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Competitor for Czech Republic
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics

Born	December 23, 1978 (age 30),; Jindřichův Hradec, CS
Height; Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m); 227 lb (103 kg; 16 st 3 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shoots	Right
NHL team; F. teams	New York Rangers; Buffalo Sabres; Edmonton Oilers
Ntl. team	Czech Republic
NHL Draft	164th overall, 1998; Buffalo Sabres
Pro career	1997 – present

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.

[edit] 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.^[1] 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^[2].

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular season					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			445	121	130	251	273	34	6	9	15	16

[edit] 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)^[3]

Played for the Czech Republic in:

[edit] International statistics

Year	Team	Comp	GP	G	A	Pts
2006	Czech Republic	OG	4	0	0	0
2008	Czech Republic	WC	7	5	2	7
Senior int'l totals			11	5	2	7

[edit] References

^ "O'Sullivan and Kotalik headed to Edmonton on deadline day". nhl.com. 2009-03-04. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=412382. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
^ "Rangers sign Kotalik". nhl.com. 2009-07-09. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=436650. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
^ Stats at hokej.cz (Czech)

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[0] "O'Sullivan and Kotalik headed to Edmonton on deadline day". nhl.com. 2009-03-04. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=412382. Retrieved 2009-03-04.

[1] "Rangers sign Kotalik". nhl.com. 2009-07-09. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=436650. Retrieved 2009-07-09.

[2] Stats at hokej.cz (Czech)

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