Vaclav Prospal

Vaclav Prospal is a Czech winger on the New York Rangers.

Prospal was originally drafted by the Flyers in 1993. He played with Philadelphia until 1998. Despite being named to the Czech Olympic team for the Nagano Olympics, Prospal broke his leg and was unable to participate. He was traded to Ottawa for the remainder of the 1998 season, and played there until 2001, when he was traded to Florida. Prospal signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning at the beginning of the 2001-02 season.

He spent the 2003-04 season with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, missing out on the Lightning's Stanley Cup Victory. He returned to Tampa Bay after the lockout. In 2005-06, Prospal posted career highs with 25 goals and 80 points, while skating with superstar Vincent Lecavalier. In 2008, Tampa Bay traded Prospal to the Flyers at the trade deadline as they prepped for their playoff run. Prospal re-signed with the Lightning in the 2008 offseason. In 2008-09, he had a slow season and finished with only 45 points, the first time since 2000-01 he finished with less that 50 points. In 2009, Prospal signed with the Rangers, where he got off to a very good start, playing with Marian Gaborik. Through his first 15 games, he had already recorded 14 assists and 18 points.