Petr Buzek

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Petr Buzek
Born (1977-04-26) April 26, 1977 (age 47)
Jihlava, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for HC Dukla Jihlava
Dallas Stars
Atlanta Thrashers
Calgary Flames
HC Sparta Praha
HC Litvínov
HC Slovan Bratislava
National teamFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
NHL draft 63rd overall, 1995
Dallas Stars
Playing career 19942005

Petr Buzek (born April 26, 1977) is a Czech former ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the third round, 63rd overall, by the Dallas Stars in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. After five seasons in the NHL, he returned to the Czech Extraliga in 2003 until his retirement in 2005.

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Playing career

Prior to his selection at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, Buzek was involved in a serious car collision in 1995 after falling asleep at the wheel and colliding with a tree. He broke both his legs, nose and wrist, shattered his right kneecap, fractured his left cheekbone and cracked his forehead. After numerous operations, he had a metal plate and ten screws inserted into his left leg, a plate and seven screws inserted into right ankle, two screws in his right knee and two screws in his left wrist. [1] The accident dropped his stock considerably as he was projected as a top 10 pick, before he was drafted in the third round by the Dallas Stars.

Buzek played three seasons with the Michigan K-Wings of the International Hockey League, during which he also appeared in four games with the Stars. Buzek joined the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1999 NHL Expansion Draft, and was named to the 2000 All-Star Game as the Thrashers' first-ever representative.

Despite his success in their inaugural season, Buzek appeared in only 14 more games with the Thrashers in the next two seasons before being traded to the Calgary Flames, along with a draft pick, in exchange for Jeff Cowan and Kurtis Foster. Buzek appeared in 76 games in a season and a half with the Flames.

Buzek returned to the Czech Republic for the 2003–04 season, playing for HC Sparta Praha. The next season, he played for HC Jihlava and then moved to HC Litvínov before moving to the Slovak Extraliga to play for HC Slovan Bratislava. On October 18, 2005, Buzek announced his retirement from hockey, citing personal reasons for his decision.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1993–94 ASD Dukla Jihlava ELH 30002
1994–95 HC Dukla JihlavaELH4325747
1996–97 Michigan K-Wings IHL 67461048
1997–98 Michigan K-WingsIHL6010152558201117
1997–98 Dallas Stars NHL 20002
1998–99 Michigan K-WingsIHL745141968500010
1998–99 Dallas StarsNHL20002
1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers NHL635141941
2000–01 Atlanta ThrashersNHL50008
2001–02 Chicago Wolves AHL 40112
2001–02 Atlanta ThrashersNHL900013
2001–02 Calgary Flames NHL3213414
2002–03 Calgary FlamesNHL4435814
2003–04 HC Sparta Praha ELH500010
2004–05 HC Dukla JihlavaELH3402238
2004–05 HC Chemopetrol, a.s. ELH70226
2005–06 HC Slovan Bratislava SVK 1200028
ELH totals922911103
IHL totals201193554174701127
NHL totals1579223194

International

Medal record
Representing Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Russia
YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
1994 Czech Republic EJC18 Bronze medal icon.svg50004
1995 Czech RepublicEJC185th522410
1995 Czech Republic WJC 6th722410
2000 Czech Republic WC Gold medal icon.svg913424
Junior totals1744824
Senior totals913424

Awards and honours

AwardYear
NHL
All-Star Game 2000 [2]

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References

  1. "Buzek's NHL career no accident". ESPN. 2000-10-05. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  2. "Most unusual All-Stars in NHL history". The Sports Network. 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2015-01-22.