Position: D ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 223 lbs.
Born: March 21, 1982 in Novy Jicin, Czechoslovakia
Draft: Columbus, 1st round (4th overall), 2000 NHL Entry
Contract: 4 years/$11,900,000
2012-13 Cap Hit: $2,975,000.00 (full contract info at capgeek.com)
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 2000-01 | 18 | CBJ | NHL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 | 147 | 18:25 |
| 2001-02 | 19 | CBJ | NHL | 75 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 7 | -6 | 74 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 7.8 | 1415 | 18:52 |
| 2002-03 | 20 | CBJ | NHL | 72 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5 | -22 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 89 | 2.2 | 1350 | 18:45 |
| 2003-04 | 21 | CBJ | NHL | 47 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | -16 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 2.7 | 861 | 18:19 |
| 2005-06 | 23 | CBJ | NHL | 51 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 7 | -4 | 75 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 84 | 7.1 | 1094 | 21:27 |
| 2006-07 | 24 | CBJ | NHL | 75 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 8 | -13 | 105 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 5.7 | 1718 | 22:54 |
| 2007-08 | 25 | CBJ | NHL | 82 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 130 | 4.6 | 1903 | 23:13 |
| 2008-09 | 26 | CBJ | NHL | 34 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 3.3 | 713 | 20:59 |
| 2009-10 | 27 | CBJ | NHL | 26 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | -7 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 8.3 | 523 | 20:07 |
| 2010-11 | 28 | TOT | NHL | 61 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 6.0 | 1164 | 19:04 |
| 2010-11 | 28 | CBJ | NHL | 45 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.7 | 869 | 19:19 |
| 2010-11 | 28 | PHX | NHL | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4.5 | 294 | 18:24 |
| 2011-12 | 29 | PHX | NHL | 65 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 3.4 | 1258 | 19:22 |
| 2012-13 | 30 | PHX | NHL | 38 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4.5 | 670 | 17:38 |
| Career | NHL | 634 | 47 | 108 | 155 | 55 | -43 | 596 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 3 | 29 | 900 | 5.2 | 12817 | 20:13 | ||
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 2000-01 | 18 | CBJ | NHL | 8 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.14 | 0.75 | 1.25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 2 | -1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 2001-02 | 19 | CBJ | NHL | 75 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.21 | 0.09 | 0.99 | 1.36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 56 | 10 | 63 | 11 | -6 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
| 2002-03 | 20 | CBJ | NHL | 72 | 0.03 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.07 | 0.99 | 1.24 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 54 | 12 | 74 | 10 | -22 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| 2003-04 | 21 | CBJ | NHL | 47 | 0.04 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.09 | 0.57 | 1.57 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 31 | 13 | 37 | 3 | -16 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| 2005-06 | 23 | CBJ | NHL | 51 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.37 | 0.13 | 1.47 | 1.65 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 52 | 14 | 62 | 20 | -4 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| 2006-07 | 24 | CBJ | NHL | 75 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.29 | 0.11 | 1.40 | 2.12 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 50 | 9 | 89 | 35 | -13 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| 2007-08 | 25 | CBJ | NHL | 82 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 0.08 | 0.73 | 1.59 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 73 | 19 | 79 | 32 | 7 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| 2008-09 | 26 | CBJ | NHL | 34 | 0.03 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.08 | 1.12 | 0.88 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 2009-10 | 27 | CBJ | NHL | 26 | 0.08 | 0.23 | 0.31 | 0.10 | 1.00 | 0.92 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 37 | 11 | -7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| 2010-11 | 28 | TOT | NHL | 61 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.07 | 0.62 | 1.10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 66 | 24 | 4 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 2010-11 | 28 | CBJ | NHL | 45 | 0.07 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.08 | 0.58 | 1.00 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 50 | 20 | 10 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| 2010-11 | 28 | PHX | NHL | 16 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.75 | 1.38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 4 | -6 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| 2011-12 | 29 | PHX | NHL | 65 | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.07 | 0.83 | 1.34 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 50 | 9 | 13 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 2012-13 | 30 | PHX | NHL | 38 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 0.07 | 0.58 | 1.16 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | ||||||||
| Career | NHL | 634 | 0.07 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.09 | 0.94 | 1.42 | 47 | 107 | 154 | 55 | 467 | 83 | 593 | 166 | -43 | 7.1 | 26.8 | 33.9 | ||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | |
| 2008-09 | 26 | CBJ | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 85 | 21:22 | |
| 2010-11 | 28 | PHX | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 71 | 17:43 | |
| 2011-12 | 29 | PHX | NHL | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8.3 | 279 | 18:36 | |
| Career | NHL | 23 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | -4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5.9 | 435 | 18:56 | |||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1997-98 | 15 | HC Opava Jr. | CzRep-Jr. | 38 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 87 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 16 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 54 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 100 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 17 | Brampton Battalion | OHL | 67 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 174 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 18 | Brampton Battalion | OHL | 45 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 22 | 59 | 10 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| 2000-01 | 18 | Czech Republic | WJC-A | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 2001-02 | 19 | Czech Republic | WC-A | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2004-05 | 22 | HC Vsetin | CzRep | 41 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 136 | ||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 22 | HPK Hameenlinna | Finland | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 2006-07 | 24 | Czech Republic | WC-A | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 1 Season | CzRep | 41 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 136 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | CzRep-Jr. | 38 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 87 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Finland | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | OHL | 112 | 34 | 65 | 99 | 22 | 233 | 10 | 7 | 1 | |||||||
| Career | 1 Season | USHL | 54 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 100 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WC-A | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WJC-A | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1997-98 | 15 | HC Opava Jr. | CzRep-Jr. | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 16 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 17 | Brampton Battalion | OHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 18 | Brampton Battalion | OHL | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 22 | HPK Hameenlinna | Finland | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | CzRep-Jr. | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Finland | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | OHL | 15 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 47 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | USHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Thru 12 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Rostislav Klesla | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | |
| Normand Rochefort | 92.4 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | |
| Larry Cahan | 91.0 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | |
| Andrew Ference | 91.0 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | |
| Craig Wolanin | 90.5 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | |
| Mike Lalor | 90.2 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | |
| Alexei Gusarov | 89.2 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | |
| Kevin Haller | 89.1 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.1 | |
| Michel Petit | 88.6 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | -0.1 | |
| Don Awrey | 88.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | |
| Craig Rivet | 88.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| Rostislav Klesla | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Normand Rochefort | 91.8 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Andrew Ference | 90.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Alexei Gusarov | 89.2 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | ||
| Danny Markov | 88.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 | ||||
| Craig Wolanin | 88.2 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| Larry Cahan | 87.7 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Mike Lalor | 87.7 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | |
| Kevin Haller | 87.6 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Brad Lukowich | 87.5 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Rhett Warrener | 87.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |
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Honors
2001-02 NHL NHL All-Rookie Team (1st) |
Games Played |
September 17, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Vsetin (CzRep), September 17, 2004.
January 29, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Hameenlinna (Finland), January 29, 2005.
November 30, 2009: Missed majority of 2009-10 due to groin injury vs. St. Louis, November 30, 2009.
February 28, 2011: Traded to Phoenix by Columbus with Dane Byers for Scottie Upshall and Sami Lepisto, February 28, 2011.
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