Michal Sersen

Michal Sersen
Born	(1985-12-28) December 28, 1985 (age 39) Gelnica, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
Slovak team Former teams	HC Slovan Bratislava Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg HC Sparta Praha HC Lev Praha HC ’05 Banská Bystrica
National team	Slovakia
NHL draft	130th overall, 2004 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	2002–present

Michal Sersen (born December 28, 1985) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for HC Slovan Bratislava of the Slovak Extraliga. Sersen was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins 130th overall in the 5th round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Sersen began his professional career with Bratislava at age 17 in 2002. During the 2002–03 season he had five goals and four assists in 33 games with the junior team before being promoted to the top-level Extraliga team. At the end of the season he entered the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Import Draft and was selected first overall by the Rimouski Océanic, where he was teammates with the Sidney Crosby, the Penguins' first selection in 2005. In his first season, he scored 25 points in 45 games and 6 points in 9 playoff games. ^[1] He played the 2005–06 season for the Quebec Remparts, scoring 79 points in 63 games, and 21 points in 23 playoff games. That season he was on the Memorial Cup All-Star team, second-team QMJHL for the regular season and the 2005–06 QMJHL Plus-Minus champion.

After failing to earn a spot on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins roster in 2006, Sersen returned to Slovakia to again play for Bratislava. ^[2] Pittsburgh traded the rights to Sersen to the Tampa Bay Lightning in October 2008.

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Slovakia
World Championships
	2012 Finland/Sweden
World U18 Championships
	2003 Russia

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	HC Slovan Bratislava	SVK U18		30	6	11	17	54		8	1	7	8	14
2001–02	HC Slovan Bratislava	SVK U20		7	1	2	3	2		1	0	0	0	0
2002–03	HC Slovan Bratislava	SVK U18		7	1	1	2	6		6	0	1	1	8
2002–03	HC Slovan Bratislava	SVK		17	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Rimouski Océanic	QMJHL		45	7	18	25	30		9	1	5	6	6
2004–05	Rimouski Océanic	QMJHL		67	9	33	42	74		13	0	8	8	18
2005–06	Québec Remparts	QMJHL		63	22	57	79	76		23	3	18	21	36
2006–07	HC Slovan Bratislava	SVK		42	1	4	5	28		14	0	1	1	2
2007–08	HC Slovan Bratislava	SVK		54	9	9	18	58		18	1	2	3	6
2008–09	HC Slovan Bratislava	SVK		40	4	12	16	49		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	HC Slovan Bratislava	SVK		41	3	8	11	32		15	2	8	10	28
2010–11	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	KHL		51	3	8	11	48		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HC Sparta Praha	ELH		52	6	19	25	59		5	1	1	2	6
2012–13	HC Lev Praha	KHL		12	1	0	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	HC Slovan Bratislava	KHL		29	1	7	8	18		4	0	1	1	4
2013–14	HC Slovan Bratislava	KHL		33	3	11	14	28		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	HC Slovan Bratislava	KHL		59	5	17	22	79		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	HC Slovan Bratislava	KHL		57	4	8	12	57		4	0	0	0	29
2016–17	HC Slovan Bratislava	KHL		22	1	7	8	10		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	HC ’05 iClinic Banská Bystrica	SVK		10	2	4	6	0		15	1	5	6	12
2017–18	HC Slovan Bratislava	KHL		29	4	5	9	12		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	HC ’05 iClinic Banská Bystrica	SVK		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	HC Slovan Bratislava	KHL		62	4	9	13	33		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	HC Slovan Bratislava	SVK		54	5	14	19	26		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	HC Slovan Bratislava	SVK		43	1	15	16	32		10	0	2	2	10
2021–22	HC Slovan Bratislava	SVK		45	4	5	9	16		16	1	7	8	10
2022–23	HC Slovan Bratislava	SVK		50	1	6	7	53		6	0	2	2	0
SVK totals				398	30	77	107	294		94	5	27	32	68
KHL totals				354	26	72	98	291		8	0	1	1	33

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003	Slovakia	WJC18		7	0	1	1	8
2011	Slovakia	WC		1	0	0	0	0
2012	Slovakia	WC		10	0	0	0	4
2013	Slovakia	WC		8	0	2	2	6
2015	Slovakia	WC		7	1	1	2	2
2016	Slovakia	WC		4	0	1	1	2
2017	Slovakia	WC		7	0	1	1	4
Senior totals				37	1	5	6	18

Awards and honors

Award	Year
Slovak
Champion	2003, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2022

References

1. "Michal Sersen". Hockey's Future. October 2, 2008. Retrieved October 2, 2008.
2. Seidling, Jason (April 27, 2007). "Penguins European Prospect Season Review". Hockey's Future. Retrieved December 6, 2008.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database