Michael Frolík (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɪxaɛl ˈfroliːk]; born 17 February 1988) is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger who is currently playing with HC Bílí Tygři Liberec in the Czech Extraliga.
| Michael Frolík | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Frolík with the Calgary Flames in February 2016 | |||
| Born | 17 February 1988 Kladno, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NL team Former teams | Lausanne HC HC Kladno Florida Panthers Chicago Blackhawks Piráti Chomutov Winnipeg Jets Calgary Flames Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens | ||
| National team |  Czech Republic | ||
| NHL draft | 10th overall, 2006 Florida Panthers | ||
| Playing career | 2004–present | ||
Frolík has played in the NHL with the Florida Panthers, the organization that drafted him tenth overall in 2006, as well as the Chicago Blackhawks, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2013. He has also had stints with the Winnipeg Jets, Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens.
Playing career edit
Amateur edit
As a youth, Frolík played in the 2002 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Chomutov.[1]
Frolík played two seasons in the Czech Extraliga for Rabat Kladno before being selected tenth overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers. While playing in Kladno, Frolík was nicknamed "The Baby Jágr" due to his similar playing style and appearance to Jaromír Jágr, who also played for Kladno earlier in his career.[citation needed] To add to his overwhelming resemblance, Frolík, who cites Jágr as his role model, wore #68 at the Panthers' rookie camp.[citation needed]
Beginning in the 2006–07 season, Frolík began his North American career playing at the major junior level for the Rimouski Océanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).[citation needed]
Professional edit
Florida Panthers edit
Frolík made his NHL debut for Florida during the 2008–09 season, in which he finished with 21 goals and 24 assists for 45 points in 79 games.
Frolik recorded 43 points the following season.[citation needed]
Chicago Blackhawks edit
On 9 February 2011, during Frolík's third season with the Panthers, in 2010–11, he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks (along with goaltender Alexander Salák) in exchange for Jack Skille, Hugh Jessiman and David Pacan.[2] Frolík scored his first goal as a Blackhawk on 2 March 2011, against the Calgary Flames. On 13 April, he made his Stanley Cup playoff debut against the Presidents' Trophy-winning Vancouver Canucks. On 19 April, he scored his first career playoff goal against Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo in game 4 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals and on 24 April, he scored the first Stanley Cup playoff penalty shot in Blackhawks history against Canucks goaltender Cory Schneider in Game 6 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals.[3]
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On 15 July 2011, Frolík signed a three-year contract extension with the Blackhawks at an annual average value of $2.333 million.[4]
During the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Frolík played for Piráti Chomutov of the Czech Extraliga until returning to the Blackhawks for the 48-game shortened regular season in which he would play 45 games with 3 goals, 7 assists and 10 points to help the Blackhawks win the Presidents' Trophy as the regular season champions. On 27 May 2013, during the 2013 playoffs, he scored the second playoff penalty shot goal of his career against Jimmy Howard of the Detroit Red Wings,[5] becoming the first player in NHL history to score more than one career penalty shot goal in the playoffs.[6] He ultimately scored ten points (3 goals, 7 assists) in the all 23 playoff games in en route to the Blackhawks' Stanley Cup victory over the Boston Bruins in six games including an assist on the Stanley Cup clinching goal by Dave Bolland.[7]
Winnipeg Jets edit
In the subsequent off-season, on 30 June 2013, Frolík was traded to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a third- and fifth-round pick at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. In the 2013–14 season opener on 2 October 2013, at Rexall Place against the Edmonton Oilers, Frolík scored twice in a 5–4 Winnipeg win.
On 29 July 2014, Frolík and the Jets agreed on a one-year, $3.3 million contract.[8] He finished with 19 goals and 23 assists on in the regular season, but was held pointless during the Jets' four-game sweep at the hands of the Anaheim Ducks in the 2015 playoffs.[citation needed]
Calgary Flames edit
On 1 July 2015, Frolík, as an unrestricted free agent, signed a five-year, $21 million contract with the Calgary Flames at an annual average value of $4.3 million.[9]
Buffalo Sabres edit
During his final year under contract with the Flames in the 2019–20 season, unable to replicate his offensive production from previous years with 10 points through 38 games, Frolik was traded by the Flames to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2020 on 2 January 2020.[10]
Montreal Canadiens edit
On 23 December 2020, Frolík signed as a free agent to a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Montreal Canadiens.[11]
St. Louis Blues edit
As a free agent over the summer and approaching the 2021–22 season, Frolík accepted an invitation to attend the St. Louis Blues training camp on a Professional Tryout contract on 18 September 2021.[12]
Lausanne HC edit
On 15 October 2021, Frolík joined Lausanne HC of the National League (NL) on a two-year deal through the 2022/23 season.[13]
Personal life edit
His wife is former Miss Czech Republic 2001, model and TV/radio personality Diana Kobzanová.[14] They have three daughters together.Ella 2014, Lily 2018 and Nelly 2023.[15]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Rabat Kladno | CZE U20 | 53 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Rabat Kladno | CZE U20 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Rabat Kladno | ELH | 27 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Rabat Kladno | CZE U20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Rabat Kladno | ELH | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 82 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 52 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 28 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 63 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Piráti Chomutov | ELH | 32 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 45 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 81 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 82 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 64 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 82 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 70 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 65 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 38 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Lausanne HC | NL | 23 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 48 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| NHL totals | 858 | 159 | 225 | 384 | 317 | 47 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 12 | ||||
International edit
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Czech Republic | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2011 Slovakia | |
| | 2012 Finland | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| | 2005 North Dakota | |
| IIHF U18 Championships | ||
| | 2004 Minsk | |
| | 2006 Halmstad | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Czech Republic | WJC18 |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Czech Republic | WJC | | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 4th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2006 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2007 | Czech Republic | WJC | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Czech Republic | WJC | 5th | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2011 | Czech Republic | WC | | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Czech Republic | WC | | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Czech Republic | OG | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Czech Republic | WCH | 6th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Czech Republic | OG | 9th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 41 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 34 | ||||
| Senior totals | 29 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Florida Panthers trade Michael Frolik, get Jack Skille". Palm Beach Post. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ^ Russ Oates (24 April 2011). "PHOTO: Cory Schneider Injured On Michael Frolik Penalty Shot". sbnation.com. SB nation. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Frolik signs contract with Blackhawks". National Hockey League. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ "Chicago Blackhawks vs Detroit Red Wings - Boxscore - 27 May, 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ Care, Tony (28 May 2013). "Did You See That? Michael Frolik sets penalty-shot record". CBC.ca. CBC Sports. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "Blackhawks cap record-setting start with Stanley Cup win". espn.com. ESPN. Associated Press. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Jets, Frolik agree to terms on one-year contract". NHL. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Calgary Flames sign Michael Frolik to 5-year deal". thehockeywriters.com. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Sabres acquire Michael Frolik from Flames". Buffalo Sabres. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Canadiens agree to terms on a one-year contract with Michael Frolik". Montreal Canadiens. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Blues sign Neal, Frolik to PTO's". St. Louis Blues. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Michael Frolik signs with Lausanne Hockey Club" (in Swiss French). Lausanne HC. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "Frolik welcomes Stanley Cup to Czech Republic". NHL.com. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ Dittrick, Ryan (4 September 2018). "WORKING ON HIS FITNESS". NHL.com. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database