Michal Birner
| Michal Birner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
March 2, 1986 Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NLA team Former teams |
HC Fribourg-Gottéron HC Slavia Praha Peoria Rivermen Portland Pirates Iowa Chops Pelicans Turku TPS HC Lev Praha KalPa HC Bílí Tygři Liberec Traktor Chelyabinsk | ||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | ||
| NHL Draft |
116th overall, 2004 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Michal Birner (born March 2, 1986) is a Czech ice hockey forward who is currently playing for HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the National League A (NLA).
Playing career
Birner was drafted 116th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues. Prior to being drafted in the NHL, Birner was a CHL Import Draft- Barrie Colts 1st Round(8th) 2004
On December 15, 2007, the Blues traded Birner, along with Doug Weight and a 7th round draft choice to the Anaheim Ducks for Andy McDonald.[1] Birner was assigned to the Ducks affiliate, the Portland Pirates where he remained for the rest of the 2007–08 season.
Birner started the 2008–09 season with the Iowa Chops before he was assigned to ECHL affiliate the Bakersfield Condors on November 20, 2008. Birner didn't report to the Condors and returned to Europe to play in the Finnish SM-liiga with Pelicans on November 27, 2008.[2] Birner's season was cut short as he suffered a fractured hand after playing in only 6 games.
On July 7, 2009, Birner was signed by TPS for the 2009–10 season.[3]
After two seasons with HC Lev Prague of the Kontinental Hockey League, with the team unable to offer him a new contract due to financial bankruptcy, Birner returned to continue his professional career in Finland, joining his third Liiga club KalPa on a one-year deal on July 15, 2014.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Slavia Praha | ELH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 28 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Saginaw Spirit | OHL | 31 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Saginaw Spirit | OHL | 60 | 31 | 54 | 85 | 91 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 66 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 40 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Iowa Chops | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Pelicans | SM-l | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | TPS | SM-l | 58 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | ||
| 2010–11 | TPS | SM-l | 48 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | TPS | SM-l | 60 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | TPS | SM-l | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Lev Praha | KHL | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Lev Praha | KHL | 40 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | KalPa | Liiga | 60 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 51 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 69 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18 | ||
| 2016–17 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 242 | 49 | 83 | 132 | 154 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 24 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Czech Republic
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| Ice hockey | ||
| IIHF U18 Championships | ||
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International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Czech Republic | WJC18 |  |
7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2006 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Czech Republic | WC | 5th | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Czech Republic | WCH | 6th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | ||||
| Senior totals | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Cup Champion Ducks send McDonald skating to Blues". USA Today. 2007-12-15. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ↑ "Michal Birner moves to Pelicans". (in Finnish) SM-liiga. 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ↑ "Juraj Mikus and Michal Birner strengthen TPS". (in finnish)turkulainen.com. 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ↑ "Michal Birner in KalPa" (in Finnish). KalPa. 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database