rights to Prospal". Tampa Bay Lightning. 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
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(help)[dead link] - ^ "Lightning sign Vaclav Prospal to multi-year contract". Tampa Bay Lightning. 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
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(help)[dead link] - ^ "Lightning buy out Prospal's contract". ESPN. 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
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(help) - ^ Brooks, Larry (2009-08-16). "Rangers bring in Prospal". New York Post. Archived from the original on 2009-08-19.
- ^ "Vaclav Prospal". Rotoworld. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
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(help) - ^ "Vaclav Prospal". Scott Howson. 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
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- Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players
- New York Rangers players
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Czech Republic
- Olympic ice hockey players of the Czech Republic
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
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