Zbynek Michalek

#4 HC Kometa Brno / Czechia - 18/19

Date of Birth: Dec 23, 1982
Age: 43
Place of Birth: Jindrichuv Hradec, CZE
Nation: Czechia
Youth Team: KLH Jindrichuv Hradec
Position: D
Height: 189 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 95 kg / 209 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Zbynek Michalek Facts

Brother: Milan Michalek
Nephew: Maxim Michalek

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Zbynek Michalek Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1999-2000	HC Karlovy Vary U20	Czechia U20	40	2	10	12	20	-
2000-2001	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL	69	10	29	39	52	41	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	2
2001-2002	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL	68	16	35	51	54	25	Playoffs	12	8	9	17	17	-5
2001-2002	Czechia U20 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	0	0	0	-
2002-2003	Houston Aeros	AHL	62	4	10	14	26	16	Playoffs	23	1	1	2	6	7
2003-2004	Minnesota Wild	NHL	22	1	1	2	4	-7
2003-2004	Houston Aeros	AHL	55	5	16	21	32	-5	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	0	2
2004-2005	Houston Aeros	AHL	76	7	17	24	48	-10	Playoffs	5	1	2	3	4	0
2005-2006	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	82	9	15	24	62	4
2005-2006	Czechia	WC	9	3	0	3	6	0
2005-2006	Czechia (all)	International	12	3	0	3	6	-
2006-2007	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	82	4	24	28	34	-20
2006-2007	Czechia	WC	7	0	1	1	4	0
2006-2007	Czechia (all)	International	9	0	2	2	4	-
2007-2008	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	75	4	13	17	34	9
2007-2008	Czechia	WC	7	0	0	0	6	-7
2007-2008	Czechia (all)	International	7	0	0	0	6	-7
2008-2009	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	82	6	21	27	28	-13
2009-2010	Phoenix Coyotes "A"	NHL	72	3	14	17	30	5	Playoffs	7	0	2	2	2	-4
2009-2010	Czechia Olympics	OG	5	0	0	0	2	0
2009-2010	Czechia (all)	International	5	0	0	0	2	-
2010-2011	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	73	5	14	19	30	0	Playoffs	7	0	1	1	0	1
2010-2011	Czechia	WC	8	0	1	1	0	6
2010-2011	Czechia (all)	International	8	0	1	1	0	0
2011-2012	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	62	2	11	13	24	0	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	0	2
2012-2013	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	34	0	2	2	14	4
2012-2013	Czechia "A"	WC	8	3	1	4	2	2
2012-2013	Czechia (all)	International	8	3	1	4	2	2
2013-2014	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	59	2	8	10	24	6
2013-2014	Czechia Olympics	OG	5	0	1	1	2	3
2013-2014	Czechia (all)	International	5	0	1	1	2	3
2014-2015	Arizona Coyotes	NHL	53	2	6	8	12	-6
2014-2015	St. Louis Blues	NHL	15	2	2	4	6	3	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	4	-2
2015-2016	Arizona Coyotes	NHL	70	2	5	7	20	3
2016-2017	Arizona Coyotes	NHL	3	0	0	0	0	1
2016-2017	Tucson Roadrunners	AHL	43	6	8	14	32	-4
2016-2017	Czechia	WCup	3	1	0	1	2	1
2016-2017	Czechia (all)	International	6	1	0	1	2	-1
2017-2018	HC Sparta Praha	Czechia	30	5	13	18	16	-1	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-3
2017-2018	Czechia (all)	International	2	0	0	0	0	0
2018-2019	HC Kometa Brno	Czechia	13	0	0	0	2	4	Playoffs	10	0	1	1	0	-3

Zbynek Michalek Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2005-2006	Czechia	EHT	3	0	0	0	0	-
2017-2018	Czechia	EHT	2	0	0	0	0	0

Zbynek Michalek Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	4	236	22	51	73	0.31	138	-3	3	30	3	3	6	0.20	10	9
Czechia	2	43	5	13	18	0.42	18	3	2	13	0	1	1	0.08	2	-6
Czechia U20	1	40	2	10	12	0.30	20	-	0
EHT	2	5	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
International	9	62	7	5	12	0.19	24	-3*	0
International-Jr	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
NHL	13	784	42	136	178	0.23	322	-11	4	26	0	4	4	0.15	6	-3
OG	2	10	0	1	1	0.10	4	3	0
QMJHL	2	137	26	64	90	0.66	106	66	2	15	8	9	17	1.13	17	-3
WC	5	39	6	3	9	0.23	18	1	0
WCup	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	2	1	0

Zbynek Michalek Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2002-2003	AHL Calder Cup Champion
2005-2006	World Championship Silver Medal
2010-2011	World Championship Bronze Medal
2012-2013	World Championship Top 3 Player on Team

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
01/19/2019	Confirmed	No team	HC Kometa Brno
10/19/2017	Confirmed	Tucson Roadrunners	HC Sparta Praha
07/01/2015	Confirmed	St. Louis Blues	Arizona Coyotes
03/02/2015	Confirmed	Arizona Coyotes	St. Louis Blues
06/23/2012	Confirmed	Pittsburgh Penguins	Phoenix Coyotes
07/01/2010	Confirmed	Phoenix Coyotes	Pittsburgh Penguins

Zbynek Michalek Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2000, 1 #59 by Victoriaville Tigres in the CHL Import Draft
Cult/Star player for Arizona Coyotes
Cult/Star player for Czechia
Cult/Star player for Houston Aeros
Cult/Star player for Shawinigan Cataractes

Career transactions
- 2012-06-22 • Traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for Marc Cheverie, the rights to Harrison Ruopp & a 2012 3rd round pick (Oskar Sundqvist)
- 2011-09-08 • Signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2005-08-26 • Traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for Erik Westrum & Dustin Wood
- 2001-09-29 • Signed by the Minnesota Wild

Other memorable dates
- 2004-03-09 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. San Jose Sharks vs. Yevgeni Nabokov)
- 2004-01-16 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Pittsburgh Penguins)