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Michalhandzus

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
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
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
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