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Aleš Hemský
Hemský in 2009
Born	(1983-08-13) August 13, 1983 (age 41) Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	Ottawa Senators HC Pardubice Edmonton Oilers
National team	Czech Republic
NHL draft	13th overall, 2001 Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	2002–present

Aleš Hemský (Czech pronunciation: [ˈalɛʃ ˈɦɛmskiː], born August 13, 1983) is a Czech professional ice hockey player who is currently a member of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was previously a member of the Edmonton Oilers, who selected him in the first round (13th overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He played over ten seasons with Edmonton before being traded to the Senators in 2014.

Playing career

HC Pardubice

Hemský entered pro hockey as a 16-year-old, playing for HC Moeller Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga, in his hometown of Pardubice. He split the 1999–2000 season between Moeller and their junior club, HC Moeller Pardubice Jr. Hemský decided he had a better chance to be scouted if he played Canadian Junior hockey than if he tried to make the jump to the Czech Extraleague, and he subsequently became the first selection of the Hull Olympiques in the 2000 CHL Import Draft.

Hull Olympiques

In 2000, Hemský moved to North America to play for the Hull Olympiques of the QMJHL. The following season (2000–2001), Hemský led all rookies in scoring with 36 goals and 100 points. He was named to the All-Rookie team, was selected to play in the 2001 CHL Top Prospects Game, and was awarded the Mike Bossy Trophy as the QMJHL’s top pro prospect.

Hemský continued his success in Hull during the 2001–02 season, with 27 goals and 97 points in 53 games, and finished 19th in the QMJHL scoring race.

Edmonton Oilers

On October 12, 2002, Hemsky recorded his first career assist against the Nashville Predators. On January 4, 2003, Hemsky scored his first career goal against the Montreal Canadiens, in his 26th game of his rookie season. During his rookie NHL season he scored six goals and 30 points in 59 games, and was a healthy scratch for 23. He also went pointless in all six of Edmonton's playoff games.

Hemský returned to the Czech Republic to play 47 games for HC Moeller Pardubice during the 2004 NHL Lockout. During that time, he scored 13 goals and 31 points, fifth on the club. Pardubice won the Extraleague championship for the first time in 16 years, and Hemský was named playoff MVP for his efforts.

During the post-lockout 2005–06 season, Hemský had a career year, setting personal bests in every major statistical category. He scored 19 goals, 58 assists and 77 points, while playing in all but one game for the Oilers during the regular season. The Oilers captured the eighth and final playoff seed in the Western Conference. In the playoffs, the Oilers went on to eliminate the Red wings in six games in round one, then beat the San Jose Sharks in games as well in round two. In the Conference finals the Oilers knocked off the Anaheim Ducks in five games. The Oilers lost the Stanley Cup finals in seven games to the Carolina Hurricanes.

Hemský was an important part to the Oilers run to the Stanley Cup Finals. Among his opportune goals were two he scored in the third period of game six versus the Detroit Red Wings, including the series-winner. Hemský underwent a biopsy on an inflamed lymph node on the right side of his neck during the playoffs. Results have not been made public.

Also that season, Hemský was selected to represent the Czech Republic in the 2006 Winter Olympics. Czech hockey icon Jaromír Jágr had a large influence on Hemský's selection, to the point where he insisted that Hemský skate on his line. The two had previously played together on the Czech team that won the 2005 IIHF World Ice Hockey Championships during the NHL's 04–05 lockout season. Hemský scored twice in the Olympic tournament, and the Czech Republic defeated Russia in the bronze-medal game.

Edmonton re-signed Hemský in the summer of 2006 to a six-year contract worth US $24.60 million. The 2006–07 campaign saw Hemský notch 53 points in 64 games, missing 18 games due to shoulder injuries. The 2007–08 campaign was a short one as the Oilers were eliminated from playoff contention. Hemský finished first on the team overall in points scoring with 71, and was first in assists with 51. He sat in third place for goals with 20, a career high. The 2008–09 campaign was another that saw injuries for Hemský, who played 72 out of the 82 regular season games and finished first on the team with 23 goals and 43 assists for 66 points. Hemský recorded seven goals and 15 assists during the first 22 games of the 2009–10 season before suffering a left shoulder injury following a check from behind by Los Angeles Kings forward Michal Handzuš. The injury required surgery and Hemský missed the remainder of the regular season.

In the 2010–11 season, Hemský was named to the 2011 NHL All-Star Game, but did not participate due to a concussion. Hemský missed the remainder of the season due to a shoulder injury. Hemský, Taylor Hall, and Sam Gagner, led the Oilers with 42 points for the majority of the season, until the trio of injured players were surpassed by Jordan Eberle. Hemský recorded his 400th career point scoring a goal, in a 9-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.

After missing the first part of the 2011–12 season due to injury, Hemský struggled, posting just eleven points in his first 25 games, including a nine-game pointless streak. He picked up the pace thereafter, scoring 15 points in his next 22 games, leading the Oilers to sign him to a two year, $10 million deal on February 24, 2012. On March 21, 2012, Hemský recorded his first career NHL hat trick, finishing with four points in a 6-3 victory over the Nashville Predators. After coming back from two shoulder surgeries, Hemský had a disappointing start to the season, and finished the year with 36 points in 69 games.

Ottawa Senators

On March 5, 2014, Hemsky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Ottawa Senators, for a fifth-round pick in the 2014 draft and a third-round pick in the 2015 draft. He quickly found success on Ottawa's top line alongside center Jason Spezza, recording six points in his first three games.

International play

Medal record
Representing  Czech Republic
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics
	2006 Turin
Ice Hockey World Championships
	2005 Austria
	2012 Finland
Inline hockey
IIHF InLine Hockey World Championships

Hemsky was a member of the bronze medal winning Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team for the Czech Republic at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He missed the 2010 Winter Olympics, but was selected for 2014 Olympic ice hockey tournament at Sochi in 2014 and became the highest scorer for the Czech team during the 2014 games, with three goals and four points. Hemsky has also played three times for the Czechs at the IIHF World ice hockey tournaments, and was a member of the 2005 gold medal-winning team. He made his first appearance in a Czech uniform for the 2002 World Junior tournament.

In addition to representing Czech Republic in ice hockey, Hemský represented his country in the IIHF inline hockey World Championship tournaments in 2008 and 2012. In the 2008 tournament, Hemský tied for fourth place in scoring with six goals and five assists while leading the Czech Republic to a fifth place finish.

Career statistics

Club

International

Awards and honours

Individual

• 2001 QMJHL All-Rookie Team
• 2001 QMJHL Mike Bossy Trophy
• 2001 CHL All-Rookie Team

Hemský was to also represent the QMJHL in the 2001 CHL Top Prospects Game,
but an injury forced him to withdraw.

• 2001 QMJHL Rookie of the Month (January)
• 2002 QMJHL 2nd All-Star Team
• 2002 CHL 3rd All-Star Team
• 2005 Czech Extraliga Playoff MVP
• Selected to play in 2011 NHL All-Star Game (did not play due to injury)

Team

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleš Hemský". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
2. Robert Neuhauser (2001). "Ales Hemsky - a story of a scorer". Hockey's Future. Retrieved September 25, 2006.
3. "Hemsky's profile at the Edmonton Oilers' website". Edmonton Oilers. Archived from the original on September 3, 2006. Retrieved September 25, 2006.
4. "NHL Game Summary - Detroit at Edmonton". 2006. Retrieved September 25, 2006.
5. Derek Van Diest (2006). "Ales having biopsy on lymph node". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved August 29, 2006.
6. Terry Jones (2006). "Czech this out!". Retrieved September 24, 2006.
7. "Oilers' Hemský to have shoulder surgery; done for the season". www.tsn.ca. Archived from the original on December 1, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
8. Ian Mendes (2013). "MENDES: TRADING FOR HEMSKY EARLIER WOULDN'T MAKE DIFFERENCE". Retrieved March 11, 2014.
9. Sean Farrell (2013). "Predators beat Senators on Jones' OT goal". Retrieved March 11, 2014.
10. CBC Olympics athlete profile
11. Edmonton Journal. Trade-bait winger Ales Hemsky returns to Edmonton after successful Olympics run 25 Feb 2014 "The 30-year-old winger certainly helped the cause with three goals and one assist in the five games he played in Sochi with the Czech Republic. "
12. http://stats.iihf.com/hydra/inline/145/IHM145316_74_2_0.pdf
13. "Injuries mean changes at Top Prospects Game". 2001. Retrieved September 25, 2006.

External links

• Aleš Hemský career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Aleš Hemský career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

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• 1983 births
• Living people
• Czech ice hockey players
• Edmonton Oilers draft picks
• Edmonton Oilers players
• HC Pardubice players
• Hull Olympiques players
• Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
• Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
• Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics
• National Hockey League first round draft picks
• Olympic bronze medalists for the Czech Republic
• Olympic ice hockey players of the Czech Republic
• Olympic medalists in ice hockey
• Ottawa Senators players
• People from Pardubice