Michal Grošek

Michal Grošek
Born (1975-06-01) June 1, 1975 (age 48)
Vyškov, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Winnipeg Jets
Buffalo Sabres
Chicago Blackhawks
New York Rangers
Boston Bruins
Genève-Servette HC
SKA Saint Petersburg
EV Zug
Leksands IF
NHL Draft 145th overall, 1993
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 1992–2008

Michal Grošek (born June 1, 1975) is a Czech former professional ice hockey right winger. He played in the National Hockey League for 11 seasons, from 1993 to 2004.

Career

Grošek was drafted 145th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Upon suiting up for the Jets, he made history by becoming the first Czech born player to play for the club. In total, he played in 526 career NHL games, scoring 84 goals and 137 assists for 221 points. Grošek's best offensive season was the 1998–99 season, when he was playing with the Buffalo Sabres. Grošek registered career highs in goals (20), assists (30), points (50), penalty minutes (102), and shots (140) during that season. In 2000, he requested a trade and was thus traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Doug Gilmour and J.P. Dumont. After Chicago, Grošek played for the New York Rangers[1] and the Boston Bruins but was never able to recapture his form shown in 1998-99. Grošek has since expressed regret over the trade, calling it "my big mistake" and stating he should have stayed in Buffalo.[2]

After departing from the NHL, Grošek moved to Switzerland, suiting up for Nationalliga A side Genève-Servette HC, where he was the team's top goal scorer with 15 goals. He then moved to the Russian Super League, playing for SKA Saint Petersburg, where he scored just 3 goals in 13 games before returning to Servette, where he managed 9 goals in 17 games. In 2006, he moved to EV Zug, staying for two seasons before moving to Leksands IF in HockeyAllsvenskan.

In September 2008, Grošek was named head coach of Swiss lower league team CP Meyrin, ending his playing career.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1992–93 AC ZPS Zlín TCH 18 1 3 4 — — — — —
1993–94 Tacoma Rockets WHL 30 25 20 45 106 7 2 2 4 30
1993–94 Winnipeg Jets NHL 3 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
1993–94 Moncton Hawks AHL 20 1 2 3 47 2 0 0 0 0
1994–95 Springfield Falcons AHL 45 10 22 32 98 — — — — —
1994–95 Winnipeg Jets NHL 24 2 2 4 21 — — — — —
1995–96 Winnipeg Jets NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1995–96 Springfield Falcons AHL 39 16 19 35 68 — — — — —
1995–96 Buffalo Sabres NHL 22 6 4 10 31 — — — — —
1996–97 Buffalo Sabres NHL 82 15 21 36 71 12 3 3 6 8
1997–98 Buffalo Sabres NHL 67 10 20 30 60 15 6 4 10 28
1998–99 Buffalo Sabres NHL 76 20 30 50 102 13 0 4 4 28
1999–2000 Buffalo Sabres NHL 61 11 23 34 35 — — — — —
1999–2000 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 14 2 4 6 12 — — — — —
2000–01 New York Rangers NHL 65 9 11 20 61 — — — — —
2000–01 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 12 8 7 15 12 — — — — —
2001–02 New York Rangers NHL 15 3 2 5 12 — — — — —
2001–02 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 48 14 30 44 167 — — — — —
2002–03 Boston Bruins NHL 63 2 18 20 71 5 0 0 0 13
2003–04 Boston Bruins NHL 33 3 2 5 33 — — — — —
2004–05 Genève–Servette HC NLA 41 15 21 36 141 — — — — —
2005–06 Genève–Servette HC NLA 17 9 3 12 99 — — — — —
2005–06 SKA St. Petersburg RSL 13 3 0 3 36 — — — — —
2006–07 Genève–Servette HC NLA 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2006–07 HC Fribourg–Gottéron NLA 5 1 3 4 16 — — — — —
2006–07 EV Zug NLA 24 13 17 30 50 11 0 2 2 46
2007–08 EV Zug NLA 39 12 12 24 60 — — — — —
2007–08 Leksands IF SWE.2 10 3 6 9 37 7 1 3 4 10
NHL totals 526 84 137 221 509 45 9 11 20 77
AHL totals 164 49 80 129 392 2 0 0 0 0
NLA totals 127 50 56 106 368 11 0 2 2 46

References

  1. ^ "Michal Grošek míří do Rangers!". hokej.cz. 2000-10-05. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  2. ^ MICHAL GROSEK REGRETS ASKING FOR TRADE

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