Vladimír Mihálik
| Vladimír Mihálik | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
29 January 1987 Prešov, TCH | ||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) | ||
| Weight | 240 lb (109 kg; 17 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Slovak team Former teams |
HC ’05 Banská Bystrica Tampa Bay Lightning HC Lev Poprad Timrå IK HC Slovan Bratislava | ||
| National team |
 Slovakia | ||
| NHL draft |
30th overall, 2005 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
Vladimír Mihálik (born 29 January 1987 in Prešov, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for HC ’05 Banská Bystrica in the Slovak Extraliga (Slovak).
Playing career
Mihálik was drafted in the first round, 30th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. He was the last Slovakian taken in the first round until Marko Dano eight years later. The 6'8", 246 lb Mihálik came to North America to play junior hockey in 2005, with the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League. For the 2006–07 season, he moved to the Prince George Cougars producing 26 points in 51 games before signing a three-year entry level contract with the Lightning on 6 April 2007.[1]
He started his pro career in the 2007–08 season with the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League posting 16 points as a rookie. Mihálik was promoted to the Tampa Bay Lightning for the start of the 2008–09.
He was signed by Lev Poprad on 14 July 2011. After only scoring 4 points in 34 games, he signed with Timrå IK of the Swedish Elitserien (SEL) on 28 January 2012.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 62 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 53 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 91 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | ||
| 2007–08 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 68 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 61 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 75 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 66 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 107 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Poprad Lev | KHL | 37 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Timra IK | SEL | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 38 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 33 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 49 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2016-17 | Banska Bystrica HC 05 | SVK | 52 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 172 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 154 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Slovakia | WJC18 | 6th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2006 | Slovakia | WJC | 8th | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2007 | Slovakia | WJC | 8th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2010 | Slovakia | WC | 12th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2013 | Slovakia | WC | 8th | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Slovakia | WC | 9th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | ||||
| Senior totals | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||||
References
- ^ "Lightning sign D Vladmir Mihalik". Tampa Bay Lightning. 6 April 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- ^ Sandström, Joachim (29 January 2012). "Vladimir Mihalik ansluter till truppen" (in Swedish). Timrå IK. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
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
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- HC '05 Banská Bystrica players
- HC Lev Poprad players
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- Norfolk Admirals players
- HC Slovan Bratislava players
- Sportspeople from Prešov
- Prince George Cougars players
- Red Deer Rebels players
- Slovak ice hockey players
- Timrå IK players
- Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks
- Tampa Bay Lightning players
- Slovak ice hockey biography stubs