VáCLAV PROSPAL

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'Václav "Vinny" Prospal' (born February 17, 1975 in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia) is a professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL.

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Playing career

Trivia

Records

Career statistics

International play

References

Playing career

He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, Third Round, Seventy-First Overall. He has previously played for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Florida Panthers, Ottawa Senators and Philadelphia Flyers. While with the Philadelphia Flyers, Prospal suffered a fractured arm during the 1995-1996 playoffs. Prospal and another player collided during the Philadelphia Flyers practice session. During the 1996-1997 season, Prospal, who was named to the 1996 Czech Olympic Hockey Team, broke his leg while fighting for the puck with Lance Pitlick during a game with the Ottawa Senators; Prospal was unable to play in the 1996 Winter Olympics. Ironically, Prospal was traded to the Ottawa Senators a few months later. During the lockout, Prospal played for the Ceske Budejovice hockey team, leading them in scoring and helping the team reach the Czech Extraliga.

Trivia

Although it is not widely knowledgable, Prospal's last name has a humorous significane in the Czech language, its proper pronunciation pṝospăl means "He overslept".

Records

Scored the first hat trick for the Philadelphia Phantoms. He assisted on Dave Andreychuk's 600th career NHL goal, as well as Alexandre Svitov's first NHL goal, in the same season.

Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993-94	Hershey Bears	AHL		55	14	21	35	38		2	0	0	0	2
1994-95	Hershey Bears	AHL		69	13	32	45	36		2	1	0	1	4
1995-96	Hershey Bears	AHL		68	15	36	51	59		5	2	4	6	2
1996-97	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		63	32	63	95	70		-	-	-	-	-
1996-97	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		18	5	10	15	4		5	1	3	4	4
1997-98	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		41	5	13	18	17		-	-	-	-	-
1997-98	Ottawa Senators	NHL		15	1	6	7	4		6	0	0	0	0
1998-99	Ottawa Senators	NHL		79	10	26	36	58		4	0	0	0	0
1999-00	Ottawa Senators	NHL		79	22	33	55	40		6	0	4	4	4
2000-01	Ottawa Senators	NHL		40	1	12	13	12		-	-	-	-	-
2000-01	Florida Panthers	NHL		34	4	12	16	10		-	-	-	-	-
2001-02	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		81	18	37	55	38		-	-	-	-	-
2002-03	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		80	22	57	79	53		11	4	2	6	8
2003-04	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	NHL		82	19	35	54	54		-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		81	25	55	80	50		5	0	2	2	0
	Total	NHL		630	132	296	428	340		37	5	11	16	16
	Total	AHL		255	74	152	226	203		9	3	4	7	8

International play

References

★ List of NHL players