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Born: 17 Feb 1975 - Ceske
Budejovice
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Personal TBL Records
One Game Records
Goals in one game: 3
Assists in one game: 3
Points in one game: 4
PIM in one game: 15
Longes Streaks
Games streak: 94
Goals streak: 4
Assists streak: 6
Points streak: 13
PIM streak: 3
TBL Career
Hat-Tricks: 1
Two-more goals: 6 games
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Height: 6-02
Weight: 195
Shoots: Left
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Aquired: Traded from Florida
for Ryan Johnson and a 6th round draft pick in 2003
Entry Draft, July 10, 2001; Traded from Anaheim for 2nd
round draft pick in 2005 Entry Draft, August 16, 2004
Current Status: Active
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| Drafted from Budejovice (Czech) by
Philadelphia Flyers in the 3 round (71 overall) of the
1993 NHL Entry Draft. |
Bio:
Vaclav Prospal played his junior hockey with Motor Ceske
Budejovice in his native Czech Republic. It was there
that the long arm of the Philadelphia Flyers' scouting
staff caught a hold of his NHL rights in the 1993 NHL
Entry Draft.
A two-time member of the Czech Republic World Junior
team in 1994 and 1995, Prospal turned pro immediately
upon his selection by the Flyers, joining the Hershey
Bears of the AHL for three seasons of development. In
his fourth year, Prospal played the bulk of the campaign
with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL before making
his first leap into NHL action with the Flyers just
ahead of the playoffs. From that point forward, he has
remained an NHL regular.
His big-league status was secured on the strength of his
ability to see the ice well and to get the puck to an
open man effectively. He also plays with great intensity
and rarely backs down from a challenge. In fact, he
sometimes promotes the odd challenge himself as a result
of his tenacious tendency to attempt to get under the
skin of his opponents. He is also noteworthy for his
playmaking skills and usefulness on the power play.
In 1998, Prospal was traded to the Ottawa Senators where
he experienced some highs and lows. His best campaign
came in 1999-00, when he netted 55 points in 79 games
and represented his homeland at the World Championships.
After the close of the season, Prospal was traded to the
Florida Panthers where he lasted for one season. He was
then passed on the Tampa Bay Lightning in time for the
start of the 2001-02 campaign where he has become an
elite and valuable player for the team, establishing a
career high in assists with 57 and points with 79.
Coming off a career year with the Lightning in 2002-03,
Prospal signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Might
Ducks in the summer of 2003.
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