Michal Grošek

Michal Grošek (born June 1, 1975) is a Czech former professional ice hockey right winger. He played in the National Hockey League for 11 seasons, from 1993 to 2004.
==Career==
Grošek was drafted 145th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Upon suiting up for the Jets, he made history by becoming the first Czech born player to play for the club. In total, he played in 526 career NHL games, scoring 84 goals and 137 assists for 221 points. Grošek's best offensive season was the 1998–99 season, when he was playing with the Buffalo Sabres. Grošek registered career highs in goals (20), assists (30), points (50), penalty minutes (102), and shots (140) during that season. In 2000, he requested a trade and was thus traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Doug Gilmour and J.P. Dumont. After Chicago, Grošek played for the New York Rangers and the Boston Bruins but was never able to recapture his form shown in 1998-99. Grošek has since expressed regret over the trade, calling it "my big mistake" and stating he should have stayed in Buffalo.MICHAL GROSEK REGRETS ASKING FOR TRADE
After departing from the NHL, Grošek moved to Switzerland, suiting up for Nationalliga A side Genève-Servette HC, where he was the team's top goal scorer with 15 goals. He then moved to the Russian Super League, playing for SKA Saint Petersburg, where he scored just 3 goals in 13 games before returning to Servette, where he managed 9 goals in 17 games. In 2006, he moved to EV Zug, staying for two seasons before moving to Leksands IF in HockeyAllsvenskan.
In September 2008, Grošek was named head coach of Swiss lower league team CP Meyrin, ending his playing career.
==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
1992–93 	AC ZPS Zlín 	TCH 	 	18 	1 	3 	4 	 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Tacoma Rockets 	WHL 	 	30 	25 	20 	45 	106 	 	7 	2 	2 	4 	30
1993–94 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Moncton Hawks 	AHL 	 	20 	1 	2 	3 	47 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
1994–95 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 	 	45 	10 	22 	32 	98 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	 	24 	2 	2 	4 	21 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 	 	39 	16 	19 	35 	68 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	22 	6 	4 	10 	31 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	82 	15 	21 	36 	71 	 	12 	3 	3 	6 	8
1997–98 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	67 	10 	20 	30 	60 	 	15 	6 	4 	10 	28
1998–99 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	76 	20 	30 	50 	102 	 	13 	0 	4 	4 	28
1999–2000 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	61 	11 	23 	34 	35 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–2000 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	14 	2 	4 	6 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	65 	9 	11 	20 	61 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 	 	12 	8 	7 	15 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	15 	3 	2 	5 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 	 	48 	14 	30 	44 	167 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	63 	2 	18 	20 	71 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	13
2003–04 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	33 	3 	2 	5 	33 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Genève-Servette HC 	NLA 	 	41 	15 	21 	36 	141 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Genève-Servette HC 	NLA 	 	17 	9 	3 	12 	99 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	SKA St. Petersburg 	RSL 	 	13 	3 	0 	3 	36 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Genève-Servette HC 	NLA 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NLA 	 	5 	1 	3 	4 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	EV Zug 	NLA 	 	24 	13 	17 	30 	50 	 	11 	0 	2 	2 	46
2007–08 	EV Zug 	NLA 	 	39 	12 	12 	24 	60 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Leksands IF 	SWE.2 	 	10 	3 	6 	9 	37 	 	7 	1 	3 	4 	10
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	526 	84 	137 	221 	509 	 	45 	9 	11 	20 	77
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals	 	164 	49 	80 	129 	392 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
NLA totals	NLA totals 	NLA totals	 	127 	50 	56 	106 	368 	 	11 	0 	2 	2 	46
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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