Michal Rozsíval
| Michal Rozsíval | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
September 3, 1978 Vlašim, CS | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| NHL draft |
105th overall, 1996 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 1995–present | ||
Michal Rozsíval (Template:IPA-en Czech: Template:IPA-all)(born September 3, 1978) of Vlašim, Czechoslovakia, is a professional ice hockey defenceman.
Playing career
Rozsíval was drafted in the 4th round, 105th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. To adjust to North American play, he moved to Canada to play junior hockey with the Swift Current Broncos. Before making his debut with the Penguins, he played for the Syracuse Crunch and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the American Hockey League(AHL). He made his NHL debut in the 1999–2000 season.
He came to the Rangers after the 2004–05 NHL lockout as a free agent. Since then, he has risen to a prominent role on the team and secured a position as one of the premier defensive players in the League.
On April 29, 2007, Rozsival ended the Rangers' longest home playoff game since 1971 by blasting a shot past Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller at 16:43 of the 2nd overtime.
Awards
- 2006 NHL Plus/Minus Award (joint winner)
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–2000 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 75 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001–02 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 79 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002–03 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 53 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Oceláři Třinec | CzEx | 35 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004–05 | Pardubice HC | CzEx | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 34 | ||
| 2005–06 | New York Rangers | NHL | 82 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 90 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | New York Rangers | NHL | 80 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 52 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | New York Rangers | NHL | 80 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 80 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | ||
| NHL Totals | 479 | 46 | 127 | 173 | 383 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 32 | ||||
International play
Played for the Czech Republic in:
International statistics
| Year | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | WC | ||||||
| Senior Int'l Totals | |||||||
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