Michal Handzus

#26 HC Banska Bystrica / Slovakia - 16/17

Date of Birth: Mar 11, 1977
Age: 49
Place of Birth: Banska Bystrica, SVK
Nation: Slovakia
Youth Team: HC Banska Bystrica
Position: C
Height: 196 cm / 6'5"
Weight: 98 kg / 216 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Michal Handzus Facts

Drafted: 1995 round 4 #101 overall by St. Louis Blues

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Michal Handzus Statistics

									Post
1993-1994	Barani Banska Bystrica U20	Slovakia U20	40	23	36	59	-	-
1993-1994	SKI Banska Bystrica	Slovakia2	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994-1995	SKI Banska Bystrica	Slovakia2	22	15	14	29	10	-
1994-1995	Slovakia U18	EJC-18 B	5	5	3	8	4	-
1995-1996	Barani Banska Bystrica U20	Slovakia U20	6	6	7	13	4	-
1995-1996	IZB Banska Bystrica	Slovakia	19	3	1	4	8	-2
1995-1996	Slovakia U20	WJC-20	6	0	3	3	2	-1
1996-1997	HC SKP PS Poprad	Slovakia	44	15	18	33	24	-
1996-1997	Slovakia U20	WJC-20	6	2	4	6	2	-
1997-1998	Worcester IceCats	AHL	69	27	36	63	54	-8	Playoffs	11	2	6	8	10	2
1998-1999	St. Louis Blues	NHL	66	4	12	16	30	-9	Playoffs	11	0	2	2	8	0
1999-2000	St. Louis Blues	NHL	82	25	28	53	44	19	Playoffs	7	0	3	3	6	-2
1999-2000	Slovakia	WC	6	1	4	5	4	1
1999-2000	Slovakia (all)	International	6	1	4	5	4	1
2000-2001	St. Louis Blues	NHL	36	10	14	24	12	11
2000-2001	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	10	4	4	8	21	5
2001-2002	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	79	15	30	45	34	-8	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	2	-2
2001-2002	Slovakia Olympics	OG	2	1	0	1	6	0
2001-2002	Slovakia	WC	6	1	4	5	4	2
2001-2002	Slovakia (all)	International	8	2	4	6	10	2
2002-2003	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	82	23	21	44	46	13	Playoffs	13	2	6	8	6	3
2003-2004	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	82	20	38	58	82	18	Playoffs	18	5	5	10	10	7
2004-2005	HKM Zvolen Lockout	Slovakia	33	14	24	38	34	32	Playoffs	17	5	10	15	6	10
2004-2005	Slovakia	WC	7	3	0	3	2	-1
2004-2005	Slovakia (all)	International	7	3	0	3	2	-1
2005-2006	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	73	11	33	44	38	-2	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	2	-2
2006-2007	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	8	3	5	8	6	4
2007-2008	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	82	7	14	21	45	-21
2008-2009	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	82	18	24	42	32	-7
2008-2009	Slovakia "A"	WC	6	0	4	4	6	2
2008-2009	Slovakia (all)	International	6	0	4	4	6	2
2009-2010	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	81	20	22	42	38	4	Playoffs	6	3	2	5	4	-5
2009-2010	Slovakia Olympics	OG	7	3	3	6	0	2
2009-2010	Slovakia (all)	International	7	3	3	6	0	2
2010-2011	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	82	12	18	30	20	-5	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	0	-4
2010-2011	Slovakia	WC	5	0	2	2	0	0
2010-2011	Slovakia (all)	International	5	0	2	2	0	0
2011-2012	San Jose Sharks	NHL	67	7	17	24	18	-6	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	0
2011-2012	Slovakia "A"	WC	8	2	5	7	0	3
2011-2012	Slovakia (all)	International	8	2	5	7	0	3
2012-2013	HC Banska Bystrica Lockout	Slovakia	15	9	10	19	22	3
2012-2013	San Jose Sharks	NHL	28	1	1	2	12	-9
2012-2013	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	11	1	5	6	4	7	Playoffs	23	3	8	11	6	7
2013-2014	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	59	4	12	16	16	0	Playoffs	19	2	1	3	8	-8
2013-2014	Slovakia Olympics "A"	OG	4	0	2	2	0	1
2013-2014	Slovakia (all)	International	4	0	2	2	0	1
2014-2015	HC Banska Bystrica	Slovakia	22	7	11	18	16	4	Playoffs	18	3	9	12	2	7
2015-2016	HC Banska Bystrica "A"	Slovakia	40	12	16	28	36	2	Playoffs	15	1	6	7	12	-
2016-2017	HC Banska Bystrica	Slovakia	10	1	5	6	27	-3	Playoffs	15	4	6	10	4	12

Michal Handzus Tournament Statistics

									Post
1990-1991	Poprad Peewee	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004-2005	HKM Zvolen	Continental Cup	3	2	3	5	2	4

Michal Handzus Career Totals by League


AHL	1	69	27	36	63	0.91	54	-8	1	11	2	6	8	0.73	10	2
Continental Cup	1	3	2	3	5	1.67	2	4	0
EJC-18 B	1	5	5	3	8	1.60	4	-	0
International	8	51	11	24	35	0.69	22	10	0
NHL	15	1010	185	298	483	0.48	498	14	11	116	16	30	46	0.40	52	-6
OG	3	13	4	5	9	0.69	6	3	0
QC Int PW	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Slovakia	7	183	61	85	146	0.80	167	36*	4	65	13	31	44	0.68	24	29*
Slovakia U20	2	46	29	43	72	1.57	4*	-	0
Slovakia2	2	22*	15*	14*	29*	1.32*	10*	-	0
WC	6	38	7	19	26	0.68	16	7	0
WJC-20	2	12	2	7	9	0.75	4	-1*	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Michal Handzus Career Totals by Team


Barani Banska Bystrica U20	2	46	29	43	72	1.57	4*	-	0
Chicago Blackhawks	3	78	8	22	30	0.38	26	11	2	42	5	9	14	0.33	14	-1
HC Banska Bystrica	7	128*	47*	57*	104*	0.81*	119*	4*	3	48	8	21	29	0.60	18	19*
HC SKP PS Poprad	1	44	15	18	33	0.75	24	-	0
HKM Zvolen	1	36	16	27	43	1.19	36	36	1	17	5	10	15	0.88	6	10
Los Angeles Kings	4	327	57	78	135	0.41	135	-29	2	12	4	3	7	0.58	4	-9
Philadelphia Flyers	3	237	54	92	146	0.62	166	29	3	37	7	13	20	0.54	18	8
Phoenix Coyotes	2	89	19	34	53	0.60	55	-3	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	2	-2
Poprad Peewee	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
San Jose Sharks	2	95	8	18	26	0.27	30	-15	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	0
Slovakia	6	38	7	19	26	0.68	16	7	0
Slovakia (all)	8	51	11	24	35	0.69	22	10	0
Slovakia Olympics	3	13	4	5	9	0.69	6	3	0
Slovakia U18	1	5	5	3	8	1.60	4	-	0
Slovakia U20	2	12	2	7	9	0.75	4	-1*	0
St. Louis Blues	3	184	39	54	93	0.51	86	21	2	18	0	5	5	0.28	14	-2
Worcester IceCats	1	69	27	36	63	0.91	54	-8	1	11	2	6	8	0.73	10	2

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Michal Handzus Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1994-1995	Slovakia2 Champion U18 EJC (B) Gold Medal
1997-1998	AHL All-Star Game AHL Player of the Week (Apr. 5) AHL Rookie of the Month (April)
1999-2000	NHL Top Defensive Forward (Selke Trophy) Finalist World Championship Silver Medal
2001-2002	World Championship Gold Medal
2004-2005	Continental Cup Best Forward Slovakian Extraliga All-Star Team
2011-2012	World Championship Silver Medal
2012-2013	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
2016-2017	Slovakian Extraliga Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
01/03/2017	Extension	HC Banska Bystrica	HC Banska Bystrica
09/04/2015	Extension	HC Banska Bystrica	HC Banska Bystrica
12/09/2014	Confirmed	No team	HC Banska Bystrica
07/05/2013	Extension	Chicago Blackhawks	Chicago Blackhawks
04/01/2013	Confirmed	San Jose Sharks	Chicago Blackhawks
11/14/2012	Confirmed	San Jose Sharks	HC Banska Bystrica
07/01/2011	Confirmed	Los Angeles Kings	San Jose Sharks

Michal Handzus Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1995, 1 #34 by Hull Olympiques in the CHL Import Draft
Cult/Star player for HC Banska Bystrica
Cult/Star player for HK Poprad
Cult/Star player for HKM Zvolen
Cult/Star player for Slovakia

Career transactions
- 2013-07-05 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Chicago Blackhawks
- 2013-04-01 • Traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for a 2013 4th round pick (later re-acquired by Chicago: Robin Norell)
- 2012-11-13 • Signed to a lockout contract by HC Banska Bystrica
- 2011-07-01 • Signed to a two-year contract by the San Jose Sharks
- 2007-07-02 • Signed to a four-year contract by the Los Angeles Kings
- 2006-08-04 • Traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Kyle Calder
- 2004-10-27 • Signed to a lockout contract by HKM Zvolen
- 2004-08-06 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the Philadelphia Flyers
- 2002-06-12 • Traded to the Philadelphia Flyers with Robert Esche for Brian Boucher & a 2002 3rd round pick (previously acquired - Joe Callahan)
- 2001-03-13 • Traded to the Phoenix Coyotes with Ladislav Nagy, Jeff Taffe & a 2001 1st round pick (Ben Eager) for Keith Tkachuk
- 2000-09-12 • Re-signed to a four-year contract by the St. Louis Blues
- 1997-10-03 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the St. Louis Blues