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Michal Handzuš
Handzuš during his tenure with the Los Angeles Kings
Born (1977-03-11) March 11, 1977 (age 47)
Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
(now Slovakia)
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 219 lb (99 kg; 15 st 9 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Chicago Blackhawks
St. Louis Blues
Phoenix Coyotes
Philadelphia Flyers
Los Angeles Kings
San Jose Sharks
National team  Slovakia
NHL draft 101st overall, 1995
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 1995–present

Handzuš (left) is knocked down by Swedish centre Henrik Sedin during the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Medal record
Representing  Slovakia
Ice hockey
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Finland
Gold medal – first place 2002 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 2000 Russia

Michal Handzuš (born March 11, 1977) is a Slovak professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Handzuš was drafted 101st overall in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues, playing with them for two and a half seasons from 1998–99 to 2000–01. He finished second in voting for the Frank J. Selke Trophy following the 1999–2000 season. He was then traded on March 13, 2001 with Ladislav Nagy, Jeff Taffe and two first-round draft picks to the Phoenix Coyotes for Keith Tkachuk. Handzuš spent two seasons with Phoenix. On June 12, 2002, Handzuš was traded with Robert Esche to the Philadelphia Flyers for Brian Boucher and a third-round draft pick. On December 5, 2002, he became only the second player in NHL history to score a penalty shot goal in overtime. He became a fan favorite in Philadelphia. In the 2003–04 season he finished second on the Flyers with 58 points, and signed a three-year contract with Philadelphia in the off-season. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout he played for the HKm Zvolen, which reached the playoff finals in the Slovak Extraliga.

On August 4, 2006, he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Kyle Calder. Only eight games into his season with Chicago, however, Handzuš suffered a torn ACL which sidelined him for the remainder of the 2006–07 season. On July 2, 2007, Handzuš signed a four-year, $16 million deal with the Los Angeles Kings.

On July 1, 2011, Handzus signed a two-year contract worth $5 million with the San Jose Sharks.

During the lockout shortened 2012–13 season, on April 1, 2013, Handzus was traded by the Sharks back to the Chicago Blackhawks for a 4th round draft pick.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1993–94 SK Iskra Banská Bystrica Slovak-Jr. 40 23 36 59 — — — — —
1994–95 SK Iskra Banska Bystrica Slovak-2 22 15 14 29 10 — — — — —
1995–96 SK Iskra Banska Bystrica Slovak-Jr. 6 6 7 13 4 — — — — —
1995–96 SK Iskra Banska Bystrica Slovak 19 3 1 4 8 — — — — —
1996–97 HK ŠKP PS Poprad Slovak 44 15 18 33 24 — — — — —
1997–98 Worcester IceCats AHL 69 27 36 63 54 11 2 6 8 10
1998–99 St. Louis Blues NHL 66 4 12 16 30 11 0 2 2 8
1999–00 St. Louis Blues NHL 81 25 28 53 44 7 0 3 3 6
2000–01 St. Louis Blues NHL 36 10 14 24 12 — — — — —
2000–01 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 10 4 4 8 21 — — — — —
2001–02 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 79 15 30 45 34 5 0 0 0 2
2002–03 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82 23 21 44 46 13 2 6 8 6
2003–04 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82 20 38 58 82 18 5 5 10 10
2004–05 HKm Zvolen Slovak 33 14 24 38 34 — — — — —
2005–06 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 73 11 33 44 38 6 0 2 2 2
2006–07 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 8 3 5 8 6 — — — — —
2007–08 Los Angeles Kings NHL 82 7 14 21 45 — — — — —
2008–09 Los Angeles Kings NHL 82 18 24 42 32 — — — — —
2009–10 Los Angeles Kings NHL 81 20 22 42 38 6 3 2 5 4
2010–11 Los Angeles Kings NHL 82 12 18 30 20 6 1 1 2 0
2011–12 San Jose Sharks NHL 67 7 17 24 18 2 0 0 0 0
2012–13 HC ’05 Banská Bystrica Slovak 15 9 10 19 22 — — — — —
2012–13 San Jose Sharks NHL 28 1 1 2 12 — — — — —
2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 11 1 5 6 4
NHL totals 950 180 286 466 482 74 11 21 32 38
Slovak totals 111 41 53 94 64 17 5 10 15 6

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1995 Slovakia EJC 5 5 3 8 4
1996 Slovakia WJC 6 0 3 3 2
1997 Slovakia WJC 6 2 4 6 2
2000 Slovakia WC 6 1 4 5 4
2002 Slovakia OG 2 1 0 1 6
2002 Slovakia WC 6 1 4 5 4
2005 Slovakia WC 7 3 0 3 2
2009 Slovakia WC 6 0 4 4 6
2010 Slovakia OG 7 3 3 6 0
2011 Slovakia WC 5 0 2 2 0
Junior int'l totals 17 7 10 17 8
Senior int'l totals 39 9 17 26 22

See also

References

  1. "Flyers sign Handzus, avoid arbitration". www.tsn.ca. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
  2. "Hawks Trade Calder for Handzus". The Sports Network. Retrieved 2009-11-28. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. "Kings ink Nagy, Handzus, Preissing, Calder". The Sports Network. 2010-04-03. Retrieved 2009-11-28. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. "Sharks Sign Handzus To Two-Year Contract Worth $5 Million". The Sports Network. 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2011-07-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. "Blackhawks acquire Handzus from Sharks for draft pick". The Sports Network. Retrieved 2013-04-011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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