Milan Hnilička

Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey

**Ice hockey career**
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Czech Extraliga team; Former teams	Bílí Tygři Liberec; New York Rangers; Atlanta Thrashers; Los Angeles Kings
National team	Czech Republic
NHL Draft	70th overall, 1991; New York Islanders
Playing career	1989–2010

Milan Hnilička
Milan Hnilička; MP
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 21 October 2017
Personal details
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Czech Extraliga team; Former teams	Bílí Tygři Liberec; New York Rangers; Atlanta Thrashers; Los Angeles Kings
National team	Czech Republic
NHL Draft	70th overall, 1991; New York Islanders
Playing career	1989–2010

Milan Hnilička[1] (born June 25, 1973) is a Czech former ice hockey goalie who played in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Atlanta Thrashers and the Los Angeles Kings and politician who has been member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2017. He was drafted 70th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. In 2000, Milan won the Calder Cup while playing for the Hartford Wolf Pack. He last played in the Czech Extraliga for Bílí Tygři Liberec. He announced his retirement in August 2010. Internationally Hnilička represented the Czechoslovakian national junior team and the Czech national senior team at multiple tournaments, including the 2006 Winter Olympics, where he won a bronze medal.

Playing career

Hnilička played for Poldi SONP Kladno in the Czechoslovak Extraliga for several years. At the 1991 NHL Entry Draft he was selected 70th overall by the New York Islanders, and moved to North America in 1992, spending one season in major junior with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League, helping them reach the 1993 Memorial Cup. He then spent 2 seasons in the minor leagues before returning to the Czech Extraliga, where he played a further 4 seasons. Signed by the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League in 1999, he made his NHL debut on October 14, 1999 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 2 games for the Rangers, spending the majority of the season with their American Hockey League affiliate the Hartford Wolf Pack, winning the Calder Cup with them as AHL champions.

Signing as a free agent with the Atlanta Thrashers, he would spend 3 seasons with them, before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings in 2003. Hnilička mainly played for the Kings' AHL affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, appearing in 2 games for the Kings. He returned to the Czech Republic in 2004 and played 5 seasons with Bílí Tygři Liberec, as well as briefly playing for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Russian Superleague in [[2007–08 Russian Superleague season|2007–08. Hnilička's last games were in 2009–10 when he played 3 games for Slavia Praha.

International play

Hnilička played his first game for the Czechoslovak junior team in 1990 at the 1990 European Junior Championships, winning a bronze medal. He played again for the Czechoslovakian junior team at the 1991 World Junior Championships, again winning bronze. He was named to the Czechoslovakian senior team for both the 1991 Canada Cup and 1991 World Championships, but did not play in either tournament. Hnilička's final tournament for Czechoslovakia was the 1992 World Junior Championships, where the team finished fifth.

With the dissolution of Czechoslovakia he began to represent the Czech national team, playing in 7 World Championships and the 1998 and 2006 Winter Olympics (though he did not play in 1998). He won gold at the 1999, 2001, and 2005 World Championships, as well as a silver in 2006 and bronze in both 1997 and 1998.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season									Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%	GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1988–89	Poldi SONP Kladno	CSSR U18	34	—	—	—	—	—	2.51	.921	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Poldi SONP Kladno	CSSR	24	—	—	—	1113	70	—	3.77	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Poldi SONP Kladno	CSSR	40	—	—	—	2122	98	—	2.80	.902	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Poldi SONP Kladno	CSSR	38	—	—	—	2066	128	—	3.73	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Swift Current Broncos	WHL	65	46	12	2	3679	206	2	3.36	.896	17	12	5	1017	54	2	3.19	.911
1992–93	Swift Current Broncos	M-Cup	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	4.72	—
1993–94	Richmond Renegades	ECHL	43	18	16	5	2299	155	4	4.05	.883	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	IHL	8	5	1	0	378	25	0	3.97	.892	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Denver Grizzlies	IHL	15	9	4	1	798	47	1	3.53	.890	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Poldi Kladno	CZE	33	16	12	5	1895	151	1	4.78	.868	8	3	5	492	24	0	2.93	.916
1996–97	Poldi Kladno	CZE	48	20	17	11	2741	120	4	2.63	.928	3	0	3	150	14	0	5.60	.863
1997–98	Sparta Praha	CZE	49	25	14	10	2498	90	6	2.16	.943	11	5	6	631	33	0	3.14	.912
1998–99	Sparta Praha	CZE	50	27	15	8	2876	109	4	2.27	.925	8	5	3	501	12	2	1.44	.960
1999–00	New York Rangers	NHL	2	0	1	0	86	5	0	3.49	.886	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	36	22	11	0	1979	71	5	2.15	.928	3	0	1	99	6	0	3.64	.854
2000–01	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	36	12	19	2	1879	105	2	3.35	.890	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	60	13	33	10	3367	179	3	3.19	.908	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	21	4	13	1	1097	65	0	3.56	.893	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Chicago Wolves	AHL	15	11	2	1	838	33	1	2.36	.922	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	2	0	1	0	80	5	0	3.76	.881	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Manchester Monarchs	AHL	20	8	10	0	1022	44	1	2.58	.908	2	0	2	127	5	0	2.37	.914
2004–05	Bílí Tygři Liberec	CZE	46	28	16	2	2740	106	5	2.32	.928	12	5	7	702	32	0	2.74	.927
2005–06	Bílí Tygři Liberec	CZE	45	29	11	5	2644	75	6	1.70	.940	4	1	3	158	10	0	3.80	.861
2006–07	Bílí Tygři Liberec	CZE	40	28	12	—	2370	73	4	1.85	.943	12	5	7	716	34	0	2.85	.916
2007–08	Bílí Tygři Liberec	CZE	15	11	4	—	890	30	2	2.02	.937	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	RSL	9	—	—	—	560	18	1	1.93	.918	1	1	—	—	59	0	3.02	.885
2008–09	Bílí Tygři Liberec	CZE	22	9	13	—	1243	66	0	3.19	.910	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Slavia Praha	CZE	3	0	3	—	178	13	0	4.38	.833	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CZE totals			351	193	117	41	20,075	833	32	2.49	.925	58	24	34	3350	159	2	2.85	.919
NHL totals			121	29	67	13	6509	359	5	3.31	.900	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1990	Czechoslovakia	EJC	4							2.78	.864
1991	Czechoslovakia	WJC	5	4	1	0	269	14	1	3.12
1991	Czechoslovakia	EJC
1991	Czechoslovakia	WC	DNP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	Czechoslovakia	CC	DNP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	Czechoslovakia	WJC	6				329	20	0	3.65	.853
1992	Czechoslovakia	WC	DNP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	Czech Republic	WC	1	1	0	0	60	3	0	3.00	.885
1998	Czech Republic	OG	DNP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	Czech Republic	WC	8	4	1	2	430	10	2	1.39	.940
1999	Czech Republic	WC	9				429	16	1	2.24	.911
2001	Czech Republic	WC	9	8	0	1	541	13	1	1.44	.952
2002	Czech Republic	WC	5	4	1	0	299	9	1	1.81	.917
2005	Czech Republic	WC	1	1	0	0	60	0	1	0.00	1.000
2006	Czech Republic	OG	3	1	1	0	128	6	0	2.82	.878
2006	Czech Republic	WC	9	5	2	2	548	24	0	2.63	.893
2008	Czech Republic	WC	6	3	3	—	371	16	1	2.59	.878
Senior totals			57	—	—	—	2866	97	7	2.03	—

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References

Prague Post
He is world champion from 1999,2001 and 2005. lng=CZ&webid=472&view=hrac_info&idh=136 Stats at hokej.cz Archived 2009-01-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Czech)

External links

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[1] Prague Post

[2] He is world champion from 1999,2001 and 2005. lng=CZ&webid=472&view=hrac_info&idh=136 Stats at hokej.cz Archived 2009-01-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Czech)