NHL careerBUFEDMCGYNYRLast NHL game 2011
Ales Kotalik's NHL career
Points
284
Games
542
Goals
136
Assists
148
P/GP
0.52
Plus/minus
-46
Right winger Ales Kotalik was drafted 164th overall by Buffalo Sabres in 1998. He played 9 seasons for 4 clubs, 2001-2011. That came to 542 games and 284 points, 136 goals and 148 assists.
Below: the whole of Ales Kotalik's career, season by season.
Every season
- Year 19981998 NHL Draft
Ales Kotalik is drafted 164 overall by Buffalo Sabres
First off the board- 1Vincent LecavalierTBL
- 2David LegwandNSH
- 3Brad StuartSJS
Swedes from the same draft
Mikael Samuelsson699 GP · 346 P- Christian Bäckman302 GP · 79 P
- Tommy Westlund203 GP · 22 P
- 3 years, 4 months and 16 days later · 4 seasonsYear 20012001-2002 seasonNHL debut
Ales Kotalik makes his NHL debut in 5–3 win against Florida Panthers
Ales was 22 years old ·
National Car Rental Center, USAFirst NHL assistFirst NHL pointSwedes on the ice:
Kristian Huselius and Marcus Nilson.Year 2002Season2001-2002
Ales Kotalik's first NHL season: 4 points
The whole season2001-2002Events69games missed - Year 2006Season
2005-2006
Ales Kotalik scores 62 points — the best season of his career
EventsCareer bestHis best points seasonThe whole season and the playoff run2005-2006PlayoffsEliminated by Carolina Hurricanes18 games11 points4 G · 7 AFirst roundPHIPhiladelphia Flyers4–2Second roundOTTOttawa Senators4–1Conference finalCARCarolina Hurricanes3–4 - Year 2007Season
2006-2007
Ales Kotalik scores 38 points
The whole season and the playoff run2006-2007PlayoffsEliminated by Ottawa Senators16 games4 points2 G · 2 AFirst roundNYINew York Islanders4–1Second roundNYRNew York Rangers4–2Conference finalOTTOttawa Senators1–4 - Year 2011
- The career
Ales Kotalik played his last NHL game in 2011
The career ended after 9 seasons, the last of them with Calgary Flames.