Michal Birner
Michal Birner (born 2 March 1986) is a Czech ice hockey forward who is currently playing for HC Bílí Tygři Liberec in the Czech Extraliga (ELH).
| Michal Birner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Birner in 2013 | |||
| Born |
2 March 1986 Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ELH team Former teams |
HC Bílí Tygři Liberec HC Slavia Praha Peoria Rivermen Portland Pirates Iowa Chops Pelicans Turku TPS HC Lev Praha KalPa Traktor Chelyabinsk HC Fribourg-Gottéron | ||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | ||
| NHL Draft |
116th overall, 2004 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
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 15 December 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 20 November 2008. Birner didn't report to the Condors and returned to Europe to play in the Finnish SM-liiga with Pelicans on 27 November 2008.[2] Birner's season was cut short as he suffered a fractured hand after playing in only 6 games.
On 7 July 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 15 July 2014.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Slavia Praha | CZE U18 | 48 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Slavia Praha | CZE U18 | 46 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Slavia Praha | CZE U18 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Slavia Praha | CZE U20 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Slavia Praha | CZE U20 | 55 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 112 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 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 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 51 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 69 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18 | ||
| 2016–17 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NLA | 31 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NL | 39 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 32 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 41 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ELH totals | 125 | 42 | 86 | 128 | 107 | 30 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 26 | ||||
| Liiga totals | 242 | 49 | 83 | 132 | 154 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 24 | ||||
| KHL totals | 76 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Czech Republic | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| IIHF U18 Championships | ||
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International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Czech Republic | U18 |  |
5 | |||||
| 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 | |
| 2017 | Czech Republic | WC | 7th | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Czech Republic | OG | 4th | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | ||||
| Senior totals | 24 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | ||||
References
- "Cup Champion Ducks send McDonald skating to Blues". USA Today. 15 December 2007. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- "Michal Birner moves to Pelicans". (in Finnish) SM-liiga. 27 November 2008. Archived from the original on 12 December 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
- "Juraj Mikus and Michal Birner strengthen TPS". (in finnish)turkulainen.com. 7 July 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
- "Michal Birner in KalPa" (in Finnish). KalPa. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database