Michal Sersen Explained

Birth Date:December 28, 1985
Birth Place:Gelnica, Czechoslovakia
Ntl Team:SVK
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Team:HC Slovan Bratislava
Former Teams:Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
HC Sparta Praha
HC Lev Praha
HC ’05 Banská Bystrica
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:203
Draft:130th overall
Draft Year:2004
Draft Team:Pittsburgh Penguins
Career Start:2002

Michel Sersen (born December 28, 1985) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for HC Slovan Bratislava of the Slovak Extraliga. Sersen was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins 130th overall in the 5th round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Sersen began his professional career with Bratislava at age 17 in 2002. During the 2002–03 season he had five goals and four assists in 33 games with the junior team before being promoted to the top-level Extraliga team. At the end of the season he entered the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Import Draft and was selected first overall by the Rimouski Océanic, where he was teammates with the Sidney Crosby, the Penguins' first selection in 2005. In his first season, he scored 25 points in 45 games and 6 points in 9 playoff games.[1] He played the 2005–06 season for the Quebec Remparts, scoring 79 points in 63 games, and 21 points in 23 playoff games. That season he was on the Memorial Cup All-Star team, second-team QMJHL for the regular season and the 2005–06 QMJHL Plus-Minus champion.

After failing to earn a spot on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins roster in 2006, Sersen returned to Slovakia to again play for Bratislava.[2] Pittsburgh traded the rights to Sersen to the Tampa Bay Lightning in October 2008.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
2001–02HC Slovan BratislavaSVK U1830 6 11 17 548 1 7 8 14
2001–02 HC Slovan BratislavaSVK U207 1 2 3 21 0 0 0 0
2002–03HC Slovan Bratislava SVK U187 1 1 2 66 0 1 1 8
2002–03HC Slovan BratislavaSVK17 0 0 0 0
2003–04Rimouski OcéanicQMJHL45 7 18 25 309 1 5 6 6
2004–05Rimouski OcéanicQMJHL67 9 33 42 7413 0 8 8 18
2005–06Québec RempartsQMJHL63 22 57 79 7623 3 18 21 36
2006–07HC Slovan BratislavaSVK42 1 4 5 2814 0 1 1 2
2007–08HC Slovan BratislavaSVK54 9 9 18 5818 1 2 3 6
2008–09HC Slovan BratislavaSVK40 4 12 16 49
2009–10HC Slovan BratislavaSVK41 3 8 11 3215 2 8 10 28
2010–11Avtomobilist YekaterinburgKHL51 3 8 11 48
2011–12HC Sparta PrahaELH52 6 19 25 595 1 1 2 6
2012–13HC Lev PrahaKHL12 1 0 1 6
2012–13HC Slovan BratislavaKHL29 1 7 8 184 0 1 1 4
2013–14HC Slovan BratislavaKHL33 3 11 14 28
2014–15HC Slovan BratislavaKHL59 5 17 22 79
2015–16HC Slovan BratislavaKHL57 4 8 12 574 0 0 0 29
2016–17HC Slovan BratislavaKHL22 1 7 8 10
2016–17HC ’05 iClinic Banská BystricaSVK10 2 4 6 015 1 5 6 12
2017–18HC Slovan BratislavaKHL29 4 5 9 12
2017–18HC ’05 iClinic Banská BystricaSVK2 0 0 0 0
2018–19HC Slovan BratislavaKHL62 4 9 13 33
2019–20HC Slovan BratislavaSVK54 5 14 19 26
2020–21HC Slovan BratislavaSVK43 1 15 16 3210 0 2 2 10
2021–22HC Slovan BratislavaSVK45 4 5 9 1616 1 7 8 10
2022–23HC Slovan BratislavaSVK50 1 6 7 536 0 2 2 0
SVK totals3983077107294945273268
KHL totals354267298291801133

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2003SlovakiaWJC187 0 1 1 8
2011SlovakiaWC1 0 0 0 0
2012SlovakiaWC10 0 0 0 4
2013SlovakiaWC8 0 2 2 6
2015SlovakiaWC7 1 1 2 2
2016SlovakiaWC4 0 1 1 2
2017SlovakiaWC7 0 1 1 4
Senior totals3715618

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michal Sersen . Hockey's Future . October 2, 2008 . October 2, 2008.
  2. Web site: Penguins European Prospect Season Review . Hockey's Future . Jason . Seidling . April 27, 2007 . December 6, 2008.