Aleš Píša

Aleš Píša (born 2 January 1977) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 53 games in the National Hockey League with the Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers during the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1993 to 2018, was mainly spent in the Czech Extraliga. He was chosen as an over-age selection in the ninth round of the 2001 NHL entry draft, 272nd overall, by the Edmonton Oilers.

Playing career After spending most of his professional career with his hometown team of Pardubice, Píša made his North America debut with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2001. He saw spot duty with the Oilers his first year, playing in only two games, but the following season, he remained with the Oilers until the trade deadline. At the deadline, Píša was shipped to the New York Rangers as part of a package that brought back Radek Dvořák.

Píša played just three games for the Rangers to finish the year, and signed with Severstal Cherepovets of the Russian Superleague (RSL) in 2003–04, a team he remained with throughout the 2004–05 NHL lockout.

Píša played the 2005–06 season with Khimik Moscow Oblast of the RSL, and was one of the team's top players, leading all Mytishi Khimik defenceman in points.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1991–92 HC Pardubice TCH U18 29 8 14 22 — — — — — — 1993–94 HC Pardubice ELH 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1994–95 HC Pardubice ELH 22 0 0 0 16 — — — — — 1995–96 HC Pojišťovna IB Pardubice ELH 34 0 4 4 78 — — — — — 1996–97 HC Pojišťovna IB Pardubice ELH 41 4 2 6 70 6 0 2 2 6 1997–98 HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice ELH 50 4 7 11 77 3 0 0 0 4 1998–99 HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice ELH 48 7 12 19 79 3 0 1 1 6 1999–2000 HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice ELH 51 5 11 16 74 1 0 0 0 4 2000–01 HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice ELH 47 10 13 23 75 7 2 2 4 29 2001–02 Edmonton Oilers NHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2001–02 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 52 6 12 18 62 14 1 4 5 8 2002–03 Edmonton Oilers NHL 48 1 3 4 24 — — — — — 2002–03 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 7 0 1 1 14 — — — — — 2002–03 New York Rangers NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2003–04 Severstal Cherepovets RSL 31 1 11 12 46 — — — — — 2004–05 Severstal Cherepovets RSL 52 6 10 16 85 — — — — — 2005–06 Khimik Mytishchi RSL 51 13 10 23 140 9 0 2 2 10 2006–07 HC Moeller Pardubice ELH 30 5 6 11 122 14 1 5 6 58 2007–08 HC Moeller Pardubice ELH 31 0 8 8 81 — — — — — 2007–08 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod RSL 20 0 1 1 30 — — — — — 2008–09 HC Moeller Pardubice ELH 51 5 12 17 95 7 1 0 1 33 2009–10 HC Eaton Pardubice ELH 44 5 15 20 40 13 6 8 14 16 2010–11 HC Eaton Pardubice ELH 40 3 7 10 34 9 2 2 4 4 2011–12 HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice ELH 46 7 17 24 61 17 4 8 12 26 2012–13 HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice ELH 50 6 10 16 54 5 0 0 0 0 2013–14 HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice ELH 47 0 7 7 58 10 0 0 0 10 2014–15 HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice ELH 44 0 11 11 30 — — — — — 2015–16 HC BAK Trutnov CZE-3 15 3 11 14 50 — — — — — 2016–17 HC BAK Trutnov CZE-3 32 5 16 21 60 5 0 1 1 4 2017–18 HC BAK Trutnov CZE-3 11 0 2 2 32 — — — — — ELH totals 678 61 142 203 1046 95 16 28 44 196 NHL totals 53 1 3 4 26 — — — — — RSL totals 154 20 32 52 301 9 0 2 2 10

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1995 Czech Republic EJC 5 0 1 1 2 1996 Czech Republic WJC 6 0 1 1 33 1997 Czech Republic WJC 7 0 1 1 2 Junior totals 18 0 3 3 37

Transactions 24 June 2001 — Drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the ninth round, 272nd overall. 11 March 2003 — Traded with Anson Carter to the New York Rangers in exchange for Radek Dvořák and Cory Cross.