2013-14 MEDIA GUIDE

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HEIGHT: 6-2
WEIGHT: 215 LBS.
SHOOTS: Left
BORN: 10/10/1985
BiLovec, czech Rep.
SEASON: 8th NhL/
1St NJ
DRAFTED: fLoRida’S
1St choice, 7th
oveRaLL, iN 2004
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LAST SEASON: Spent eighth season in North america with Rockford
(ahL); knee injury limited playing time to 14 games…assigned to
icehogs by chicago Mar. 14; made season debut Mar. 22 at
abbotsford…totaled 7g-12a-19pts overall; helped club to third-place
finish in ahL’s Midwest division…opened campaign with five-game
point-scoring streak through Mar. 30 (2g-4a-6pts)…Notched five
multiple-point games, including 2g-1a-3pts apr. 6 at peoria and apr. 5
at Milwaukee; was named ahL Player of the Week…also had three
assists apr. 19 at San antonio…Looking for first NhL appearance since
Nov. 13, 2011 vs. edmonton; first goal/point since feb. 16, 2011 vs.
philadelphia…Bought out by chicago on June 27, 2013; signed freeagent
contract with New Jersey just eight days later.
CAREER
2011-12: acquired from florida for B. campbell in draft-day
transaction…Split campaign between chicago and Rockford (ahL) for
last NhL action of career…Began season on Blackhawks’ roster; played in
six of first 19 contests until Nov. 17 ahL assignment…finished third on
icehogs with 17g-24a-41pts; total included season-high six-game pointscoring
streak Jan. 20-28 (3g-5a-8pts) and 13 multiple-point games/two
multi-goal games, including season-high 2g-1a-3pts Mar. 30 vs.
peoria…2010-11: Spent entire season in NhL; injuries limited playing time
to 44 games during last year in florida…posted season-high 3-game pointscoring
stretch oct. 11-16 (2g-3a-5pts); recorded four multiple-point
games, including season-high 1g-2a-3pts oct. 16 vs. tampa
Bay…Notched first career overtime goal feb. 4 at New Jersey…Missed 17
contests Nov. 20-dec. 27 with broken finger, as well as last 21 games feb.
27-apr. 9 due to knee injury…2009-10: appeared in career-high 78
contests and recorded career-high 178 shots on goal; matched career
high with 14 goals (’07-08), 3 GWG (’05-06) and 28 penalty minutes (’06-
07)…had points in season-high four straight contests dec. 12-18 (1g-5a-
6pts)…five multiple-point games included season-high 1g-2a-3pts dec. 18
vs. carolina; also had 2g Jan. 16 vs. tampa Bay and Jan. 9 at
ottawa…played in his 300th career NhL game Mar. 29 vs. Nashville; assist
dec. 12 at pittsburgh marked his 100th career point…2008-09: thirty-seven
games played were his fewest in six seasons with florida…Stats showed 4g-
5a-9pts, including points in back-to-back contests Nov. 1-2 (1g-1a-2pts)
and lone mult iple-point game with 1g-1a-2pts apr. 5 vs.
pittsburgh…appeared in his 200th career NhL contest Nov. 1 at
Nashville…Missed 43 games dec. 6-Mar. 13 with groin injury…Represented
czech Republic at World championships in Switzerland; posted one
assist…2007-08: despite seeing action in just 56 games, posted careerhigh
14g (since tied) and five power play goals; entered campaign with
two career pp tallies…Notched points in back-to-back games four times,
most recently Mar. 14-16 (2g); recorded seven multiple-point games,
including season-high 2g-1a-3pts Nov. 21 at columbus…Missed 12
contests with hand injury suffered Jan. 16 at philadelphia, as well as 14
games with wrist injury suffered oct. 18 at toronto…2006-07: posted career-high 11g (since
surpassed), 19a and 30pts, while appearing in career-high 75 games (since surpassed)…total
included season-high 4-game point-scoring streak dec. 14-21 (3g-2a-5pts); had ten two-point
games, including 2g Jan. 27 vs. New Jersey and Jan. 4 at calgary…Reached the 100 gamesplayed
mark in NhL career Jan. 10 vs. pittsburgh…also saw action in 4 games with Rochester (ahL);
posted 1g-2a-3pts…Represented home country at World championships in Russia; recorded 2g-
3a-5pts…2005-06: posted season-high 3-game point-scoring streak dec. 10-15 (1g-3a-4pts) and
three multiple-point efforts…total showed season-high 1g-2a-3pts Mar. 8 vs. ottawa, including lone
career shorthanded goal…Recorded first career multiple-point game with 2a dec. 13 vs.
Nashville…Missed 5 games Jan. 14-25 with bruised shoulder and 16 contests oct. 18-Nov. 25 with
sprained medial collateral ligament…Notched first career NhL goal oct. 10 at Ny islanders (eNG);
recorded first assist/point oct. 7 vs. tampa Bay…Made NhL debut in season opener oct. 5 vs.
atlanta…appeared in 8 games for Bronze Medal-winning czech Republic at Winter olympic
Games in turin, italy…OTHER: Led czech Republic with 7g-3a-10pts en-route to Bronze Medal at
2005 World Junior championships…Was tied for team lead with 3g-2a-5pts at 2004 World Junior
tournament…Made hc vitkovice debut by appearing in 3 games 2000-01.
HiGHliGHts
1st NhL Gp: 10/5/05, atl. 0 @ fla. 2 • 1st NhL Goal: 10/10/05, fla. 3 @ Nyi 1 vs. R. dipietro • 1st
NhL assist: 10/7/05, tB 0 @ fla. 2 • Most Goals in Game: 2; 5 times, last time 1/16/10, tB 2 @
fla. 5 • Most assists in Game: 2; 11 times, last time 11/5/10, car. 4 @ fla. 7 • Most pts. in Game:
3; 4 times, last time 10/16/10, tB 0 @ fla. 6 (1g-2a) • Most piM in Game: 6; 1/30/06, tor. 4 @
fla. 2 (3 min.) • Most Shots in Game: 7; 10/7/07, NJ 0 @ fla. 3 • Gp Streak: 53; 3/14-4/11/09
(14), 10/2-12/23/09 (39) • Goal-Scoring Streak: 3; 12/16-21/06 (3g) • assist-Scoring Streak: 4;
12/12-18/09 (5a) • point-Scoring Streak: 4; 12/12-18/09 (1g-5a-6pts); 12/14-21/06 (3g-2a-5pts)
• penalties: 59 min. • Multiple-pt. Games: 26 2-pt. games, 4 3-pt. games.
PERsoNAl
Nickname is “Rusty”...Started skating at age five…Would have entered a career in law if he
hadn’t been a hockey player…Spends his off-seasons in his hometown of Bilovec, czech
Republic…Was the youngest player in czech extraliga history, surpassing the record of
current teammate, J. Jagr…favorite sport other than hockey is soccer…his favorite player
growing up was former Sabres/Senators’ right wing v. varada.
vs. NHl
GP G A PTS PIM
ANA 3 0 0 0 2
BOS 12 2 5 7 6
BUF 14 3 5 8 4
CGY 5 2 1 3 2
CAR 30 2 9 11 6
CHI 4 1 0 1 0
COL 4 0 1 1 0
CBJ 5 3 1 4 4
DAL 6 1 0 1 2
DET 5 1 0 1 0
GP G A PTS PIM
EDM 4 0 0 0 4
FLA 0 0 0 0 0
LA 3 0 1 1 2
MIN 5 0 1 1 0
MTL 16 0 1 1 10
NSH 5 2 3 5 0
NJ 18 5 2 7 0
NYI 18 3 5 8 6
NYR 19 3 5 8 2
OTT 15 4 6 10 6
GP G A PTS PIM
PHI 17 3 3 6 2
PHX 2 0 0 0 2
PIT 15 4 4 8 4
SJ 5 0 0 0 4
STL 6 0 0 0 2
TB 31 5 7 12 6
TOR 18 4 4 8 12
VAN 3 1 0 1 0
WSH 31 4 4 8 16
WPG 36 4 7 11 14
REGULAR SEASON
PLAYOFFS
YEAR TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW GT S GP G A PTS PIM
2000–01 vitkovice czech Rep. Jr. 15 10 3 13 - 14 - - - - - - - - - -
vitkovice czech Rep. 3 0 1 1 - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
2001–02 vitkovice czech Rep. Jr. 34 19 20 39 - 81 - - - - - 2 0 0 0 2
vitkovice czech Rep. 11 1 2 3 - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
2002–03 vitkovice czech Rep. Jr. 7 1 1 2 - 12 - - - - - - - - - -
vitkovice czech Rep. 40 6 3 9 - 41 - - - - - 5 0 0 0 2
Slezan opava czech Rep.-2 1 0 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
2003–04 vitkovice czech Rep. Jr. 3 2 0 2 - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
dukla Jihlava czech Rep.-2 2 1 0 1 - 0 - - - - - 1 0 0 0 0
vitkovice czech Rep. 35 1 11 12 - 10 - - - - - 6 2 1 3 4
czech Republic WJc-a 6 3 2 5 - 6 - - - - - - - - - -
2004–05 Sparta praha czech Rep. 47 6 7 13 - 12 - - - - - 5 0 2 2 0
Sparta czech Rep. Jr. - - - - - - - - - - - 1 0 1 1 0
czech Republic WJc-a 7 7 3 10 - 12 - - - - - - - - - -
2005–06 florida NhL 59 8 13 21 4- 24 0 1 3 - 105 - - - - -
czech Republic olym. 8 0 0 0 - 2 - - - - - - - - - -
2006–07 florida NhL 75 11 19 30 2 28 2 0 2 - 164 - - - - -
Rochester ahL 4 1 2 3 - 4 - - - - - - - - - -
czech Republic Wc-a 7 2 3 5 - 4 - - - - - - - - - -
2007–08 florida NhL 56 14 12 26 3 16 5 0 2 - 139 - - - - -
2008–09 florida NhL 37 4 5 9 5- 8 0 0 0 - 69 - - - - -
czech Republic Wc-a 7 0 1 1 - 2 - - - - - - - - - -
2009–10 florida NhL 78 14 15 29 4- 28 3 0 3 - 178 - - - - -
2010–11 florida NhL 44 6 11 17 1- 8 1 0 1 - 71 - - - - -
2011–12 chicago NhL 6 0 0 0 1- 6 0 0 0 - 6 - - - - -
Rockford ahL 50 17 24 41 - 32 - - - - - - - - - -
2012–13 Rockford ahL 14 7 12 19 - 4 - - - - - - - - - -
NHL TOTALS 355 57 75 132 10- 118 11 1 11 - 732 - - - - -
traded to chicago by florida for Brian campbell, June 25, 2011. Signed as a free agent by deviLS, July 5, 2013.
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