Born: | March 11, 1977 | Draft: | 1995, St. Louis Blues,#101 Overall |
Hometown: | Banska Bystrica, SVK | Position: | C |
Known For: | Shoots/Catches: | Left | |
National Team: | Slovakia |
Michal Handzuš is a Slovak former professional ice hockey center. Handzuš played for hometown club, HC ’05 Banská Bystrica of the Slovak Extraliga before joining the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1998. Handzuš played for the St. Louis Blues, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks, and the Chicago Blackhawks, with whom he won the Stanley Cup with in 2013.
Handzuš represented Slovakia at several international ice hockey tournaments, including the 2002, 2010, and 2014 Winter Olympics.
Michal Handzuš Statistics
Trade Table
Date | Traded From | Traded With | Traded To | Traded For |
March 13, 2001 | 2002 1st Round Pick (Ben Eager) Ladislav Nagy Jeff Taffe | Keith Tkachuk | ||
June 12, 2002 | Robert Esche | 2002 3rd Round Pick (Joe Callahan) Brian Boucher | ||
Feb. 2, 2006 | Kyle Calder | |||
Jan. 13, 2013 | 2013 4th Round Pick (Fredrik Bergvik) |
Deeper Dive
- Opportunity Knocks For Blackhawks Handzus
- Chicago Blackhawks’ Second Line Center: Calling All Candidates
- Former San Jose Sharks Who Have Won the Stanley Cup
Achievements
- Slovakia2 Champion 1994-1995
- U18 EJC (B) Gold Medal 1994-1995
- AHL All-Star Game 1997-1998
- AHL Player of the Week (Apr. 5) 1997-1998
- World Championship Silver Medal 1999-2000
- World Championship Gold Medal 2001-2002
- Continental Cup Best Forward 2004-2005
- Slovakian Extraliga All-Star Team 2004-2005
- World Championship Silver Medal 2011-2012
- NHL Stanley Cup Champion 2012-2013
- Slovakian Extraliga Champion 2016-2017