- Michal Handzuš
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Michal Handzuš 
Handzuš during his tenure with the Los Angeles Kings.Born March 11, 1977
Banská Bystrica, CzechoslovakiaHeight 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight 219 lb (99 kg; 15 st 9 lb) Position Centre Shoots Left NHL team
Former teamsSan Jose Sharks
St. Louis Blues
Phoenix Coyotes
Philadelphia Flyers
Chicago Blackhawks
Los Angeles KingsNational team 
SlovakiaNHL Draft 101st overall, 1995
St. Louis BluesPlaying career 1995–present Michal Handzuš (born March 11, 1977) is a Slovak professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Playing career
Handzuš 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. He finished second in voting for the Frank J. Selke Trophy following the 1999–2000 season. He was then traded on March 13, 2001 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 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. 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.[1] 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, he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Kyle Calder.[2] 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.[3]
On July 1, 2011, Handzus signed a two-year contract worth $5 million with the San Jose Sharks.[4]
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 14 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 NHL totals 844 171 263 434 448 72 11 21 32 38 Slovak totals 96 32 43 75 42 17 5 10 15 6 Slovak-Jr. totals 46 29 43 72 4 — — — — — International
Handzuš is knocked down by Swedish centre Henrik Sedin during the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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 Junior int'l totals 17 7 10 17 8 Senior int'l totals 39 9 17 26 22 See also
- Slovaks in the NHL
References
- ^ "Flyers sign Handzus, avoid arbitration". www.tsn.ca. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=93855&hubname=nhl. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- ^ "Hawks Trade Calder for Handzus". www.tsn.ca. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=173304&hubname=nhl-flyers. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- ^ "Kings ink Nagy, Handzus, Preissing, Calder". www.tsn.ca. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=212558. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- ^ "Sharks Sign Handzus To Two-Year Contract Worth $5 Million". http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=370637. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
External links
Categories:- 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
- St. Louis Blues draft picks
- St. Louis Blues players
- Slovak ice hockey players
- Worcester IceCats players
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