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Czechia Rostislav Olesz
HK Nový Jičín / Czechia3 - 23/24
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Oct 10, 1985
Position
LW/RW
Age
39
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Bilovec, CZE
Weight
214 lbs / 97 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HC Poruba
Contract
-
Drafted
2004 round 1 #7 overall by Florida Panthers
Agency
PREMIUM

Olesz is a two-way winger with good speed and all-around ability. Solid defensively and skilled with the puck. Always works hard for his team. - Ulf Andersson, EP

Father-in-law: Jiri Überall

© Photo: HC Olomouc

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Rostislav Olesz Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1999-00 HC Vitkovice U18 Czechia U18 48* 23* 20* 43* 56* 26* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 2 -1
2000-01 HC Vitkovice U18 Czechia U18 31* 42* 27* 69* 57* 58* | Playoffs 2 2 3 5 0 4
HC Vítkovice U20 Czechia U20 15* 8* 2* 10* 16* 4* |
HC Vítkovice Czechia 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
Czechia U16 (all) International-Jr 11* -* -* -* -* -* |
Czechia U17 (all) International-Jr 5* -* -* -* -* -* |
2001-02 HC Vitkovice U18 Czechia U18 2* 2* 0* 2* 0* 2* |
HC Vítkovice U20 Czechia U20 34* 19* 20* 39* 81* 23* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 0
HC Vítkovice Czechia 11* 1* 2* 3* 0* -1* |
Czechia U18 (all) International-Jr 6* -* -* -* -* -* |
2002-03 HC Vítkovice U20 Czechia U20 7* 1* 1* 2* 12* -* |
HC Vítkovice Czechia 40* 6* 3* 9* 41* 3* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 0
HC Dukla Jihlava Czechia2 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* 3* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
HC Slezan Opava Czechia2 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Czechia U18 WJC-18 6* 2* 3* 5* 4* -4* |
Czechia U18 (all) International-Jr 6* 2* 3* 5* 4* -* |
Czechia (all) International 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2003-04 HC Vítkovice U20 Czechia U20 3* 2* 0* 2* 0* 2* |
HC Vítkovice Czechia 35* 1* 11* 12* 10* 6* | Playoffs 6 2 1 3 4 1
Czechia U20 WJC-20 6* 3* 2* 5* 6* 4* |
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 17* 6* 8* 14* 12* -* |
Czechia (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2004-05 HC Sparta Praha U20 Czechia U20 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 0 2
HC Sparta Praha Czechia 47* 6* 7* 13* 12* 7* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 0 -1
Czechia U20 WJC-20 7* 7* 3* 10* 12* 8* |
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 10* 9* 5* 14* 14* -* |
Czechia (all) International 8* 2* 0* 2* 8* -* |
2005-06 Florida Panthers NHL 59* 8* 13* 21* 24* -4* |
Czechia OG 8* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
Czechia (all) International 8* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2006-07 Florida Panthers NHL 75* 11* 19* 30* 28* 2* |
Rochester Americans AHL 4* 1* 2* 3* 4* 1* |
Czechia WC 7* 2* 3* 5* 4* 2* |
Czechia (all) International 9* 2* 3* 5* 4* -* |
2007-08 Florida Panthers NHL 56* 14* 12* 26* 16* 3* |
2008-09 Florida Panthers NHL 37* 4* 5* 9* 8* -5* |
Czechia WC 7* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
Czechia (all) International 9* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2009-10 Florida Panthers NHL 78* 14* 15* 29* 28* -4* |
2010-11 Florida Panthers NHL 44* 6* 11* 17* 8* -1* |
2011-12 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 6* 0* 0* 0* 6* -1* |
Rockford IceHogs AHL 50* 17* 24* 41* 32* 7* |
2012-13 Rockford IceHogs AHL 14* 7* 12* 19* 4* 5* |
2013-14 New Jersey Devils NHL 10* 0* 2* 2* 0* -1* |
Albany Devils AHL 5* 1* 3* 4* 4* 1* |
SC Bern NLA 23* 7* 4* 11* 12* 3* | Relegation 6 4 1 5 2 -1
2014-15 HC Vítkovice Czechia 39* 12* 10* 22* 32* -10* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 18 3
2015-16 HC Vítkovice “A” Czechia 34* 17* 12* 29* 18* 5* | Relegation 6 1 2 3 4 0
SCL Tigers NLA 15* 4* 4* 8* 2* 0* |
Czechia (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2016-17 HC Vítkovice “C” Czechia 41* 8* 12* 20* 28* 1* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 4 1
2017-18 HC Vítkovice “C” Czechia 52* 16* 14* 30* 44* 1* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 6 -3
2018-19 HC Vítkovice “C” Czechia 31* 10* 9* 19* 28* 7* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 2 -1
2019-20 HC Olomouc Czechia 52* 8* 11* 19* 10* -3* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 2 2
2020-21 HC Olomouc Czechia 46* 6* 9* 15* 14* -10* | Playoffs 7 3 0 3 2 -3
2021-22 HC Olomouc Czechia 36* 4* 8* 12* 20* -4* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2022-23 HC Olomouc Czechia 38* 4* 10* 14* 37* -2* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 HK Nový Jičín Czechia3 24* 8* 11* 19* 16* 0* | Playoffs 8 3 0 3 10 -

Rostislav Olesz Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Czechia U18 U18 JWC 5* 3* -* -* -* -* |
Czechia EHT 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2004-05 Czechia EHT 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2008-09 Czechia EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2015-16 HC Vítkovice Champions HL 6* 2* 0* 2* 6* 4* |
Czechia EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2016-17 HC Vítkovice Champions HL 8* 2* 3* 5* 6* -1* |

Rostislav Olesz Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 73* 26* 41* 67* 0.92* 44* 14* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 2 14* 4* 3* 7* 0.50* 12* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia 14 505* 99* 119* 218* 0.43* 294* 1* | 12 54 7 * 9 * 16 * 0.30 * 44 * -1 *
Czechia U18 3 81* 67* 47* 114* 1.41* 113* 86* | 2 5 3 * 3 * 6 * 1.20 * 2 * 3 *
Czechia U20 5 59* 30* 23* 53* 0.90* 109* 29* | 2 3 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.33 * 2 * 2 *
Czechia2 1 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 0* 1* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
Czechia3 1 24* 8* 11* 19* 0.79* 16* 0* | 1 8 3 * 0 * 3 * 0.38 * 10 * - *
EHT 4 13* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 JWC (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 3* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 7 40* 4* 4* 8* 0.20* 16* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 55* 17* 16* 33* 0.60* 30* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 8 365* 57* 77* 134* 0.37* 118* -11* | 0 * * * * * *
NLA (NL) 2 38* 11* 8* 19* 0.50* 14* 3* | 1 6 4 * 1 * 5 * 0.83 * 2 * -1 *
OG 1 8* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 2 14* 2* 4* 6* 0.43* 6* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 2* 3* 5* 0.83* 4* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 13* 10* 5* 15* 1.15* 18* 12* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Rostislav Olesz Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/26/2023
10/26/2023 Confirmed No team HK Nový Jičín
04/22/2022
04/22/2022 Extension HC Olomouc HC Olomouc
04/30/2021
04/30/2021 Extension HC Olomouc HC Olomouc
05/01/2020
05/01/2020 Extension HC Olomouc HC Olomouc
08/27/2019
08/27/2019 Confirmed HC Vítkovice HC Olomouc
11/09/2015
11/09/2015 Loan HC Vítkovice SCL Tigers
07/20/2015
07/20/2015 Extension HC Vítkovice HC Vítkovice
09/11/2014
09/11/2014 Confirmed SC Bern HC Vítkovice
11/21/2013
11/21/2013 Confirmed Albany Devils SC Bern
07/05/2013
07/05/2013 Confirmed Chicago Blackhawks New Jersey Devils
06/27/2013
06/27/2013 Confirmed Chicago Blackhawks Unknown
06/25/2011
06/25/2011 Confirmed Florida Panthers Chicago Blackhawks
Player Biography and Trivia

Career transactions
- 2013-07-05 • Signed to a one-year contract by the New Jersey Devils
- 2013-06-27 • Bought out by the Chicago Blackhawks
- 2011-06-24 • Traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Brian Campbell
- 2008-06-30 • Signed to a six-year contract by the Florida Panthers
- 2005-08-18 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Florida Panthers
- 2004-07-29 • Traded-loan to the HC Vítkovice for Roman Simicek

Other memorable dates
- 2005-10-10 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. New York Islanders vs. Rick DiPietro)
- 2005-10-05 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Atlanta Thrashers)