Richard Pánik

Richard Pánik (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈɾixaɾt ˈpaːɲik]; born 7 February 1991) is a Slovak professional ice hockey right winger for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Pánik was drafted in the second round, 52nd overall, in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Richard Pánik
Panik with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2014
Born (1991-02-07) 7 February 1991
Martin, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Washington Capitals
Tampa Bay Lightning
Toronto Maple Leafs
Chicago Blackhawks
Arizona Coyotes
National team  Slovakia
NHL Draft 52nd overall, 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 2007–present

Playing career

Junior

As a youth, Pánik played in the 2004 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Bratislava.[1]

Pánik played two years professionally for Oceláři Třinec of the Czech Extraliga before being drafted in the second round, 52nd overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Pánik attended the Lightning's training camp ahead of the 2009–10 season but was ultimately cut from their roster, after which he joined the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).[2] Later that season, Pánik played for Slovakia at the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where he scored two goals and three assists in five games.[3]

On 5 January 2010, the Spitfires sent Pánik to the Belleville Bulls in a blockbuster trade, along with Austen Brassard, Steve Gleeson, Paul Bezzo, a second-round pick in 2012, a third-round pick in 2010 and a seventh-round pick in 2012, in exchange for Philipp Grubauer, Marc Cantin and Stephen Johnson.[4]

Professional

Turning professional in 2011–12, Pánik was a member of the Norfolk Admirals team that set the longest win streak in professional hockey in North America, winning a record-breaking 28 consecutive victories that season.[5] Pánik also helped the Admirals capture the Calder Cup championship in a 4–0 sweep over the Toronto Marlies.[6]

Pánik warming up before a game in 2013.

Due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout that cancelled nearly half of the regular season, Tampa Bay assigned Pánik, as well as 17 others, to the Syracuse Crunch, the Lightning's new AHL affiliate for the 2012–13 season.[7][8] On 11 February 2013, several weeks after NHL play had resumed, the Lightning recalled Pánik,[9] where he later scored his first career NHL goal on 23 February against Dan Ellis of the Carolina Hurricanes in a 5–2 victory.[10] On 1 March, the Tampa Bay Lightning reassigned Pánik to Syracuse after playing nine games in the NHL, registering one goal from eight shots on net.[11] At the end of the AHL regular season, Pánik had played in 43 games with the Crunch, recording 21 goals and 35 points, including an AHL-high 12-game point streak from 2 November through 1 December 2013, with 17. Pánik then helped Syracuse reach the Calder Cup Final, though the team fell to the Grand Rapids Griffins in a 4–2 series defeat.[12]

Pánik made the 2013–14 Lightning roster out of training camp to begin the regular season.[13] Despite making the team, he saw his playing time dwindle as the season went on, however, and, after struggling to find consistency in his game, was demoted on 24 January 2014, to Syracuse.[14] Several months later, on 5 March, Tampa Bay again recalled Pánik from the Crunch.[15] He finished the regular season with 50 appearances for Tampa Bay, scoring three goals and ten assists for 13 points, in addition to Stanley Cup playoff games played against the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference Quarter-finals.[16]

On 11 July 2014, Pánik signed a one-year, two-way contract extension with Tampa Bay. After failing to make the 2014–15 Lightning roster out of training camp, however, he was placed on waivers, where he was then claimed by the Toronto Maple Leafs on 9 October 2014.[17] On 25 October, he scored his first goal as a Maple Leaf in a 4–1 loss to the visiting Boston Bruins.[18] Pánik experienced a breakout season in Toronto, setting career-highs in games played (76), goals scored (11) and points (17). Following this noteworthy campaign, on 1 July 2015, Pánik signed a one-year, $925,000 contract with the Maple Leafs.[19]

Pánik was expected to play with the Maple Leafs in the 2015–16 season; however, he was beaten on the depth chart by new additions such as Brad Boyes and P. A. Parenteau. Additionally, the Maple Leafs claimed defenceman Frank Corrado off waivers on 6 October 2015. Having reached the maximum roster size, Pánik was placed on waivers with the purpose of being sent down to the Toronto Marlies.[20] Pánik cleared waivers the following day.

On 3 January 2016, after playing 32 games with the Marlies, Pánik was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Jeremy Morin.[21] He finished the season with the Blackhawks and was re-signed to a one year, $875,000 contract extension. Pánik scored his first career NHL hat-trick against the Nashville Predators on 15 October 2016. Pánik tallied a career-high 22 goals and 22 assists during the 2016–17 season.[22] On 11 May 2017, he signed a two-year extension worth $2.8 million per year with the Blackhawks.[23]

On 10 January 2018, Pánik (alongside Laurent Dauphin) was traded to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Anthony Duclair and Adam Clendening.[24]

On 1 July 2019, as a free agent from the Coyotes, Pánik left to sign a four-year $11 million contract with the Washington Capitals.[25]

International play

Pánik was selected to play for Slovakia at the 2010 IIHF World Championship, where he recorded two assists and finished a plus-minus rating of +3.

Pánik also represented Slovakia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where the nation finished in 11th in the tournament; Pánik did not record a point.

Personal life

In July 2016, Pánik married his long-time girlfriend, Nikola Kochanová.[26]

In April 2018, Pánik was arrested after refusing to leave the entrance of Bevvy, near Scottsdale, Arizona. He was later released with criminal citation.[27]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Oceláři Třinec Czech 60000 —————
2008–09 Oceláři Třinec Czech 151124 40000
2009–10 Windsor Spitfires OHL 33991819 —————
2009–10 Belleville Bulls OHL 2712112336 —————
2009–10 Norfolk Admirals AHL 50110 —————
2010–11 Belleville Bulls OHL 2714173133 —————
2010–11 Guelph Storm OHL 2413122542 612310
2011–12 Norfolk Admirals AHL 6419224162 1851623
2012–13 Syracuse Crunch AHL 5122194181 16951459
2012–13 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 255494 —————
2013–14 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 503101321 20004
2013–14 Syracuse Crunch AHL 1338118 —————
2014–15 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 761161749 —————
2015–16 Toronto Marlies AHL 339162534 —————
2015–16 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 306286 60336
2016–17 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 8222224458 40112
2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 376101626 —————
2017–18 Arizona Coyotes NHL 358111912 —————
2018–19 Arizona Coyotes NHL 7514193344 —————
2019–20 Washington Capitals NHL 599132236
NHL totals 4698497181256 1204412

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2007 Slovakia WJC18 5th 6 0 2 2 2
2008 Slovakia WJC18 7th 6 4 6 10 0
2009 Slovakia WJC 4th 7 2 3 5 4
2010 Slovakia WJC 8th 6 6 2 8 2
2010 Slovakia WC 12th 6 0 2 2 6
2011 Slovakia WJC 8th 6 7 2 9 12
2014 Slovakia OG 11th 4 0 0 0 0
2014 Slovakia WC 9th 7 0 0 0 2
2015 Slovakia WC 9th 7 0 2 2 2
2019 Slovakia WC 9th 7 1 6 7 2
Junior totals 31 19 15 34 20
Senior totals 31 1 10 11 12

Awards and honours
Award Year
AHL
Calder Cup (Norfolk Admirals) 2012 [28]
All-Star Game 2013
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