Milan Michalek: All Stories

Senators lose LW Michalek to upper-body injury

Ottawa forward and the NHL's goal-scoring leader Milan Michalek sustained an upper body injury and will not return for the remainder of the Senators' game against the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. Michalek was hurt in a collision with teammate Erik Carlson with about 5 1/2 minutes left in the second period. Michalek scored his 19th goal 1:09 into the game. The Senators...

Via AP on Fox | December 13, 2011

Suddenly The Senators Can't Win Games

Have the Ottawa Senators finally returned to Earth? Has reality set in?The Eastern Conference’s most pleasant surprise is mired in its first four-game losing streak of the season. First-line center Jason Spezza scored zero points during that downturn.“Our whole line, the last four games we haven’t produced offensively and we’ve lost,” Spezza told the...

Via The Hockey Guy | 9 days ago

Senators LW Michalek returns to practice

Ottawa Senators left wing Milan Michalek returned to practice Wednesday for the first time since suffering a concussion last week. Michalek said he did not expect to play in Thursday's game against the Florida Panthers but thought he could be available for Friday's game at Carolina. He was hurt in a game against Buffalo on Dec. 13 when he collided with teammate Erik Karlsson...

| December 21, 2011

Senators F Michalek dealing with concussion

The Ottawa Senators have confirmed that NHL goals leader Milan Michalek suffered a concussion and is considered day-to-day.Michalek left Tuesday's game against the Buffalo Sabres with what the team originally called an upper body injury. Michalek, who leads the NHL with 19 goals, was ruled out for the remainder of the game. He was hurt upon colliding with teammate Erik Carlson...

| December 14, 2011

Senators Confirm Michalek Has Concussion

This afternoon the Ottawa Senators confirmed that Milan Michalek will be out indefinitely with a concussion. The NHL's leading goal scorer suffered the injury in an awkward second period collision with teammate Erik Karlsson. Judging by the replays, in his fall from the hit, it looked like his head inadvertently hit the ice. If anyone wants to draw a positive from this, it's that...

Via The 6th Sens

| December 14, 2011

Senators LW Michalek to return to lineup Tuesday

Ottawa Senators left wing Milan Michalek will return to the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Montreal Canadiens. Michalek has been sidelined since he collided with teammate Erik Karlsson in a game against Buffalo on Dec. 13. He was leading the league in goals at the time of his injury. Michalek's 19 tallies are one more than he had last season.

| December 26, 2011

Top 5 surprises of October

As always, there were surprises in the first month of the season. Who surprised the most in October? Will those teams/players be able to keep it up?1. Milan Michalek and the Ottawa SenatorsWhich team has won six straight games, and has looked impressive in doing so? The Ottawa Senators – the same Ottawa Senators that many people predicted would finish 30th in the NHL this...

Via Red Light District Hockey

| November 01, 2011

Milan Michalek Suffers Upper-Body Injury

from Don Brennan of the Ottawa Sun, First Sidney Crosby, then Claude Giroux. Now Milan Michalek? What’s with the freakish injuries claiming the NHL’s best players? Michalek, the first NHLer to reach the 19-goal mark this season, was the latest to go down when he collided into teammate Erik Karlsson during the second period of the Senators’ 3-2 overtime win in Buffalo Wednesday...

Via Kukla's Korner

| December 13, 2011

Senators LW Michalek exits with upper body injury

Ottawa Senators left wing Milan Michalek left Tuesday's game against the Buffalo Sabres with an upper body injury. Michalek, who leads the NHL with 19 goals, was ruled out for the remainder of the game. He was hurt upon colliding with teammate Erik Carlson with about 5 1/2 minutes left in the second period. The team had no immediate update of his status. Michalek scored...

| December 13, 2011

Former Shark Milan Michalek returns to San Jose as an NHL All-Star

When Milan Michalek first arrived in San Jose, he was an apprehensive 18-year-old able to speak only the most basic English.

Via Inside Bay Area | 25 days ago

Sens Grind One Out, But Lose Michalek As Result

The Ottawa Senators, traveled to buffalo to face-off with their north east division rival on Tuesday night. The Sens looking to snap a their little 3 game losing streak, Sens have been in a tough spot lately,giving up leads to the Washington Capitals last week. Then blowing another 3 goal lead to the Devils in New Jersey last Thursday night then coming back home to Ottawa to face...

| December 14, 2011

Michalek Injured: "It's Like Deja Vu All Over Again"

Judging by the photograph above, you would think that the injury that Milan Michalek suffered in his awkward collision with teammate Erik Karlsson was one to his shoulder. Not so fast according to NBC Sports ProHockeyTalk's James O'Brien: Tonight was supposed to present a great moment for Ottawa Senators forward Milan Michalek. The slick winger passed Phil Kessel for the...

Via The 6th Sens

| December 13, 2011

Suddenly The Senators Can't Win Games

Via The Hockey Guy

| 9 days ago

Michalek to return on Tuesday

Milan Michalek will make his return to the lineup on Tuesday when the Senators take on the Montreal Canadiens.

Via Miami Herald | December 26, 2011

Michalek, Sens sneak past winless Blue Jackets

OTTAWA (AP) Milan Michalek scored with 4.7 seconds remaining Saturday and the Ottawa Senators won consecutive games for the first time this season after beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3.

Via SI.com | October 22, 2011

Travis Yost: The Trading Block Welcomes Milan Michalek

The last remaining piece from the trade between San Jose and Ottawa that packaged away Dany Heatley for Milan Michalek, Jonathan Cheechoo, and a second round pick has stepped up his game exponentially over the past month, finally looking the part of a guy that can score 25-30 goals a season. When healthy, Milan Michalek's rare combination of size and speed make him a threat every...

Via HockeyBuzz

| February 03, 2011

Senators 5, Rangers 4, SO

Milan Michalek capped Ottawa's three-goal comeback in the third period and then netted the only goal in the shootout as the Senators stormed back to beat the New York Rangers 5-4 and stretch their winning streak to five. Jason Spezza started the rally from a 4-1 hole by scoring twice, and Michalek tied it with Ottawa's third goal in a 7:52 span when he put in his seventh...

Via AP on Fox | October 29, 2011

Capital Sens Stars + 2nd Half Begins!

The stars of the National Hockey league took over the city of Ottawa this weekend, from Thursday to Sunday the city was a special buzz. There were lots of parties going on and events to take part in, such as Fan Fair in downtown Ottawa. Maybe players enjoyed the night life of the market and entertained fans at local bars. The All-star Weekend was a great for the Ottawa people who...

| 12 days ago

Senators shoot down Penguins

Milan Michalek scored twice, Craig Anderson stopped 29 shots and the Ottawa Senators made quick work of the slumping Pittsburgh Penguins in a 5-1 victory Tuesday night. Chris Neil, Bobby Butler and Jason Spezza also scored for the Senators, while Colin Greening had three assists. Ottawa scored on four consecutive shots spanning the first and second period to break it open and send...

Via AP on Fox | January 10, 2012

Pens and Sens Light it Up

The Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins put on a show for the crowd with a high scoring blow out game. The final score of 6-3 belied the loss of star power with league leader Milan Michalek out for Ottawa and Sid the Kid out for Pittsburgh. The damage was done with Spezza, Alfredsson, Karlsson and Cowen upping their game, while Pittsburgh support players Sullivan and Kunitz had...

| December 16, 2011

Travis Yost: Milan Michalek Grabs Piece of Goal Scoring Lead, Ottawa Falls 3-2 in OT

Make sure to follow Travis on Twitter! -- A late goal by Milan Michalek - his sixteenth of the season - stole at least one point for the visiting Ottawa Senators, but the Washington Capitals finished the game off quickly in overtime, with Brooks Laich beating Craig Anderson for the game-winning tally. Final score: Washington 3, Ottawa 2. The Washington Capitals were reeling...

Via HockeyBuzz

| December 03, 2011

'Rebuild' Is Such a Dirty Word... Except When It Isn't

With the Senators in the midst of their first six-game losing streak this season, the best defense that is being played in Ottawa these days is the utilization of the phrase, ‘Meh, the Senators are just a rebuilding team’. Fortunately for the Senators, they’ve accumulated such a point cushion – through their sheer volume of games played and an 8-0-1 record...

Via The 6th Sens

| 5 days ago

Derick Brassard a Good Fit in Ottawa

As the Ottawa Senators now find themselves in a rut as of late, dropping 3 straight games after the all-star break and 6 straight including before the break. They now sit 8th in the eastern conference but may find themselves sitting on the outside of a playoff spot shortly if things continue to fall the way they doing. This retooling year could be Daniel Alfredssons last year in...

| 5 days ago

Michalek mounting challenge to NHL's top snipers

Milan Michalek won't insert himself into this race just yet. But the numbers don't lie. Check out the leaderboard among the National Hockey League's top goal scorers and you'll find the Ottawa Senators forward right there alongside a pair of bo...

Via nhl.com | December 05, 2011