Position: C ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 204 lbs.
Born: August 12, 1983 in Pelhrimov, Czechoslovakia
Draft: Buffalo, 1st round (22nd overall), 2001 NHL Entry
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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 |
| 2005-06 | 22 | BUF | NHL | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13.3 | 171 | 12:15 |
| 2006-07 | 23 | TOT | NHL | 68 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 7 | -4 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 7.6 | 879 | 12:56 |
| 2006-07 | 23 | BUF | NHL | 50 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | -2 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 10.0 | 616 | 12:19 |
| 2006-07 | 23 | WSH | NHL | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.0 | 263 | 14:36 |
| 2007-08 | 24 | CBJ | NHL | 65 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 8 | -10 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 91 | 8.8 | 1152 | 17:43 |
| 2008-09 | 25 | CBJ | NHL | 42 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 7.1 | 560 | 13:21 |
| Career | NHL | 189 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 19 | -15 | 66 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 241 | 8.3 | 2763 | 14:37 | ||
| 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 |
| 2005-06 | 22 | BUF | NHL | 14 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.21 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 1.07 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | -5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2006-07 | 23 | TOT | NHL | 68 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.28 | 0.10 | 0.41 | 1.16 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 45 | 12 | -4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 2006-07 | 23 | BUF | NHL | 50 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.26 | 0.10 | 0.52 | 1.20 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 31 | 10 | -2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| 2006-07 | 23 | WSH | NHL | 18 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 1.06 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | -2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 2007-08 | 24 | CBJ | NHL | 65 | 0.12 | 0.22 | 0.34 | 0.13 | 0.37 | 1.40 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 41 | 12 | 56 | 17 | -10 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 2008-09 | 25 | CBJ | NHL | 42 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.33 | 1.33 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Career | NHL | 189 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.27 | 0.10 | 0.35 | 1.28 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 20 | 90 | 12 | 127 | 34 | -15 | -0.4 | 2.4 | 1.9 | ||
| 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 | 16 | HC Ceske Budejovice Jr. | CzRep-Jr. | 36 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 16 | HC Ceske Budejovice U17 | CzR-U17 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 16 | HC Slezan Opava | CzRep-2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 16 | Czech Republic | WJ18-A | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2000-01 | 17 | HC Ceske Budejovice Jr. | CzRep-Jr. | 33 | 10 | 10 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 17 | Rebel Havlickuv Brod | CzRep-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 17 | Czech Republic | WJ18-A | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 2001-02 | 18 | HC Ceske Budejovice Jr. | CzRep-Jr. | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 18 | SHC Vajgar Jindrichuv Hradec | CzRep-3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 18 | HC Ceske Budejovice | CzRep | 41 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 18 | Czech Republic | WJC-A | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2002-03 | 19 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 43 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5.3 | |||
| 2002-03 | 19 | Czech Republic | WJC-A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 20 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 48 | 1 | 14 | 15 | -14 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2004-05 | 21 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 61 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2005-06 | 22 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 66 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 3 | 40 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 2006-07 | 23 | Czech Republic | WC-A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2007-08 | 24 | Czech Republic | WC-A | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2009-10 | 26 | Atlant Moscow Region | KHL | 45 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2009-10 | 26 | Czech Republic | WC-A | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2010-11 | 27 | Barys Astana | KHL | 53 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 78 | ||||||||||
| 2010-11 | 27 | Czech Republic | WC-A | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2011-12 | 28 | Barys Astana | KHL | 42 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 2011-12 | 28 | Czech Republic | WC-A | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | AHL | 218 | 25 | 80 | 105 | -15 | 106 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 5.3 | ||||
| Career | 1 Season | CzR-U17 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | CzRep | 41 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | CzRep-2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | CzRep-3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | CzRep-Jr. | 76 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | KHL | 140 | 34 | 62 | 96 | 108 | |||||||||||
| Career | 5 Seasons | WC-A | 41 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WJ18-A | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WJC-A | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 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 |
| 2002-03 | 19 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |||
| 2003-04 | 20 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2004-05 | 21 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2009-10 | 26 | Atlant Moscow Region | KHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2010-11 | 27 | Barys Astana | KHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2011-12 | 28 | Barys Astana | KHL | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | KHL | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 27 | |||||||||||
| Thru 4 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jiri Novotny | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
| Eric Chouinard | 88.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Wes Jarvis | 86.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Chris Thorburn | 84.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Dmitri Nabokov | 84.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | |
| Randy Rota | 83.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Connie Brown | 83.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Troy Mallette | 83.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 83.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Mike Millar | 80.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Landon Wilson | 78.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Jiri Novotny | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |||
| Eric Chouinard | 88.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Dmitri Nabokov | 84.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | |||
| Randy Rota | 82.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |
| Jack Skille | 80.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jim Jackson | 77.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||
| Jeff Lazaro | 75.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | |||
| Oscar Moller | 74.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |||
| T.J. Hensick | 74.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Brad Smyth | 74.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Sergei Varlamov | 74.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
February 27, 2007: Traded to Washington by Buffalo with Buffalo's 1st round choice (later traded to San Jose - San Jose selected Nicholas Petrecki) in 2007 Entry Draft for Dainius Zubrus and Timo Helbling, February 27, 2007.
July 3, 2007: Signed as a free agent by Columbus, July 3, 2007.
September 7, 2009: Signed as a free agent by Mytischi (KHL), September 7, 2009.
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