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 Handzuš is knocked down by Swedish centre Henrik Sedin during the 2010 Winter Olympics. | |||
| Born |
(1977-03-11) March 11, 1977 (age 47) Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 219 lb (99 kg; 15 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
San Jose Sharks St. Louis Blues Phoenix Coyotes Philadelphia Flyers Chicago Blackhawks Los Angeles Kings | ||
| National team |
 Slovakia | ||
| NHL draft |
101st overall, 1995 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 1995–present | ||
Michal Handzuš (born March 11, 1977) is a Slovak professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Handzuš was born Gabe Handzus, 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. 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.
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 | ||
| NHL totals | 911 | 179 | 280 | 458 | 466 | 74 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 38 | ||||
| Slovak totals | 96 | 32 | 43 | 75 | 42 | 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
- "Flyers sign Handzus, avoid arbitration". www.tsn.ca. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- "Hawks Trade Calder for Handzus". www.tsn.ca. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- "Kings ink Nagy, Handzus, Preissing, Calder". www.tsn.ca. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- "Sharks Sign Handzus To Two-Year Contract Worth $5 Million". Retrieved 2 July 2011.
External links
- Michal Handzuš profile at Eurohockey.com
- Michal Handzuš career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Michal Handzuš at Hockey-Reference.com
- Michal Handzuš biography at Legends of Hockey (archived)
- Michal Handzuš player profile at NHL.com
- Michal Handzuš at NHLPA
- 1977 births
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Los Angeles Kings players
- Olympic ice hockey players of Slovakia
- People from Banská Bystrica
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Phoenix Coyotes players
- San Jose Sharks players
- St. Louis Blues draft picks
- St. Louis Blues players
- Slovak ice hockey players
- Worcester IceCats players