Rostislav Olesz
Rostislav Olesz (2013 )
Rostislav Olesz ( born October 10, 1985 in Bílovec, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey player who stands in July 2013 in the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League contract.
Career
Rostislav Olesz began his career in the youth of the HC Sareza Ostrava. Later he played in the youth teams of HC Vitkovice, for whom he played from 1999 in the U18 Extraliga. The following season he played first again in the U18 Juniors, but was repeatedly used in the U20 Junior. He also debuted in the same season in the Czech Extraliga and was with his 15 years the youngest Extraliga players of all time. In the following two years, he first became a regular player of the U20 Extraliga and later became an integral part of the men's team HC Vitkovice of.
In the U20 World Cup in 2004 is the 18 -year-old Olesz three goals and two assists, which drew the attention of NHL scouts on him. Logically, was selected by the Panthers of the National Hockey League in the first round at a total Rostislav Olesz seventh place during the NHL Entry Draft in 2004. After this positive experience, he moved to HC Sparta Prague, with which he could reach the playoffs in 2004/05. After a very successful participation in the U20 World Cup 2005 ( seven goals and three assists), he moved to North America and made it straight into the NHL roster the Panthers. In his rookie season, he scored eight goals and 13 assists.
On 25 June 2011, the Panthers gave him from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Brian Campbell. In June 2013 his contract was paid an early stage of the Blackhawks (buy out). A few days later, he signed a one year contract worth a total of one million U.S. dollars on the New Jersey Devils.
Internationally
Rostislav Olesz has participated in five international championships in his career: for the U18 national team, he took part in the U18 World Cup 2003. From 2004 he played for the U20 selection, including at the U20 World Cup 2004 and the U20 World Cup 2005. A highlight of his career was his appointment to the Olympic team for the Winter Games in Turin in 2006, where he worked with the national team the bronze medal won. A year later, he was part of the team that finished seventh at the 2007 IIHF World Championship for Men.
Awards and achievements
- Bronze medal at the 2005 U20 World Cup
- Bronze medal at the 2006 Olympic Games
Career Stats
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )