Michal Handzuš (born on March 11, 1977 in Banska Bystrica, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak professional ice hockey centre currently playing for HC ’05 Banská Bystrica of the Slovak Extraliga.
Playing Career[]
Previously, Handzus played for the Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues, Los Angeles Kings, Phoenix Coyotes and the San Jose Sharks. He first played for the Blackhawks from 2006 to 2007.
On April 1, 2013, he was traded back to Chicago in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick.
On June 24, 2013, Handzuš and the Blackhawks defeated the Boston Bruins 3–2 in Game 6 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals to win the Stanley Cup.
During the following off-season, on July 5, 2013, he re-signed to a one-year contract to remain with the team.
On March 19, 2014, he played in his 1,000th career NHL game.
On May 28, 2014, with the Blackhawks facing elimination in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, Handzuš scored a game-winning goal in double-overtime against Los Angeles Kings, the eventually Stanley Cup champions.
On June 16, after the Blackhawks had been eliminated from playoff contention, the team announced that they would not be re-signing Handzuš after the season.
He subsequently became an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014.
Career Statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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 | ||
Template:Nhly | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 66 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
Template:Nhly | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 81 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
Template:Nhly | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 36 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Template:Nhly | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 79 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Template:Nhly | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 46 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | ||
Template:Nhly | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 82 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | ||
2004–05 | HKm Zvolen | Slovak | 33 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Template:Nhly | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 73 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
Template:Nhly | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Template:Nhly | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 82 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Template:Nhly | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 82 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Template:Nhly | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 81 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
Template:Nhly | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 82 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
Template:Nhly | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 67 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | HC ’05 Banská Bystrica | Slovak | 15 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Template:Nhly | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Template:Nhly | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | ||
Template:Nhly | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 59 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
NHL totals | 1009 | 185 | 298 | 483 | 498 | 116 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 52 | ||||
Slovak totals | 111 | 41 | 53 | 94 | 64 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 |
International[]
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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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 | |
2014 | Slovakia | OG | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 17 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | |||
Senior totals | 43 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 22 |