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Czechia Michal Pivoňka
#12 Kansas City Blades / IHL - 99/00
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time U18 EJC Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time U18 EJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion 1
2-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 2
1-time U20 WJC Best forward 1
Date of Birth
Jan 28, 1966
Position
C
Age
59
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Kladno, CZE
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HC Kladno
Status
Retired
Drafted
1984 round 3 #59 overall by Washington Capitals

Son: Jacob Pivonka

Team Staff profile of Michal Pivoňka also available

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Michal Pivoňka Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1982-83 HC Dukla Jihlava U20 Czechoslovakia U20 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Czechoslovakia U18 EJC-18 5* 4* 5* 9* 14* -* |
1983-84 HC Dukla Jihlava U20 Czechoslovakia U20 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
TJ Kladno Czechia2 34* 15* 13* 28* 19* -* |
TJ Kladno Czechia Q -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 4 3 - - - -
Czechoslovakia U18 EJC-18 5* 3* 4* 7* 2* -* |
Czechoslovakia U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
1984-85 ASD Dukla Jihlava Czechoslovakia 33* 8* 11* 19* 18* -* |
Czechoslovakia U20 “C” WJC-20 7* 9* 4* 13* 14* -* |
Czechoslovakia WC 10* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 14* 0* -* -* -* -* |
1985-86 ASD Dukla Jihlava Czechoslovakia 42* 5* 13* 18* 18* -* |
Czechoslovakia U20 “C” WJC-20 7* 5* 5* 10* 10* -* |
Czechoslovakia WC 10* 2* 1* 3* 6* -6* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 17* 6* -* -* -* -* |
1986-87 Washington Capitals NHL 73* 18* 25* 43* 41* -19* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 2 -
1987-88 Washington Capitals NHL 71* 11* 23* 34* 28* 1* | Playoffs 14 4 9 13 4 7
1988-89 Washington Capitals NHL 52* 8* 19* 27* 30* 9* | Playoffs 6 3 1 4 10 0
Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 31* 12* 24* 36* 19* -* |
1989-90 Washington Capitals NHL 77* 25* 39* 64* 54* -7* | Playoffs 11 0 2 2 6 1
1990-91 Washington Capitals NHL 79* 20* 50* 70* 34* 3* | Playoffs 11 2 3 5 8 -6
1991-92 Washington Capitals NHL 80* 23* 57* 80* 47* 10* | Playoffs 7 1 5 6 13 4
Czechoslovakia CC 5* 0* 3* 3* 2* 1* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 7* 0* -* -* -* -* |
1992-93 Washington Capitals NHL 69* 21* 53* 74* 66* 14* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 0 -3
1993-94 Washington Capitals NHL 82* 14* 36* 50* 38* 2* | Playoffs 7 4 4 8 2 0
1994-95 Klagenfurter AC Austria -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Washington Capitals “A” NHL 46* 10* 23* 33* 50* 3* | Playoffs 7 1 4 5 21 2
1995-96 Detroit Vipers IHL 7* 1* 9* 10* 19* 7* |
Washington Capitals NHL 73* 16* 65* 81* 36* 18* | Playoffs 6 3 2 5 18 1
1996-97 Washington Capitals NHL 54* 7* 16* 23* 22* -15* |
1997-98 Washington Capitals NHL 33* 3* 6* 9* 20* 5* | Playoffs 13 0 3 3 0 5
1998-99 Washington Capitals NHL 36* 5* 6* 11* 12* -6* |
1999-00 Kansas City Blades IHL 52* 16* 34* 50* 38* -8* |

Michal Pivoňka Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1989-90 Washington Capitals Fr-Tour 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |

Michal Pivoňka Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 31* 12* 24* 36* 1.16* 19* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Austria 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CC 1 5* 0* 3* 3* 0.60* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia Q 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 1 4 3 * - * - * - * - * - *
Czechia2 1 34* 15* 13* 28* 0.82* 19* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechoslovakia 2 75* 13* 24* 37* 0.49* 36* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechoslovakia U20 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 2 10* 7* 9* 16* 1.60* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Fr-Tour 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 2 59* 17* 43* 60* 1.02* 57* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
International 3 38* 6* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 13 825* 181* 418* 599* 0.73* 478* 18* | 11 95 19 * 36 * 55 * 0.58 * 84 * 11 *
WC 2 20* 2* 2* 4* 0.20* 6* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 3 21* 15* 11* 26* 1.24* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Michal Pivoňka Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Washington Capitals

Career transactions
- 1999-09-27 • Signed as a free agent by the Kansas City Blades

Other memorable dates
- 1986-10-13 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. New York Rangers vs. Doug Soetaert)
- 1986-10-09 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Pittsburgh Penguins)