Vaclav Prospal | |
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Position | Left wing |
Shoots | Left |
Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) |
2. Liga Team F. Teams |
HC Ds České Budějovice AHL Hershey Bears Philadelphia Phantoms NHL Philadelphia Flyers Ottawa Senators Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Mighty Ducks of Anaheim New York Rangers Columbus Blue Jackets Chance Liga HC České Budějovice Tipsport Extraliga HC České Budějovice |
Teams | Czech Republic |
World Championships | 2000, 2005 |
Coaching | Bantam Tampa Scorpions Bantam AA (2014-15) NAPHL 16U Tampa Scorpions 16U (2016-17) International Czech national ice hockey team (2016-2018) Chance Liga ČEZ Motor České Budějovice (2018-present) |
Nationality | Czech |
Born | February 17, 1975, České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia |
NHL Draft | 71st overall, 1993 Philadelphia Flyers |
Pro Career | 1990 - 2013 2019 – present |
Václav "Vinny" Prospal (born February 17, 1975 in České Budějovice) is a Czech professional ice hockey left winger who is currently a head couch in the ČEZ Motor České Budějovice in the Chance Liga and he is playing for the HC Ds České Budějovice of the 2. Liga.
Playing career[]
Prospal was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, third round, 71st overall. He has previously played for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Florida Panthers, Ottawa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Flyers. While with the Flyers, Prospal suffered a fractured arm during the 1997 playoffs. Prospal and another player collided during the Flyers' practice session. During the 1997-98 season, Prospal, who was named to the 1998 Czech Olympic Hockey Team, broke his leg while fighting for the puck with Lance Pitlick during a game with the Senators; Prospal was unable to play in the 1998 Winter Olympics. Ironically, Prospal was traded to the Senators a few months later. During The Lockout, Prospal played for his hometown team HC České Budějovice, leading them in scoring and helping the team return to the Czech Extraliga.

Prospal in 2007.
At the beginning of the 2007-08 season, while with the Lightning, Prospal posted 12 goals and 10 assists making it his best career start. On February 25, 2008, Prospal was dealt back to the Flyers for defenseman Alexandre Picard and a 2009 second-round draft pick.
On June 18, 2008, the Lightning acquired the rights to Prospal in exchange for the Nashville Predators' seventh-round pick (previously acquired), 196th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.[1] The Lightning signed Prospal to a four-year contract on June 30, which gave Philadelphia the conditional fourth-round pick in 2009.[2]
On July 28, 2009, Prospal was bought out from the remaining three years of his contract with the Lightning and became a free agent.[3] On August 16, 2009, Prospal signed a one-year, $1.1 million contract with the New York Rangers.[4] He was named an alternate captain of the Rangers on November 3, 2009. On July 1, 2010, Prospal was re-signed by the Rangers to another one year deal worth $2.1 million.[5] After he was not re-signed, he agreed to a 1-year $1.75 million deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets in the summer of 2011. [6]
Career statistics[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1993–94 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 55 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1994–95 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 69 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
1995–96 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 68 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 59 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
1996–97 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 63 | 32 | 63 | 95 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 18 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
1997–98 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 41 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1998–99 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 79 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1999–00 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 79 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
2000–01 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 40 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 34 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 81 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 80 | 22 | 57 | 79 | 53 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
2003–04 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 82 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 81 | 25 | 55 | 80 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 82 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
2007–08 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 62 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 18 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | ||
2008–09 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 82 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | New York Rangers | NHL | 75 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | New York Rangers | NHL | 29 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
NHL totals | 978 | 227 | 453 | 680 | 513 | 65 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 26 |
International play[]
Medal record | ||
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Men's ice hockey | ||
Olympic Games | ||
Bronze | 2006 Torino | Ice hockey |
World Championships | ||
Gold | 2005 Vienna | Ice hockey |
Gold | 2000 Saint Petersburg | Ice hockey |
References[]
- ↑ Lightning acquire rights to Prospal. Tampa Bay Lightning (2008-06-18). Retrieved on 2009-07-30.
- ↑ Lightning sign Vaclav Prospal to multi-year contract. Tampa Bay Lightning (2008-06-30). Retrieved on 2009-07-30.
- ↑ Lightning buy out Prospal's contract. ESPN (2009-07-28). Retrieved on 2009-07-30.
- ↑ Brooks, Larry. "Rangers bring in Prospal", New York Post, 2009-08-16.
- ↑ Vaclav Prospal. Rotoworld (2010-07-01). Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
- ↑ Vaclav Prospal. Scott Howson (2011-07-23). Retrieved on 2011-07-23.
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