Position: Right Wing
Height: 6-2
Weight: 200
Shoots: Right
Birthday: March 9, 1977
Birthplace: Tabor, Czech Republic

Olympic Experience
Will be skating in his first Winter Olympic Games for the Czech Republic.

• Established career-highs in goals (31), assists (36), points (67), power play goals (5) and shots on goal (230) in 82 games.
   
• Ranked second on the Rangers with 31 goals and tied for fourth with 36 assists.
   
• Was one of four players to appear in all 82 contests of the season (Adam Graves, Brian Leetch and Mark Messier), marking the third time in his career he did not miss a regular season game.
   
• Currently owns a consecutive-games-played streak of 269 games, the third longest active streak in the NHL (Tony Amonte - 328, Oleg Tverdovsky - 290).
   
• Was a member of the Czech Republic team at the 2001 World Hockey Championship in Germany, helping lead the team to a gold medal.

• Has appeared in 512 career games with Florida and the Rangers, registering 121goals and 166 assists for 287 points, along with 156 penalty minutes.
   
• Traded from the San Jose Sharks to the Rangers on December 30, 1999 in exchange for Todd Harvey and a fourth round draft choice in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft (Dimitri Patzold).
   
• Originally drafted by Florida in the first round, 10th overall, of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.

Do you have feelings (nervous, excited etc.) for the Olympics that are different from regular games? - Joe, 7th grader, LI
It's always a special honor to compete for your country. You know that many friends and family will be watching back home, so you want to play well and make them proud.

Do you play with the same intensity in the Olympics as you do a regular season game? - Christopher, 6th grader, NYC
You have to play with the same intensity. You are playing against the best in the world and it is a very short tournament. It will be similar to playing in the playoffs in the NHL.