Position: D ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: December 23, 1982 in Jindrichuv Hradec, Czechoslovakia
Contract: 5 years/$20,000,000
2012-13 Cap Hit: $4,000,000.00 (full contract info at capgeek.com)
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 2003-04 | 21 | MIN | NHL | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 | 313 | 14:13 |
| 2005-06 | 23 | PHX | NHL | 82 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 62 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 105 | 8.6 | 1872 | 22:50 |
| 2006-07 | 24 | PHX | NHL | 82 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 8 | -20 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 144 | 2.8 | 1941 | 23:40 |
| 2007-08 | 25 | PHX | NHL | 75 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 4.3 | 1620 | 21:36 |
| 2008-09 | 26 | PHX | NHL | 82 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 9 | -13 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 5.7 | 1863 | 22:43 |
| 2009-10 | 27 | PHX | NHL | 72 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 104 | 2.9 | 1631 | 22:39 |
| 2010-11 | 28 | PIT | NHL | 73 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 4.8 | 1594 | 21:50 |
| 2011-12 | 29 | PIT | NHL | 62 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 2.6 | 1342 | 21:39 |
| 2012-13 | 30 | PHX | NHL | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0.0 | 724 | 21:18 |
| Career | NHL | 584 | 34 | 115 | 149 | 49 | -18 | 260 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 85 | 6 | 24 | 791 | 4.3 | 12899 | 22:05 | ||
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 2003-04 | 21 | MIN | NHL | 22 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.18 | 0.77 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 2 | -7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 2005-06 | 23 | PHX | NHL | 82 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.29 | 0.11 | 0.76 | 1.28 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 81 | 24 | 97 | 44 | 4 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 5.6 |
| 2006-07 | 24 | PHX | NHL | 82 | 0.05 | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.10 | 0.41 | 1.76 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 82 | 28 | 120 | 46 | -20 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 |
| 2007-08 | 25 | PHX | NHL | 75 | 0.05 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.08 | 0.45 | 1.23 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 57 | 2 | 72 | 26 | 9 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| 2008-09 | 26 | PHX | NHL | 82 | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.11 | 0.34 | 1.29 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 71 | 5 | 119 | 40 | -13 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| 2009-10 | 27 | PHX | NHL | 72 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.07 | 0.42 | 1.44 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 69 | 9 | 80 | 25 | 5 | 0.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| 2010-11 | 28 | PIT | NHL | 73 | 0.07 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.09 | 0.41 | 1.42 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 60 | 8 | 72 | 20 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
| 2011-12 | 29 | PIT | NHL | 62 | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.06 | 0.39 | 1.24 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 54 | 1 | 66 | 13 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 2012-13 | 30 | PHX | NHL | 34 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.41 | 1.24 | 4 | -0.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 | ||||||||
| Career | NHL | 584 | 0.06 | 0.20 | 0.26 | 0.08 | 0.45 | 1.35 | 34 | 116 | 150 | 50 | 481 | 77 | 642 | 216 | -18 | 4.2 | 26.9 | 31.1 | ||
| 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 | |
| 2009-10 | 27 | PHX | NHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 143 | 20:28 | |
| 2010-11 | 28 | PIT | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0.0 | 191 | 27:21 | |
| 2011-12 | 29 | PIT | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 127 | 21:08 | |
| Career | NHL | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0.0 | 461 | 23:04 | |||
| 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 |
| 1999-00 | 17 | HC Karlovy Vary Jr. | CzRep-Jr. | 40 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 18 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 69 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 41 | 52 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 7.1 | |||
| 2001-02 | 19 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 68 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 25 | 54 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 251 | 6.4 | |||
| 2002-03 | 20 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 62 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 21 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 55 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2004-05 | 22 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 76 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -10 | 48 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2005-06 | 23 | Czech Republic | WC-A | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2006-07 | 24 | Czech Republic | WC-A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2007-08 | 25 | Czech Republic | WC-A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2009-10 | 27 | Czech Republic | Olympics | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2010-11 | 28 | Czech Republic | WC-A | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 193 | 16 | 43 | 59 | -15 | 106 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Career | 1 Season | CzRep-Jr. | 40 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Olympics | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | QMJHL | 137 | 26 | 64 | 90 | 66 | 106 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 392 | 6.6 | ||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | WC-A | 31 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 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 |
| 2000-01 | 18 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |||
| 2001-02 | 19 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 12 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 14.3 | |||
| 2002-03 | 20 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 21 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2004-05 | 22 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 30 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | QMJHL | 15 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -3 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 13.8 | ||||
| Thru 9 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Zbynek Michalek | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | |
| Walt Buswell | 94.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | |
| Mark Hardy | 92.7 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Greg Smith | 92.4 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 0.1 | |
| Chris Phillips | 92.0 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 1.2 | |
| Leo Boivin | 91.9 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | |
| Randy Gregg | 91.8 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 0.7 | |
| Alexei Gusarov | 91.3 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | |
| Lee Fogolin | 90.7 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.7 | |
| Murray Henderson | 89.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | |
| Dave Langevin | 89.9 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.3 | |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| Zbynek Michalek | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | |||
| Walt Buswell | 94.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | |||
| Dave Langevin | 89.9 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.3 | |||
| Murray Henderson | 89.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | |||
| Randy Gregg | 89.6 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | ||
| Dmitri Kalinin | 89.4 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | ||
| Trevor Daley | 88.6 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 0.9 | ||
| Ron Hainsey | 87.9 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | |
| Lou Fontinato | 87.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | ||
| Francois Beauchemin | 87.8 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 1.1 | -0.1 | ||
| Tim Bothwell | 86.8 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
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Games Played 2006-07 NHL 82 (2) 2008-09 NHL 82 (2) |
Total Goals On-Ice Against 2008-09 NHL 119 (2) |
Power Play Goals On-Ice Against |
September 29, 2001: Signed as a free agent by Minnesota, September 29, 2001.
August 26, 2005: Traded to Phoenix by Minnesota for Erik Westrum and Dustin Wood, August 26, 2005.
July 1, 2010: Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh, July 1, 2010.
June 22, 2012: Traded to Phoenix by Pittsburgh for Harrison Ruopp, Marc Cheverie and Philadelphia's 3rd round choice (previously acquired, Pittsburgh selected Oskar Sundqvist) in 2012 Entry Draft, June 22, 2012.
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