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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 |
Free Agent St. Louis Blues Phoenix Coyotes Philadelphia Flyers Chicago Blackhawks Los Angeles Kings San Jose Sharks | ||
| National team |
 Slovakia | ||
| NHL draft |
101st overall, 1995 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 1995–present | ||
Michal Handzuš (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɪxal ˈɦandzuʃ]; born March 11, 1977) is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who was formerly a member of the Chicago Blackhawks. Since joining the league in 1998, Handzuš has also played for the St. Louis Blues, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks. Handzuš was a member of the 2013 Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks.
Handzuš has represented his country at several international ice hockey tournaments, including the 2002, 2010, and 2014 Winter Olympics.
Playing career
Michal Handzuš, nicknamed "Zeus", 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. St. Louis Blues threesome Pavol Demitra, Ľuboš Bartečko and Handzuš were known as the Slovak Pack line. He finished second in voting for the Frank J. Selke Trophy following the 1999–2000 season.
Handzuš was traded on March 13, 2001 along 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 along 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, Handzuš 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, Handzuš signed a two-year contract worth $5 million with the San Jose Sharks.
During the lockout shortened 2012–13 season, on April 1, 2013, Handzuš was traded by the Sharks back to the Chicago Blackhawks for a fourth-round draft pick.
Michal Handzuš about lines.“It doesn’t matter where you play. You don’t complain, you play. You make your mark, for the team.”
On June 24, 2013, Handzuš and the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Boston Bruins 3–2 in game six of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals to win the Stanley Cup. In the following off-season, on July 5, 2013, Handzuš re-signed to a one-year contract to remain with the Chicago Blackhawks. On March 19, 2014 he played in his 1000th career game.
On May 28, 2014, with the Blackhawks facing elimination in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, Handzuš scored a game winning goal in double-overtime against the Los Angeles Kings.
On June 16, the Chicago Blackhawks announced that they will not re-sign Handzuš after the 2013-14 NHL season. He will officially become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014.
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 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 59 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| NHL totals | 1009 | 185 | 298 | 483 | 498 | 116 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 52 | ||||
| Slovak totals | 111 | 41 | 53 | 94 | 64 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | ||||
 Handzuš (left) is knocked down by Swedish centre Henrik Sedin during the 2010 Winter Olympics. | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Slovakia
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2012 Finland | |
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2002 Sweden | |
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2000 Russia | |
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 | |
| 2014 | Slovakia | OG | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 17 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | |||
| Senior totals | 43 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 22 | |||
Awards and achievements
This is the list of achievements of Michal Handzuš:
| Award | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| AHL Player of the Week | Apr 5, 1998 |
| Slovak Extraliga All-Stars Team | 2004–05 |
| IIHF World Championship Medal | Gold: 2002, Silver: 2000, 2012 |
| Stanley Cup champion | 2013 |
See also
References
- https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/478563389040373761
- "The Olympians: Pavol Demitra – Vancouver Canucks – Features". Canucks.nhl.com. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- "Flyers sign Handzus, avoid arbitration". www.tsn.ca. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
- "Hawks Trade Calder for Handzus". The Sports Network. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Kings ink Nagy, Handzus, Preissing, Calder". The Sports Network. April 3, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Sharks Sign Handzuš To Two-Year Contract Worth $5 Million". The Sports Network. July 2, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "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) - http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/07/sports/hockey/handzus-helps-shape-blackhawks-and-kings.html?_r=0
- "Blackhawks to Part Ways with Michal Handzus". NBC Chicago. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "EliteProspects – Player info". EliteProspects. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
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
- Stanley Cup champions
- St. Louis Blues draft picks
- St. Louis Blues players
- Slovak ice hockey players
- Worcester IceCats players
- Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics