Michael Frolík

Medal record
Representing Czech Republic
Ice hockey
World Championships
World Junior Championships
IIHF U18 Championships

Michael Frolík
Michael Frolík
	Frolík with the Calgary Flames in February 2016
Born	17 February 1988 (age 36); Kladno, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shoots	Left
NL team; Former teams	Lausanne HC; HC Kladno; Florida Panthers; Chicago Blackhawks; Piráti Chomutov; Winnipeg Jets; Calgary Flames; Buffalo Sabres; Montreal Canadiens
National team	Czech Republic
NHL draft	10th overall, 2006; Florida Panthers
Playing career	2004–present

Michael Frolík (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɪxaɛl ˈfroliːk]; born 17 February 1988) is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger who is currently playing with HC Bílí Tygři Liberec in the Czech Extraliga.

Frolík has played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Florida Panthers, the organization that selected him tenth overall in 2006, as well as the Chicago Blackhawks, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2013. He has also had stints with the Winnipeg Jets, Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens.

Playing career

Amateur

As a youth, Frolík played in the 2002 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Chomutov.^[1]

Frolík played two seasons in the Czech Extraliga for Rabat Kladno before being selected tenth overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers. While playing in Kladno, Frolík was nicknamed "The Baby Jágr" due to his similar playing style and appearance to Jaromír Jágr, who also played for Kladno earlier in his career.^{[citation needed]} To add to his overwhelming resemblance, Frolík, who cites Jágr as his role model, wore #68 at the Panthers' rookie camp.^{[citation needed]}

Beginning in the 2006–07 season, Frolík began his North American career playing at the major junior level for the Rimouski Océanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).^{[citation needed]}

Professional

Florida Panthers

Frolík made his NHL debut for Florida during the 2008–09 season, in which he finished with 21 goals and 24 assists for 45 points in 79 games.

Frolik recorded 43 points the following season.^{[citation needed]}

Chicago Blackhawks

On 9 February 2011, during Frolík's third season with the Panthers, in 2010–11, he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks (along with goaltender Alexander Salák) in exchange for Jack Skille, Hugh Jessiman and David Pacan.^[2] Frolík scored his first goal as a Blackhawk on 2 March 2011, against Miikka Kiprusoff the Calgary Flames where the Blackhawks won the game 6–4.^[3] On 13 April, he made his Stanley Cup playoff debut against the Presidents' Trophy-winning Vancouver Canucks. On 19 April, he scored his first career playoff goal against Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo in game 4 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals and on 24 April, he scored the first Stanley Cup playoff penalty shot in Blackhawks history against Canucks goaltender Cory Schneider in Game 6 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals.^[4]

On 15 July 2011, Frolík signed a three-year contract extension with the Blackhawks at an annual average value of $2.333 million.^[5]

During the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Frolík played for Piráti Chomutov of the Czech Extraliga until returning to the Blackhawks for the 48-game shortened regular season in which he would play 45 games with three goals, seven assists and 10 points to help the Blackhawks win the Presidents' Trophy as the regular season champions. On 27 May 2013, during the 2013 playoffs, he scored the second playoff penalty shot goal of his career against Jimmy Howard of the Detroit Red Wings,^[6] becoming the first player in NHL history to score more than one career penalty shot goal in the playoffs.^[7] He ultimately scored ten points (three goals, seven assists) in the all 23 playoff games in en route to the Blackhawks' Stanley Cup victory over the Boston Bruins in six games including an assist on the Stanley Cup clinching goal in game six by Dave Bolland.^[8]

Winnipeg Jets

In the subsequent off-season, on 30 June 2013, Frolík was traded to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a third- and fifth-round pick at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. In the 2013–14 season opener on 2 October 2013, at Rexall Place against the Edmonton Oilers, Frolík scored twice in a 5–4 Winnipeg win.

On 29 July 2014, Frolík and the Jets agreed on a one-year, $3.3 million contract.^[9] He finished with 19 goals and 23 assists on in the regular season, but was held pointless during the Jets' four-game sweep at the hands of the Anaheim Ducks in the 2015 playoffs.^{[citation needed]}

Calgary Flames

On 1 July 2015, Frolík, as an unrestricted free agent, signed a five-year, $21 million contract with the Calgary Flames at an annual average value of $4.3 million.^[10]

Buffalo Sabres

During his final year under contract with the Flames in the 2019–20 season, unable to replicate his offensive production from previous years with 10 points through 38 games, Frolik was traded by the Flames to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2020 on 2 January 2020.^[11]

Montreal Canadiens

On 23 December 2020, Frolík signed as a free agent to a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Montreal Canadiens.^[12]

St. Louis Blues

As a free agent over the summer and approaching the 2021–22 season, Frolík accepted an invitation to attend the St. Louis Blues training camp on a Professional Tryout contract on 18 September 2021.^[13]

Lausanne HC

On 15 October 2021, Frolík joined Lausanne HC of the National League (NL) on a two-year deal through the 2022/23 season.^[14]

Personal life

His wife is former Miss Czech Republic 2001, model and TV/radio personality Diana Kobzanová.^[15] They have three daughters together.Ella 2014, Lily 2018 and Nelly 2023.^[16]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	HC Rabat Kladno	CZE U20	53	21	23	44	22	7	3	1	4	6
2004–05	HC Rabat Kladno	CZE U20	15	9	11	20	18	5	1	0	1	10
2004–05	HC Rabat Kladno	ELH	27	3	1	4	6	1	0	0	0	0
2005–06	HC Rabat Kladno	CZE U20	3	1	2	3	0	6	3	9	12	6
2005–06	HC Rabat Kladno	ELH	48	2	7	9	32	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Rimouski Océanic	QMJHL	52	31	42	73	40	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Rimouski Océanic	QMJHL	45	24	41	65	22	9	2	4	6	12
2008–09	Florida Panthers	NHL	79	21	24	45	22	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Florida Panthers	NHL	82	21	22	43	43	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Florida Panthers	NHL	52	8	21	29	16	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	28	3	6	9	14	7	2	3	5	2
2011–12	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	63	5	10	15	22	4	2	1	3	0
2012–13	Piráti Chomutov	ELH	32	14	10	24	22	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	45	3	7	10	8	23	3	7	10	6
2013–14	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	81	15	27	42	12	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	82	19	23	42	18	4	0	0	0	2
2015–16	Calgary Flames	NHL	64	15	17	32	24	—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Calgary Flames	NHL	82	17	27	44	58	4	0	1	1	0
2017–18	Calgary Flames	NHL	70	10	15	25	26	—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Calgary Flames	NHL	65	16	18	34	26	5	0	0	0	2
2019–20	Calgary Flames	NHL	38	5	5	10	24	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	19	1	3	4	4	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Laval Rocket	AHL	2	0	0	0	4	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	8	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Lausanne HC	NL	23	7	7	14	25	—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Bílí Tygři Liberec	ELH	48	10	14	24	28	9	2	1	3	8
NHL totals			858	159	225	384	317	47	7	12	19	12

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004	Czech Republic	WJC18		2	0	0	0	0
2005	Czech Republic	WJC		7	3	1	4	0
2005	Czech Republic	WJC18	4th	7	3	1	4	2
2006	Czech Republic	WJC	6th	6	0	1	1	4
2006	Czech Republic	WJC18		7	2	3	5	10
2007	Czech Republic	WJC	5th	6	4	2	6	4
2008	Czech Republic	WJC	5th	6	5	0	5	14
2011	Czech Republic	WC		9	3	2	5	0
2012	Czech Republic	WC		10	2	1	3	0
2014	Czech Republic	OG	6th	5	0	0	0	0
2016	Czech Republic	WCH	6th	3	0	1	1	0
2022	Czech Republic	OG	9th	2	0	0	0	0
Junior totals				41	17	8	25	34
Senior totals				29	5	4	9	0