Rostislav Olesz (born 10 October 1985) is a professional ice hockey left winger for HC Olomouc of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). Olesz was drafted in the first round, seventh overall, by the Florida Panthers in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
| Rostislav Olesz | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Olesz with the New Jersey Devils in 2013 | |||
| Born | 10 October 1985 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ELH team Former teams | HC Olomouc HC Vítkovice Ridera HC Sparta Praha Florida Panthers Chicago Blackhawks New Jersey Devils SC Bern SCL Tigers | ||
| National team |  Czech Republic | ||
| NHL draft | 7th overall, 2004 Florida Panthers | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
Playing career edit
On 24 June 2011, Olesz was traded by the Florida Panthers to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for defenceman Brian Campbell.[1] On 17 November 2011, Olesz was assigned by the Blackhawks to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs, after clearing waivers.[2]
On 28 June 2013, Olesz became an unrestricted free agent after the Blackhawks used one of their compliance buyouts on the remainder of his contract.[3] Olesz quickly signed a one-year contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Devils on 5 July 2013.[4] Olesz made his Devils debut to begin the 2013–14 season, but sparingly played ten games and registering only two assists before he was reassigned to their AHL affiliate, the Albany Devils. After five games in the AHL, Olesz was placed on unconditional waivers by the Devils with the intention to mutually terminate his contract.[5] On 21 November, Olesz left North America and signed for the remainder of the season with the Swiss club SC Bern of the National League A.[6]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Vítkovice | CZE U18 | 31 | 42 | 27 | 69 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Vítkovice | CZE U20 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Vítkovice | ELH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Vítkovice | CZE U18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Vítkovice | CZE U20 | 34 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 81 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Vítkovice | ELH | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Vítkovice | CZE U20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Vítkovice | ELH | 40 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Dukla Jihlava | CZE.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Slezan Opava | CZE.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Vítkovice | CZE U20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Vítkovice | ELH | 35 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Sparta Praha | CZE U20 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 47 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 59 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 75 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 56 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 37 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 78 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 44 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 50 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 14 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Albany Devils | AHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | SC Bern | NLA | 23 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Vítkovice Steel | ELH | 38 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Vítkovice Steel | ELH | 34 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Vítkovice Ridera | ELH | 41 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Vítkovice Ridera | ELH | 52 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Vítkovice Ridera | ELH | 31 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | HC Olomouc | ELH | 52 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Olomouc | ELH | 46 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Olomouc | ELH | 36 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | HC Olomouc | ELH | 38 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 37 | |||||||
| ELH totals | 509 | 99 | 119 | 218 | 294 | 47 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 40 | ||||
| NHL totals | 365 | 57 | 77 | 134 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Czech Republic | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2006 Turin | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| | 2005 United States | |
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Czech Republic | U18 |  | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 2003 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 6th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2004 | Czech Republic | WJC | 4th | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2005 | Czech Republic | WJC |  | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 12 | |
| 2006 | Czech Republic | OG | | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | Czech Republic | WC | 7th | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2009 | Czech Republic | WC | 6th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 22 | ||||
| Senior totals | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Campbell waives no-trade, dealt to Panthers for Olesz". The Sports Network. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ Myers, Tracey. "Blackhawks assign Olesz to Rockford". Comcast Sportsnet Chicago. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ "Blackhawks to use buyouts on Montador, Olesz". Chicago Blackhawks. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ "Devils sign forward Rostislav Olesz". New Jersey Devils. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "Devils' Olesz leaves Albany, will be suspended and given release". NJ.com. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ "SC Bern have signed Winger Rostislav Olesz". SC Bern (in German). 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database