Milan Tichý Explained

Position:Defence
Played For:Chicago Blackhawks
New York Islanders
Ntl Team:Czechoslovakia
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:200
Birth Date:September 22, 1969
Birth Place:Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Draft:153rd overall
Draft Year:1989
Draft Team:Chicago Blackhawks
Career Start:1988
Career End:1996

Milan Tichý (born September 22, 1969) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman.

He was drafted 153rd overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft and played 13 games for them during the 1992–93 NHL season. He was claimed by the Florida Panthers in the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft but never played a game for them and was traded to the Winnipeg Jets for Brent Severyn before the season started. He spent the entire season in the American Hockey League with the Moncton Hawks and never played for Winnipeg. He moved to New York Islanders in 1994 and played ten games over two seasons.

He is currently an amateur scout for the National Hockey League's Columbus Blue Jackets, scouting players in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Finland, Russia, Sweden and Germany.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1985–86CSSR U1832 10 15 25
1987–88TJ Škoda PlzeňCSSR29 1 3 4 20
1988–89TJ Škoda PlzeňCSSR28 1 5 6 448 0 7 7
1989–90ASVŠ Dukla TrenčínCSSR52 14 8 22 9 1 2 3
1990–91ASVŠ Dukla TrenčínCSSR39 9 11 20 722 0 1 1 0
1991–92Indianapolis IceIHL49 6 23 29 28
1992–93Chicago BlackhawksNHL13 0 1 1 30
1992–93Indianapolis IceIHL49 7 32 39 624 0 5 5 14
1993–94Moncton HawksAHL48 1 20 21 10320 3 3 6 12
1994–95Denver GrizzliesIHL71 18 36 54 9017 4 9 13 12
1994–95New York IslandersNHL2 0 0 0 2
1995–96New York IslandersNHL8 0 4 4 8
1995–96Utah GrizzliesIHL21 1 12 13 26
CSSR totals148 25 27 52 19 1 10 11
NHL totals23 0 5 5 40

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1988CzechoslovakiaWJC71232
1989CzechoslovakiaWJC73252
Senior totals144484

Notes and References

  1. Future Greats and Heartbreaks, Gare Joyce, 2007, pg. 29