Michael Frolík | |
Position | Right Wing |
Shoots | Left |
Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) |
NHL Team F. Teams |
Calgary Flames Tipsport Extraliga HC Kladno Piráti Chomutov QMJHL Rimouski Océanic NHL Florida Panthers Chicago Blackhawks Winnipeg Jets |
Teams | Czech Republic |
Nationality | Czech |
Born | February 17, 1988, Kladno, Czechoslovakia |
NHL Draft | 10th overall, 2006 Florida Panthers |
Pro Career | 2002 – present |
Michael Frolík born February 17, 1988 in Kladno, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career[]
Frolík played two seasons in the Czech Extraliga for HC Rabat Kladno before being selected 10th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers. While playing in Kladno, Frolík was constantly nicknamed "the Baby Jágr," due to his identical playing style and appearance to Jaromír Jágr, who played for Kladno. To add to his overwhelming resemblance, Frolík, who cites Jágr as his role model, wore #68 at the Florida Panthers rookie camp. He is seen as a talented prospect and plays as a winger. During the 2006-07 season, he played for Rimouski Océanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, where he wore number 67. When he joined the Panthers for the 2008–09 season he wore #67.
Career statistics[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2004–05 | HC Rabat Kladno | CzEx | 27 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2005–06 | HC Rabat Kladno | CzEx | 48 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL | 52 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL | 45 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||
2008–09 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 79 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Extraliga totals | 75 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
QMJHL totals | 97 | 55 | 83 | 138 | 62 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||||
NHL totals | 79 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
International play[]
Played for the Czech Republic in:
- 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships
- 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships
- 2005 World Junior Championships
- 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships
- 2006 World Junior Championships
- 2007 World Junior Championships
- 2008 World Junior Championships
- 2011 IIHF World Championship
- 2012 IIHF World Championship
- 2014 Olympics
- 2016 World Cup of Hockey
International statistics[]
Year | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2006 | WJC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
2007 | WJC | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
Senior int'l totals |
External links[]
Preceded by Kenndal McArdle |
Florida Panthers first round draft pick 2006 |
Succeeded by Keaton Ellerby |