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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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=484581|title=Lightning acquire rights to Prospal | work=[[Tampa Bay Lightning]] | date = 2008-06-18 | access-date = 2014-11-09}}</ref> The Lightning signed Prospal to a four-year contract on June 30, in a deal worth $14 million overall to the player.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/lightning/2008-06-30-roberts-prospal-signed_N.htm|title=Lightning sign Roberts and Prospal | work=[[USA Today]] | date = 2008-06-30 | access-date = 2014-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001144210/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/lightning/2008-06-30-roberts-prospal-signed_N.htm|archive-date= 2014-10-01}}</ref> |
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=484581|title=Lightning acquire rights to Prospal | work=[[Tampa Bay Lightning]] | date = 2008-06-18 | access-date = 2014-11-09}}</ref> The Lightning signed Prospal to a four-year contract on June 30, in a deal worth $14 million overall to the player.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/lightning/2008-06-30-roberts-prospal-signed_N.htm|title=Lightning sign Roberts and Prospal | work=[[USA Today]] | date = 2008-06-30 | access-date = 2014-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001144210/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/lightning/2008-06-30-roberts-prospal-signed_N.htm|archive-date= 2014-10-01}}</ref> |
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On July 28, 2009, Prospal was bought out from the remaining three years of his contract with the Lightning and became a free agent.<ref>{{cite web |url= |
On July 28, 2009, Prospal was bought out from the remaining three years of his contract with the Lightning and became a free agent.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=4361862 |title=Lightning buy out Prospal's contract | publisher=[[ESPN]] | date = 2009-07-28 | access-date = 2009-07-30}}</ref> On August 16, 2009, Prospal signed a one-year, $1.1 million contract with the [[New York Rangers]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/08162009/sports/rangers/rangers_bring_in_prospal_184796.htm |title=Rangers bring in Prospal |work =[[New York Post]] |date = 2009-08-16 | first=Larry | last=Brooks | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090819022243/http://www.nypost.com/seven/08162009/sports/rangers/rangers_bring_in_prospal_184796.htm | archive-date=2009-08-19}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?id=695&sport=NHL|title=Vaclav Prospal|work=[[Rotoworld]]|date=2010-07-01|access-date=2010-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101014134324/http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?id=695&sport=NHL|archive-date=2010-10-14|url-status=dead}}</ref> After he was not re-signed in 2011, he agreed to a 1-year $1.75 million deal with the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] in the summer of 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GMScottHowson/status/94816930594172928|title=Vaclav Prospal | work=[[Scott Howson]] | date = 2011-07-23 | access-date = 2011-07-23}}</ref> followed by one-year, $2.5 million contract for the 2012–13 season. On January 24, 2014, he announced his retirement from professional hockey.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/nhl-veteran-vinny-prospal-retires-from-pro-hockey/ |title = NHL veteran Prospal retires from pro hockey - Sportsnet.ca}}</ref> |
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==Post-hockey career== |
==Post-hockey career== |
Latest revision as of 08:11, 15 July 2024
Václav Prospal | |||
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Prospal with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2009 | |||
Born |
České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia | 17 February 1975||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
Position |
Left wing Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Philadelphia Flyers Ottawa Senators Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Mighty Ducks of Anaheim New York Rangers Columbus Blue Jackets HC České Budějovice | ||
National team |
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NHL draft |
71st overall, 1993 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
Playing career | 1993–2013 |
Václav "Vinny" Prospal (born 17 February 1975) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player, currently a hockey coach. He played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Ottawa Senators, Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets from. 1997 to 2013. He is currently serving as an assistant coach of the Rochester Americans in the American hockey league.
Playing career
[edit]Prospal was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, third round, 71st overall. 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 Ottawa Senators; Prospal was unable to play in the 1998 Winter Olympics. Prospal was traded to the Senators a few months later. During the 2004–05 lockout, Prospal played for his hometown team HC České Budějovice, leading them in scoring and helping the team return to the Czech Extraliga.
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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, in a deal worth $14 million overall to the player.[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 in 2011, he agreed to a 1-year $1.75 million deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets in the summer of 2011,[6] followed by one-year, $2.5 million contract for the 2012–13 season. On January 24, 2014, he announced his retirement from professional hockey.[7]
Post-hockey career
[edit]Prospal worked as a scout for the New York Rangers until the end of the 2013–14 season. He currently lives with his wife and four children in Tampa, Florida. He also served as an assistant coach for the Czech national team in the World Cup of Hockey in September 2016. Now He is Manager of HC České Budějovice in Czech Extraliga.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1991–92 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | CSSR U18 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | HC České Budějovice | CSSR U18 | 36 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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 Flyers | NHL | 18 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
1996–97 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 63 | 32 | 63 | 95 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | HC České Budějovice | CZE-2 | 39 | 28 | 60 | 88 | 82 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 32 | ||
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 | ||
2011–12 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 82 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | HC Mountfield | CZE | 19 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 48 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 1,108 | 255 | 510 | 765 | 581 | 65 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 26 |
International
[edit]Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Ice hockey | ||
Olympic Games | ||
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2006 Torino | |
World Championships | ||
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2005 Vienna | |
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2000 Saint Petersburg | |
European Junior Championships | ||
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1993 Poland |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1993 | Tschechische Republik | EJC | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | |
1994 | Tschechische Republik | WJC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
1995 | Tschechische Republik | WJC | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | |
2000 | Tschechische Republik | WC | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
2004 | Tschechische Republik | WC | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
2004 | Tschechische Republik | WCH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
2005 | Tschechische Republik | WC | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | |
2006 | Tschechische Republik | OLY | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
Junior totals | 20 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 20 | |||
Senior totals | 37 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 16 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Lightning acquire rights to Prospal". Tampa Bay Lightning. 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
- ^ "Lightning sign Roberts and Prospal". USA Today. 2008-06-30. Archived from the original on 2014-10-01. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
- ^ "Lightning buy out Prospal's contract". ESPN. 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ^ Brooks, Larry (2009-08-16). "Rangers bring in Prospal". New York Post. Archived from the original on 2009-08-19.
- ^ "Vaclav Prospal". Rotoworld. 2010-07-01. Archived from the original on 2010-10-14. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ "Vaclav Prospal". Scott Howson. 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
- ^ "NHL veteran Prospal retires from pro hockey - Sportsnet.ca".
External links
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- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Columbus Blue Jackets players
- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Czechoslovak ice hockey left wingers
- Czech ice hockey left wingers
- Czech ice hockey coaches
- Florida Panthers players
- Motor České Budějovice players
- Hershey Bears players
- Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players
- New York Rangers players
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Czech Republic
- Olympic ice hockey players for the Czech Republic
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Ottawa Senators players
- Ice hockey people from České Budějovice
- Philadelphia Flyers draft picks
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Philadelphia Phantoms players
- Tampa Bay Lightning players