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

POSITION - CENTER SHOOTS - LEFT HEIGHT - 5'10" WEIGHT - 178 BIRTH DATE - 9/3/72 BIRTHPLACE - PLZEN, CZECH RESIDES - PITTSBURGH PA, USA DRAFTED - 1992 CHOICE - 19 NUMBER - 82 STATUS - ON THE ROSTER (AS OF 8/4/98) COMPENSATION - $400,000.00 (as of 3/26/98) CAREER INFO: Drafted in the first round, 19th overall, by the Penguins in 1992. Acquired as a free agent August 7, 1997...scored eight goals in seven games to open the 1993-94 season...scored his first goal as a Senator (following the trade on April 7, 1995) against his former team...played in the Czech elite league during the 1994-95 lockout. PLAYING STYLE: Can be highly productive for a week or two, but then disappears off the face of the earth...second-line skills with fourth-line consistency...makes clever passes and rarely turns the puck over...draws opponents to him, opening up ice for his teammates...offensive threat, but little else...must be teamed with more physical forwards to be productive...a no-impact player 78 out of the 82 games of the season. Copyright PPHQ ©1996,1997,1998