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Line 23: \| career_end = }} '''Ondřej Palát''' (born 28 March 1991) is a Czech professional [[ice hockey]] [[winger (ice hockey)\|winger]] and [[Captain (ice hockey)\|alternate captain]] for the [[New Jersey Devils]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He was drafted in the seventh round, 208th overall, by the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] at the [[2011 NHL Entry Draft]]. Palát won ~~back-to-back~~the [[Stanley Cup]]s back-to-back with the Lightning in [[2020 Stanley Cup Finals\|2020]] and [[2021 Stanley Cup Finals\|2021]]. ==Playing career== Line 47: Palát played the next season in the AHL, [[2012–13 AHL season\|2012–13]], with the [[Syracuse Crunch]], Tampa Bay's new AHL affiliate. After a brief call-up to the NHL, he scored his first career NHL goal on 16 March 2013, against [[Justin Peters]] of the [[Carolina Hurricanes]].<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://lightning.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2012020411 \| title = Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning \| publisher = [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] \| date = 2013-03-16 \| access-date = 2013-03-16}}</ref> Palát would later be returned to Syracuse for the [[2013 Calder Cup playoffs]]. After reaching the Calder Cup Final, Palát and his teammates had the unique opportunity at back-to-back AHL championships, despite playing for two different hockey clubs.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://lightning.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=83523\|title=Tampa Bay Lightning Affiliates - Syracuse Crunch\|publisher=Lightning.nhl.com\|access-date=4 November 2014}}</ref> The Crunch, however, would fall to the [[Grand Rapids Griffins]] in the Final.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mlive.com/griffins/index.ssf/2013/06/grand_rapids_griffins_win_the.html\|title=Grand Rapids Griffins win the Calder Cup thanks to late goal by Brennan Evans\|work=MLive.com\|date=19 June 2013 \|access-date=4 November 2014}}</ref> Palát would make the Lightning's [[2013–14 NHL season\|2013–14]] opening roster out of training camp, along with his AHL line-mates [[Tyler Johnson (ice hockey)\|Tyler Johnson]] and [[Richard Pánik]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=684731\|title=Lightning Announce Roster Cuts\|publisher=Lightning.nhl.com\|access-date=4 November 2014}}</ref> At the end of the season, he was nominated for the [[Calder Memorial Trophy]], awarded to the NHL's rookie of the year, along with teammate Tyler Johnson.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://nhl.si.com/2014/04/23/2014-nhl-awards-mackinnon-palat-johnson-are-calder-trophy-finalists/\|title=2014 NHL Awards: MacKinnon, Palat, Johnson are Calder Trophy finalists\|work=SI.com\|access-date=4 November 2014}}</ref> Palát, along with Johnson, became the first teammates to be nominated for the Trophy since [[Patrick Kane]] and [[Jonathan Toews]] of the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] in [[2007–08 NHL season\|2008]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=~~http~~https://~~espn~~www.goespn.com/nhl/story/_/id/10828445/tyler-johnson-ondrej-palat-nathan-mackinnon-nhl-calder-trophy-top-rookie\|title=Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat, Nathan MacKinnon up for NHL's Calder Trophy for top rookie - ESPN\|work=ESPN.com\|date=23 April 2014 \|access-date=4 November 2014}}</ref> However, the Trophy eventually went to [[Nathan MacKinnon]] of the [[Colorado Avalanche]],<ref>{{cite web\|url =http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=723668\| title = Avalanche's MacKinnon wins Calder Trophy \| publisher = [[National Hockey League]] \| date = 2014-06-24 \| access-date = 2014-06-27}}</ref> though Palát was named to the [[NHL All-Rookie Team]].<ref>{{cite web\|url =http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=723753\| title = NHL announces 2013-14 All-Rookie Team \| publisher = [[National Hockey League]] \| date = 2014-06-24 \| access-date = 2014-06-27}}</ref> On 9 June 2014, the Lightning signed Palát to a three-year contract extension. He had 23 goals, 59 points and a +32 [[plus-minus rating]] in 81 games for the Lightning in 2013–14. He ranked second among all NHL rookies in points, and was third in goals scored. Additionally, Palát became the third Lightning player to finish a season with a plus-minus rating higher than +30.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=722122\|title=Tampa Bay Lightning re-sign Ondrej Palat to three-year contract\|work=NHL.com\|access-date=4 November 2014}}</ref> On 14 July 2017, Palát was signed by the Lightning to a five-year contract with an average annual value of $5.3 million.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/lightning-re-sign-forward-ondrej-palat-to-five-year-contract/c-290400710 \|title=Lightning re-sign forward Ondrej Palat to five-year contract \|author=<!--Not stated--> \|date=14 July 2017 \| website = NHL.com \|publisher=[[Tampa Bay Lightning]] \|access-date=14 July 2017 }}</ref> On 31 December 2017, Palát recorded his 162nd career assist in a 5–0 win over the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] at [[Nationwide Arena]]. The assist moved Palát past [[Chris Gratton]] for 10th-most assists in franchise history.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/tampa-bay-lightning-columbus-blue-jackets-game-recap/c-294538140\|title=Vasilevskiy, Lightning blank Blue Jackets\|first=Craig\|last=Merz\|work=[[National Hockey League]]\|date=31 December 2017\|access-date=2 January 2018}}</ref> Line 57: ==International play== {{MedalTableTop\|name=}} [[File:Radko Gudas, Ondřej Palát and Michael Frolík, 2014 Winter Olympics.jpg\|thumb\|Palát (right) in February 2014 with the [[Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team\|Czech men's national ice hockey team▼ {{MedalCountry\|{{ih\|CZE}}}} ~~]] during the [[2014 Winter Olympics]].]]~~ {{MedalSport\|Men's [[ice hockey]]}} On 6 January 2014, Palát played for the [[Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team\|Czech Republic]] at the [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament\|2014 Winter Olympics]] in [[Sochi]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tampabay.com/sports/hockey/lightning/lightnings-gudas-palat-make-czech-olympic-team/2159911\|title=Lightning's Gudas, Palat make Czech Olympic team\|work=Tampa Bay Times\|access-date=4 November 2014}}</ref> The Czechs were eliminated by the [[United States men's national ice hockey team\|United States]]. During his first [[Winter Olympic Games\|Olympic]] appearance, Palát appeared in four games for his country; he did not register any points or penalty minutes in four games played.<ref>{{eliteprospects\|18097}}. Retrieved 2014-11-11.</ref>▼ {{MedalCompetition\|[[Ice Hockey World Championships\|World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold\|[[2024 IIHF World Championship\|2024 Czechia]]\|}} {{MedalBottom}} ▲[[File:Radko Gudas, Ondřej Palát and Michael Frolík, 2014 Winter Olympics.jpg\|thumb\|Palát (right) in February 2014 alongside [[Michael Frolík]] and [[Radko Gudas]] with the [[Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team\|Czech men's national ice hockey team]] during the [[2014 Winter Olympics]].]] ▲On 6 January 2014, Palát played for the [[Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team\|Czech Republic]] at the [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament\|2014 Winter Olympics]] in [[Sochi]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=~~http~~https://www.tampabay.com/sports/hockey/lightning/lightnings-gudas-palat-make-czech-olympic-team/2159911/\|title=Lightning's Gudas, Palat make Czech Olympic team\|work=Tampa Bay Times\|access-date=4 November 2014}}</ref> The Czechs were eliminated by the [[United States men's national ice hockey team\|United States]]. During his first [[Winter Olympic Games\|Olympic]] appearance, Palát appeared in four games for his country; he did not register any points or penalty minutes in four games played.<ref>{{eliteprospects\|18097}}. Retrieved 2014-11-11.</ref> On 2 March 2016, the Czech Ice Hockey Association named Palát to its roster for the [[2016 World Cup of Hockey]], alongside then-Lightning teammate [[Andrej Šustr]]. The tournament ran from 17 September to 1 October 2016 in [[Toronto]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/25502019/world-cup-of-hockey-czech-republic-names-prelim-roster-without-jagr\|title=World Cup of Hockey: Czech Republic names prelim roster without Jagr\|first=Chris\|last=Peters\|work=CBSSports.com\|date=2 March 2016\|access-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> He represented [[Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team\|Czechia]] at the [[2024 IIHF World Championship]] and won a gold medal.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2024/wm/news/61718/sui-cze-gmg \|title=Czechs strike gold on home ice \|website=IIHF.com \|date=26 May 2024 \|access-date=26 May 2024}}</ref> ==Career statistics== Line 422 ⟶ 429: \| 7 \| 6 \|- \| [[2023–24 NHL season\|2023–24]] \| New Jersey Devils \| NHL \| 71 \| 11 \| 20 \| 31 \| 37 \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| NHL totals ! ~~677~~748 ! ~~151~~162 ! ~~295~~315 ! ~~446~~477 ! ~~203~~240 ! 150 ! 51 Line 513 ⟶ 534: \| [[2019 IIHF World Championship\|2019]] \| Czech Republic \| [[~~World~~ Ice Hockey World Championships\|WC]] \| 4th \| 10 Line 520 ⟶ 541: \| 2 \| 6 \|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| [[2024 IIHF World Championship\|2024]] \| Czechia \| WC \| {{gold1}} \| 10 \| 3 \| 3 \| 6 \| 4 \|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4 \| Junior totals Line 529 ⟶ 560: \|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4 \| Senior totals ! 1727 ! 14 ! 25 ! 39 ! 610 \|} Line 552 ⟶ 583: \| [[Calder Cup]] champion \| [[2011–12 AHL season\|2012]] \| <ref>{{cite web \|url=~~http~~https://~~espn~~www.goespn.com/nhl/story/_/id/8031201/norfolk-admirals-sweep-toronto-marlies-first-calder-cup-title \|title=Norfolk Admirals win Calder Cup\|agency=Associated Press\|work=ESPN NHL\|date= 9 June 2012\|access-date=18 November 2014}}</ref> \|- ! colspan="3"\|[[National Hockey League\|NHL]]