Ondrej Palat

Basics

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Type:

BP Alumni

Position:

Left Wing

Simple Position:

Forward

Shoots/Catches:

Left

Height:

6.00

Weight:

180

Born:

March 28, 1991

Age:

Hometown:

Ostrava, CZE

Acquired:

Selected by Tampa Bay Lightning in Round 7 (#208) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft

Last Team:

Tampa Bay (NHL)

Projects As:

Top-9 winger

Prospect Ranking:

Depth Chart Weight:

Grad Date:

01/03/2014

Draft Info

Draft Status:

Drafted

Draft Year:

2011

Draft Type:

NHL Entry Draft

Drafted By:

Tampa Bay Lightning

Round:

Pick No.:

208

Draft Team:

Drummondville (QMJHL)

Contract

Contract Status:

Signed

Waiver Status:

Waiver Eligible

Signing Date:

06/09/2014

Contract Type:

One-way

Contract Length:

3 years

Cap Number:

$3333333

Contract Start Year:

2014

Contract End Year:

2017

Contract End Status:

RFA

Salary:

$2800000

Salary:

$3200000

Salary:

$4000000

Bio

Awards:

2007-08

U18 WJC (D1|A) Most Goals

Scouting Report

Strengths:

All he does is score. Palat finished 4th in the QMJHL in scoring last season in his second year of Canadian junior hockey while playing on a line with 1st round pick Sean Couturier. Prior to coming to Drummondville, he was a big time scorer for the Vitkovice U20 and U18 junior teams, winning championships at both levels. He's been a fixture for the Czech Republic's World Junior Championships sides, as well, with a U18 Gold Medal in 2008. So, the Lightning gain a player with proven skill and finishing ability and a lot of experience.

Weaknesses:

The common knock on Palat is that he's more of a perimeter player and plays even smaller than he already is. At just 174 pounds, he has to get bigger and stronger to make it in professional hockey.

Projection:

The Lightning will have the option to immediately sign the 20 year old Palat, who was passed over in the 2009 and 2010 drafts, and place him in the AHL where he could join QMJHL leading scorer P.M. Devos and WHL scoring title runner-up Tyler Johnson. At a minimum, he should give the Lightning solid scoring depth in the minors.

Statistics

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Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM		Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2005-2006	HC Frydek-Mistek U18	Czech U18 2	14	10	7	17	6	\|
	HC Vitkovice U18	Czech U18	22	2	7	9	4	\|	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
2006-2007	HC Frydek-Mistek U18	Czech U18 2	7	7	11	18	6	\|
	HC Vitkovice U18	Czech U18	33	32	24	56	18	\|	Playoffs	9	3	6	9	4
	HC Vitkovice U20	Czech U20	13	5	2	7	12	\|	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
	Czech Republic U16 (all)	International-Jr	9	1	3	4	10	\|
2007-2008	HC Frydek-Mistek U18	Czech U18 2	3	13	4	17	0	\|
	HC Vitkovice U18	Czech U18	4	2	3	5	0	\|	Playoffs	2	1	1	2	2
	HC Vitkovice U20	Czech U20	42	19	18	37	28	\|	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	2
	Czech Republic U17 (all)	International-Jr	5	1	6	7	0	\|
	Czech Republic U18	WJC-18 D1	5	6	2	8	2	\|
	Czech Republic U18 (all)	International-Jr	18	12	7	19	2	\|
2008-2009	HC Vitkovice U20	Czech U20	42	23	33	56	14	\|	Playoffs	10	8	6	14	12
	Czech Republic U18	WJC-18	6	1	0	1	2	\|
	Czech Republic U18 (all)	International-Jr	18	4	6	10	6	\|
	Czech Republic U20 (all)	International-Jr	4	0	1	1	2	\|
2009-2010	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL	59	17	23	40	24	\|	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	0
2010-2011	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL	61	39	57	96	24	\|	Playoffs	10	4	7	11	6
	Czech Republic U20	WJC-20	6	2	1	3	0	\|
	Czech Republic U20 (all)	International-Jr	9	2	3	5	2	\|
2011-2012	Norfolk Admirals	AHL	61	9	21	30	10	\|	Playoffs	18	4	5	9	6
2012-2013	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	14	2	2	4	0	\|
	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	56	13	39	52	35	\|	Playoffs	18	7	19	26	12
2013-2014	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	81	23	36	59	20	\|	Playoffs	3	2	1	3	0
	Czech Republic	OG	4	0	0	0	0	\|
	Czech Republic (all)	International	4	0	0	0	0	\|
2014-2015	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	58	15	32	47	20	\|

Ondrej Palat

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2007-08