Milan Hnilička

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. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2017, but resigned in January 2021 after attending a party in breach of coronavirus restrictions.[2] 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.

Milan Hnilička

Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
21 October 2017  26 January 2021
Personal details
Born (1973-06-25) June 25, 1973
Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia
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 19892010
Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
1998 Nagano Team
2006 Torino Team

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. 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.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPWLTMINGASOGAASV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1988–89 Poldi SONP Kladno CSSR U18 342.51.921
1989–90 Poldi SONP Kladno CSSR 241113703.77
1990–91 Poldi SONP Kladno CSSR 402122982.80.902
1991–92 Poldi SONP Kladno CSSR 3820661283.73
1992–93 Swift Current Broncos WHL 6546122367920623.36.896 1712510175423.19.911
1992–93 Swift Current Broncos M-Cup 44.72
1993–94 Richmond Renegades ECHL 4318165229915544.05.883
1993–94 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 85103782503.97.892
1994–95 Denver Grizzlies IHL 159417984713.53.890
1995–96 Poldi Kladno CZE 3316125189515114.78.868 8354922402.93.916
1996–97 Poldi Kladno CZE 48201711274112042.63.928 3031501405.60.863
1997–98 Sparta Praha CZE 4925141024989062.16.943 11566313303.14.912
1998–99 Sparta Praha CZE 5027158287610942.27.925 8535011221.44.960
1999–00 New York Rangers NHL 201086503.49.886
1999–00 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 362211019797152.15.928 30199603.64.854
2000–01 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 3612192187910523.35.890
2001–02 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 60133310336717933.19.908
2002–03 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 21413110976503.56.893
2002–03 Chicago Wolves AHL 1511218383312.36.922
2003–04 Los Angeles Kings NHL 201080503.76.881
2003–04 Manchester Monarchs AHL 20810010224412.58.908 202127502.37.914
2004–05 Bílí Tygři Liberec CZE 4628162274010652.32.928 12577023202.74.927
2005–06 Bílí Tygři Liberec CZE 452911526447561.70.940 4131581003.80.861
2006–07 Bílí Tygři Liberec CZE 40281223707341.85.943 12577163402.85.916
2007–08 Bílí Tygři Liberec CZE 151148903022.02.937
2007–08 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RSL 95601811.93.918 115903.02.885
2008–09 Bílí Tygři Liberec CZE 2291312436603.19.910
2009–10 Slavia Praha CZE 3031781304.38.833
CZE totals 3511931174120,075833322.49.925 582434335015922.85.919
NHL totals 121296713650935953.31.900

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

References

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