Václav Prospal

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Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg/13 st 12 lb)
NHL Team F. teams	Tampa Bay Lightning Philadelphia Flyers Ottawa Senators Florida Panthers Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Nationality	Czech Republic
Born	February 17, 1975 (1975-02-17), České Budějovice, CS
NHL Draft	71st overall, 1993 Philadelphia Flyers
Pro career	1993 – present

Václav "Vinnie" 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 National Hockey League (NHL).

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, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Philadelphia Flyers. While with the Philadelphia Flyers, Prospal suffered a fractured arm during the 1996–1997 playoffs. Prospal and another player collided during the Philadelphia Flyers practice session. During the 1997–1998 season, Prospal, who was named to the 1998 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 1998 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. At the beginning of the 2007/2008 season, while with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Prospal posted 12 goals and 10 assists making it his best career start.

On February 25, 2008 (the day before the NHL trade deadline), Prospal was dealt back to the Philadelphia Flyers for defenseman Alexandre Picard and a 2009 2nd round draft pick.

On June 18th 2008 The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired the rights to forward Vaclav Prospal in exchange for Nashville’s seventh-round pick (previously acquired), 196th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, Executive Vice President and General Manager Jay Feaster announced. The Lightning signed Prospal shortly after which gave Philadelphia the conditional fourth-round pick in 2009 included in the offer to the rights.

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
1999–2000	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	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		82	19	35	54	54		-	-	-	-	-
2005–06	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		81	25	55	80	50		5	0	2	2	0
2006–07	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		82	14	41	55	36		6	1	4	5	4
2007–08	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		62	29	28	57	31		-	-	-	-	-
2007–08	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		18	4	10	14	6		17	3	10	13	6
NHL Totals				792	179	375	554	421		60	9	25	34	26

International play

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Bronze	2006 Turin	Ice hockey

External links

• Václav Prospal's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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