Eliteprospects
Czechia Ales Kotalik
#12 HC Motor České Budějovice / Czechia2 - 13/14
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Dec 23, 1978
Position
RW/LW
Age
45
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Jindrichuv Hradec, CZE
Weight
227 lbs / 103 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
R
Youth Team
KLH Jindrichuv Hradec
Status
Retired
Drafted
1998 round 6 #164 overall by Buffalo Sabres

Kotalik is an offensive-minded winger with a great shot. Has size and speed, but lacks consistency and can disappear from games.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

Team Staff profile of Ales Kotalik also available

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Ales Kotalik Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 Motor Ceske Budejovice U18 Czechia U18 28* 12* 12* 24* -* -* |
1994-95 HC České Budějovice U18 Czechia U18 36* 26* 17* 43* -* -* |
1995-96 HC České Budějovice U20 Czechia U20 28* 6* 7* 13* -* -* |
1996-97 HC České Budějovice U20 Czechia U20 36* 15* 16* 31* 24* -* |
1997-98 HC České Budějovice Czechia 45* 9* 6* 15* 14* -3* |
Czechia U20 WJC-20 7* 3* 1* 4* 0* 4* |
1998-99 HC České Budějovice Czechia 39* 7* 13* 20* 16* 6* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -1
1999-00 HC České Budějovice Czechia 43* 7* 12* 19* 34* 3* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 6 -1
KLH Jindrichuv Hradec Czechia2 2* 2* 2* 4* 2* -2* | Relegation 3 2 0 2 4 -2
KLH Jindrichuv Hradec Czechia2 Q -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 3 0 1 1 2 -1
2000-01 HC České Budějovice Czechia 52* 19* 29* 48* 54* 5* |
Czechia (all) International 11* 1* 1* 2* 4* -3* |
2001-02 Buffalo Sabres NHL 13* 1* 3* 4* 2* -1* |
Rochester Americans AHL 68* 18* 25* 43* 55* -2* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
2002-03 Buffalo Sabres NHL 68* 21* 14* 35* 30* -2* |
Rochester Americans AHL 8* 0* 2* 2* 4* -5* |
2003-04 Buffalo Sabres NHL 62* 15* 11* 26* 41* -1* |
2004-05 Bílí Tygři Liberec Czechia 25* 8* 8* 16* 46* 10* | Playoffs 12 2 5 7 12 -2
Czechia (all) International 6* 0* 3* 3* 10* -* |
2005-06 Buffalo Sabres NHL 82* 25* 37* 62* 62* -3* | Playoffs 18 4 7 11 8 4
Czechia OG 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Czechia (all) International 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2006-07 Buffalo Sabres NHL 66* 16* 22* 38* 46* -5* | Playoffs 16 2 2 4 8 -3
2007-08 Buffalo Sabres NHL 79* 23* 20* 43* 58* -5* |
Czechia WC 7* 5* 2* 7* 0* -1* |
Czechia (all) International 9* 5* 2* 7* 0* -* |
2008-09 Buffalo Sabres NHL 56* 13* 19* 32* 28* -7* |
Edmonton Oilers NHL 19* 7* 4* 11* 6* 2* |
Czechia WC 7* 2* 1* 3* 4* 1* |
Czechia (all) International 7* 2* 1* 3* 4* -* |
2009-10 New York Rangers NHL 45* 8* 14* 22* 38* -18* |
Calgary Flames NHL 26* 3* 2* 5* 29* 1* |
2010-11 Calgary Flames NHL 26* 4* 2* 6* 8* -7* |
Abbotsford Heat AHL 25* 6* 16* 22* 10* 6* |
2011-12 HC Mountfield Czechia 30* 8* 16* 24* 20* -3* | Playoffs 5 1 3 4 0 -3
Czechia (all) International 3* 0* 2* 2* 6* 0* |
2012-13 HC Mountfield Czechia 51* 14* 22* 36* 70* -1* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 16 -5
2013-14 HC Motor České Budějovice “C” Czechia2 51* 16* 15* 31* 38* -10* | Relegation 2 1 1 2 4 1

Ales Kotalik Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 Czechia EHT 7* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
2004-05 Czechia EHT 2* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
2007-08 Czechia EHT 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2011-12 HC Mountfield ET 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -1
Czechia EHT 3* 0* 2* 2* 6* -2* |
2012-13 HC Mountfield ET 5* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |

Ales Kotalik Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 101* 24* 43* 67* 0.66* 69* -1* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -1 *
Czechia 7 285* 72* 106* 178* 0.62* 254* 17* | 5 28 3 * 10 * 13 * 0.46 * 34 * -12 *
Czechia U18 2 64* 38* 29* 67* 1.05* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia U20 2 64* 21* 23* 44* 0.69* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia2 2 53* 18* 17* 35* 0.66* 40* -12* | 2 5 3 * 1 * 4 * 0.80 * 8 * -1 *
Czechia2 Q 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 1 3 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.33 * 2 * -1 *
EHT 4 14* 1* 5* 6* 0.43* 12* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 2 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 2* -* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -1 *
International 6 40* 8* 9* 17* 0.43* 24* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 9 542* 136* 148* 284* 0.52* 348* -46* | 2 34 6 * 9 * 15 * 0.44 * 16 * 1 *
OG 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 2 14* 7* 3* 10* 0.71* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 3* 1* 4* 0.57* 0* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ales Kotalik Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/07/2012
08/07/2012 Extension HC Mountfield HC Mountfield
10/07/2011
10/07/2011 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres HC Mountfield
06/25/2011
06/25/2011 Confirmed Calgary Flames Buffalo Sabres
02/02/2010
02/02/2010 Confirmed New York Rangers Calgary Flames
07/09/2009
07/09/2009 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Buffalo Sabres

Career transactions
- 2011-06-25 • Traded to the Buffalo Sabres with Robyn Regehr & a 2012 2nd round pick for Paul Byron & Chris Butler
- 2010-02-01 • Traded to the Calgary Flames with Chris Higgins for Brandon Prust & Olli Jokinen
- 2009-07-09 • Signed to a three-year contract by the New York Rangers
- 2009-03-04 • Traded to the Edmonton Oilers for a 2009 2nd round pick (traded to TOR; Jesse Blacker)
- 2006-07-23 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the Buffalo Sabres
- 2005-08-15 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Buffalo Sabres
- 2004-09-06 • Signed to a lockout contract by HC Liberec
- 2003-08-08 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Buffalo Sabres
- 2001-07-16 • Signed to a two-year entry-level contract by the Buffalo Sabres

Other memorable dates
- 2002-03-19 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Ottawa Senators vs. Patrick Lalime)
- 2001-11-12 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Florida Panthers)