SINCE 12-14-96 UPDATED 8/4/98

POSITION - CENTER SHOOTS - RIGHT HEIGHT - 6'2" WEIGHT - 205 BIRTH DATE - 12/19/70 BIRTHPLACE - TEMPLICE, CZECH RESIDES - PITTSBURGH PA, USA DRAFTED - 1990 CHOICE - 133 NUMBER - 20 STATUS - ON THE ROSTER (AS OF 8/4/98) COMPENSATION - $400,000.00 (as of 3/26/98) CAREER INFO: Drafted in the seventh round, 133rd overall by Los Angeles in the 1990 entry draft. Acquired off waivers from Boston October, 1997...scored five goals in eight dames and had eleven points in eleven games in 1994...played for Litvinov of the Czech Elite League during the lock-out at the beginning of the 1994-95 season...cunabel to find work in the NHL in 1996-97. PLAYING STYLE: Has a load of talent, but only shows flashes of his brilliance occasionally...work ethic is invisible if it's there at all...patient with the puck, sometimes holding it too long...passes the puck often to avoid a hit...covers a lot of ice with his long, smooth stride...must show willingness to use his body...has just finally adapted to the small surface while playing on a checking line with the Penguins. Copyright PPHQ ©1996,1997,1998