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Michal Handzus

#26 · Centre · Chicago Blackhawks

Born Mar 11, 1977 in Banská Bystrica, SVK · 6'5", 215 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 101st overall in 1995 by STL (round 4)

Trophy case

Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2012-13

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2001-02. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Kristian Huselius FLA · 45 P in 79 GP Cory Stillman STL · 45 P in 80 GP Tim Connolly BUF · 45 P in 82 GP Jason Arnott DAL · 45 P in 73 GP Patrick Marleau SJS · 44 P in 79 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

020401998-99: 16 points1698-991999-00: 53 points532000-01: 32 points3200-012001-02: 45 points452002-03: 44 points4402-032003-04: 58 points582005-06: 44 points4405-062006-07: 8 points82007-08: 21 points2107-082008-09: 42 points422009-10: 42 points4209-102010-11: 30 points302011-12: 24 points2411-122012-13: 8 points82013-14: 16 points1613-14

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
1998-99 STL 66 4 12 16 -9 30 78 56 0.24
1999-00 STL 81 25 28 53 19 44 166 50 0.65
2000-01 STL 36 10 14 24 11 12 58 34 0.67
2000-01 PHX 10 4 4 8 5 21 14 6 0.80
2001-02 PHX 79 15 30 45 -8 34 94 67 0.57
2002-03 PHI 82 23 21 44 13 46 133 19 0.54
2003-04 PHI 82 20 38 58 18 82 135 59 0.71
2005-06 PHI 73 11 33 44 -2 38 113 58 0.60
2006-07 CHI 8 3 5 8 4 6 9 8 1.00
2007-08 LAK 82 7 14 21 -21 45 89 69 0.26
2008-09 LAK 82 18 24 42 -7 32 143 75 0.51
2009-10 LAK 81 20 22 42 4 38 117 76 0.52
2010-11 LAK 82 12 18 30 -5 20 94 86 0.37
2011-12 SJS 67 7 17 24 -6 18 81 52 0.36
2012-13 SJS 28 1 1 2 -9 12 31 22 0.07 $2.5M
2012-13 CHI 11 1 5 6 7 4 10 9 0.55
2013-14 CHI 59 4 12 16 0 16 50 35 0.27 $1M
15 seasons Career 1009 185 298 483 14 498 1415 781 0.48

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1998-99 STL 11 0 2 2 0 8 16 26 0.18
1999-00 STL 7 0 3 3 -2 6 16 5 0.43
2001-02 PHX 5 0 0 0 -2 2 7 8 0.00
2002-03 PHI 13 2 6 8 3 6 20 18 0.62
2003-04 PHI 18 5 5 10 7 10 23 17 0.56
2005-06 PHI 6 0 2 2 -2 2 4 4 0.33
2009-10 LAK 6 3 2 5 -5 4 17 6 0.83
2010-11 LAK 6 1 1 2 -4 0 7 18 0.33
2011-12 SJS 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0.00
2012-13 CHI 23 3 8 11 7 6 17 40 0.48
2013-14 CHI 19 2 1 3 -8 8 9 14 0.16
11 seasons Playoffs 116 16 30 46 -6 52 140 158 0.40

2001-02 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 15 30 45 -8 34 94 67 0.57 16.0 16:09

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2013-14 to 2013-14 $1M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $2.5M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2001-02 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 14, 2002 vs NSH W 6-4 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 18:28
Apr 12, 2002 vs MIN W 7-1 1 1 2 3 0 2 1 17:32
Apr 10, 2002 @ EDM L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 14:44
Apr 9, 2002 @ CGY W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:42
Apr 7, 2002 @ VAN L 3-4 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 16:19
Apr 4, 2002 @ SJS L 2-5 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 15:12
Apr 1, 2002 vs STL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:42
Mar 30, 2002 vs COL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 15:54
Mar 28, 2002 vs ANA L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:57
Mar 27, 2002 @ ANA W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 13:30
Mar 24, 2002 vs LAK W 4-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 16:37
Mar 22, 2002 @ DAL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 17:03
Mar 20, 2002 @ PIT W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:46
Mar 19, 2002 @ BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:38
Mar 17, 2002 @ MIN T 2-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:43
Mar 15, 2002 @ NSH W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 18:51
Mar 12, 2002 vs CHI W 3-1 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 18:45
Mar 9, 2002 vs OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:21
Mar 7, 2002 vs VAN W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:31
Mar 5, 2002 vs NJD W 4-1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 15:40
Mar 3, 2002 vs CBJ W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:53
Feb 28, 2002 @ COL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:37
Feb 26, 2002 vs DAL W 5-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 15:19
Feb 13, 2002 @ LAK T 2-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 12:31
Feb 12, 2002 vs CGY W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:06
Feb 10, 2002 vs EDM L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:25
Feb 8, 2002 vs LAK W 6-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:51
Feb 6, 2002 vs CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 10:53
Feb 4, 2002 @ VAN L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14:28
Jan 30, 2002 @ FLA W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14:58
Jan 28, 2002 @ ATL W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 13:37
Jan 26, 2002 @ CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:17
Jan 25, 2002 @ DET L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:09
Jan 23, 2002 @ CHI W 4-1 2 1 3 4 0 3 2 19:25
Jan 15, 2002 vs DET T 2-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 18:31
Jan 9, 2002 vs SJS L 5-6 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 20:14
Jan 6, 2002 vs TBL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:05
Jan 4, 2002 @ SJS L 3-5 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 19:24
Jan 3, 2002 vs ATL W 2-1 1 0 1 2 0 4 2 19:05
Dec 31, 2001 vs NYR W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:48
Dec 30, 2001 @ SJS W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 18:43
Dec 28, 2001 vs PHI W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 15:06
Dec 26, 2001 vs LAK T 1-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:24
Dec 23, 2001 vs ANA L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 15:26
Dec 21, 2001 @ ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 12:48
Dec 19, 2001 vs CGY W 6-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 15:57
Dec 17, 2001 vs CBJ W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:39
Dec 15, 2001 vs DAL L 2-6 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 19:20
Dec 13, 2001 @ OTT L 0-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:39
Dec 11, 2001 @ TOR L 3-6 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 17:45
Dec 8, 2001 @ MTL T 3-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 17:46
Dec 7, 2001 @ DET T 1-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:44
Dec 5, 2001 vs STL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:02
Dec 1, 2001 vs PIT W 5-2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 16:30
Nov 29, 2001 vs NSH W 1-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 19:51
Nov 27, 2001 @ CBJ L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 15:31
Nov 24, 2001 @ STL L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 15:27
Nov 23, 2001 @ MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 14:24
Nov 20, 2001 vs MIN W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 14:29
Nov 17, 2001 vs NYI W 6-1 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 14:41
Nov 15, 2001 vs SJS W 5-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 15:43
Nov 13, 2001 vs EDM L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 11:23
Nov 10, 2001 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:59
Nov 9, 2001 @ DAL W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 11:59
Nov 7, 2001 vs DET L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:23
Nov 4, 2001 @ CAR L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:38
Nov 2, 2001 @ WSH T 2-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:50
Nov 1, 2001 @ NJD L 2-5 1 1 2 -1 0 2 0 12:37
Oct 30, 2001 @ BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:38
Oct 27, 2001 vs COL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:52
Oct 24, 2001 vs ANA L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 17:15
Oct 20, 2001 vs VAN W 5-2 0 1 1 -2 0 2 1 17:31
Oct 18, 2001 @ DAL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:25
Oct 16, 2001 vs BOS T 1-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 17:53
Oct 13, 2001 vs WSH W 5-2 0 2 2 -1 2 2 0 20:59
Oct 11, 2001 @ CHI L 0-3 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 17:42
Oct 8, 2001 @ CGY W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 16:25
Oct 6, 2001 @ EDM L 2-6 0 1 1 -1 6 1 0 15:02
Oct 4, 2001 @ LAK T 2-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 19:32