Michael Frolík
| Michael Frolík | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Frolík with the Calgary Flames in 2016 | |||
| Born |
17 February 1988 Kladno, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Buffalo Sabres HC Kladno Florida Panthers Chicago Blackhawks Piráti Chomutov Winnipeg Jets Calgary Flames | ||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | ||
| NHL draft |
10th overall, 2006 Florida Panthers | ||
| Playing career | 2004–present | ||
Michael Frolík (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɪxaɛl ˈfroliːk]; born 17 February 1988) is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Frolík has also played in the NHL the Florida Panthers, the organization that drafted him tenth overall in 2006, as well as the Chicago Blackhawks, with whom he won the Stanley Cup with in 2013, the Winnipeg Jets and the Calgary Flames.
Playing career
Amateur
As a youth, Frolík played in the 2002 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Chomutov.[1]
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 nicknamed "The Baby Jágr" due to his similar playing style and appearance to Jaromír Jágr, who also played for Kladno earlier in his career.[citation needed] To add to his overwhelming resemblance, Frolík, who cites Jágr as his role model, wore #68 at the Panthers' rookie camp.[citation needed]
Beginning in the 2006–07 season, Frolík began his North American career playing at the major junior level for the Rimouski Océanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).[citation needed]
Professional
Florida Panthers
Frolík made his NHL debut for Florida during the 2008–09 season, in which he finished with 21 goals and 24 assists for 45 points in 79 games played. Frolik recorded 43 points the following season.[citation needed]
Chicago Blackhawks
On 9 February 2011, during Frolík's third season with the Panthers, in 2010–11, he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks (along with goaltender Alexander Salák) in exchange for Jack Skille, Hugh Jessiman and David Pacan.[2] Frolík scored his first goal as a Blackhawk on 2 March 2011, against the Calgary Flames. On 24 April, he scored the first Stanley Cup playoff penalty shot in Blackhawks history against goaltender Cory Schneider of the Vancouver Canucks in Game 6 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals.[citation needed]
On 15 July 2011, Frolík signed a three-year contract extension with the Blackhawks at an annual average value at $2.333 million.[3] During the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Frolík played for Piráti Chomutov of the Czech Extraliga. On 27 May 2013, during the 2013 playoffs, he scored the second playoff penalty shot goal of his career, against Jimmy Howard of the Detroit Red Wings,[4] becoming the first player in NHL history to score more than one career penalty shot goal in the playoffs.[5] He ultimately scored ten points in the playoffs en route to the Blackhawks' Stanley Cup victory over the Boston Bruins in six games.[citation needed]
Winnipeg Jets
In the subsequent off-season, on 30 June 2013, Frolík was traded to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a third- and fifth-round pick at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. In the 2013–14 season opener on 2 October 2013, at Rexall Place against the Edmonton Oilers, Frolík scored twice in a 5–4 Winnipeg win. On 29 July 2014, Frolík and the Jets agreed on a one-year, $3.3 million contract.[6] He finished with 19 goals and 23 assists on in the regular season, but was held pointless during the Jets' four-game sweep at the hands of the Anaheim Ducks in the 2015 playoffs.[citation needed]
Calgary Flames
On 1 July 2015, Frolík, as an unrestricted free agent, signed a five-year, $21 million contract with the Calgary Flames at an annual average value of $4.3 million.[7]
Buffalo Sabres
During his final year under contract with the Flames in the 2019–20 season, unable to replicate his offensive production from previous years with 10 points through 38 games, Frolik was traded by the Flames to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a fourth round pick in 2020 on January 2, 2020.[8]
Personal life
His partner is former Miss Czech Republic 2001, Czech model and TV/radio personality Diana Kobzanova.[9] They have two daughters together.[10]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Rabat Kladno | ELH | 27 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Rabat Kladno | ELH | 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 | ||
| 2011–12 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 63 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Piráti Chomutov | ELH | 32 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 45 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 81 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 82 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 64 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 82 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 70 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 65 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 38 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 850 | 159 | 225 | 384 | 317 | 47 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 12 | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Czech Republic
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
2011 Slovakia | |
|
2012 Finland | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
|
2005 North Dakota | |
| IIHF U18 Championships | ||
|
2004 Minsk | |
|
2006 Halmstad | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 4th | 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 | 6th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | Czech Republic | WJC | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Czech Republic | WJC | 5th | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2011 | Czech Republic | WC |
|
9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Czech Republic | WC |
|
10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Czech Republic | OG | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Czech Republic | WCH | 6th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 41 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 34 | ||||
| Senior totals | 27 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||||
References
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Florida Panthers trade Michael Frolik, get Jack Skille". Palm Beach Post. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ^ "Frolik signs contract with Blackhawks". National Hockey League. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ "Chicago Blackhawks vs. Detroit Red Wings - Boxscore - May 27, 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ Care, Tony (28 May 2013). "Did You See That? Michael Frolik sets penalty-shot record". CBC.ca. CBC Sports. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "Jets, Frolik agree to terms on one-year contract". NHL. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Calgary Flames sign Michael Frolik to 5-year deal". thehockeywriters.com. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Sabres acquire Michael Frolik from Flames". Buffalo Sabres. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Frolik welcomes Stanley Cup to Czech Republic". NHL.com. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ Dittrick, Ryan (4 September 2018). "WORKING ON HIS FITNESS". NHL.com. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1988 births
- Buffalo Sabres players
- Calgary Flames players
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Czech ice hockey right wingers
- Florida Panthers draft picks
- Florida Panthers players
- Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Rytíři Kladno players
- Living people
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- Olympic ice hockey players of the Czech Republic
- Sportspeople from Kladno
- Piráti Chomutov players
- Rimouski Océanic players
- Stanley Cup champions
- Winnipeg Jets players