Aleš Kotalík

Aleš Kotalík (born December 23, 1978 in Jindřichův Hradec, Czechoslovakia) is a professional ice hockey right winger playing for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League.
==Playing career==
Kotalík was drafted 164th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. In the 2005–06 NHL season, he had a career high in goals 25, assists 37 and points 62. The recent 2006–07 NHL season he was 5 for 7 in shootouts and second in the NHL with four shootout deciding goals. He was out for 16 games because of an injured right knee.
On March 4, 2009, Kotalík was traded by the Sabres to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for a 2nd round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Kotalík finished the season in Edmonton before being signed as a free agent by the New York Rangers on July 9, 2009 to a three-year, $9 million contract.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1997–98 	HC České Budějovice 	Czech 	 	47 	9 	7 	16 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	HC České Budějovice 	Czech 	 	41 	8 	13 	21 	16 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
1999–00 	HC České Budějovice 	Czech 	 	43 	7 	12 	19 	34 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	HC České Budějovice 	Czech 	 	52 	19 	29 	48 	54 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 	 	68 	18 	25 	43 	55 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2001–02 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	13 	1 	3 	4 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 	 	8 	0 	2 	2 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	68 	21 	14 	35 	30 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	62 	15 	11 	26 	41 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	HC Bílí Tygři Liberec	Czech 	 	25 	8 	8 	16 	46 	 	12 	2 	5 	7 	12
2005–06 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	82 	25 	37 	62 	62 	 	18 	4 	7 	11 	8
2006–07 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	66 	16 	22 	38 	62 	 	16 	2 	2 	4 	8
2007–08 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	79 	23 	20 	43 	58 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	56 	13 	19 	32 	28 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	19 	7 	4 	11 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	445 	121 	130 	251 	273 	 	34 	6 	9 	15 	16
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==International play==
Kotalík played his first game for the national team in 2000, and has played 21 times for the Czech national team (as of Jan 3 2009).
Played for the Czech Republic in:
*2006 Winter Olympics
*2008 World Championships
===International statistics===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2006 	Czech Republic 	OG 	4 	0	0	0 	0
2008 	Czech Republic 	WC 	7 	5	2	7 	0
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	11	5	2	7 	0
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1978
Category:Buffalo Sabres draft picks
Category:Buffalo Sabres players
Category:Czech hockey players
Category:Edmonton Oilers players
Category:2006 Olympian
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:Rochester Americans player