Frank Musil

František Musil (born December 17, 1964), more commonly known in North America as Frank Musil, is a Czech former professional ice hockey player who spent several seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Minnesota North Stars, Calgary Flames, Ottawa Senators, and Edmonton Oilers. Musil is currently an amateur scout for the Sabres and assistant coach for the Czech national ice hockey team.

Playing career Musil was selected in the second round of the 1983 NHL entry draft, 38th overall, by the Minnesota North Stars. He played on 1985 Gold Medal winning IIHF Men's World Championships for Czechoslovakia. In addition to playing in various professional European leagues, Musil played 797 games in the NHL, for Minnesota as well as the Calgary Flames, Ottawa Senators and Edmonton Oilers.

Musil's draft position fell, but not because of talent, as there was some uncertainty whether he would be able to escape Czechoslovakia, then a Communist country. Musil obtained a holiday visa and travelled to Yugoslavia with his girlfriend. Leaving her at the resort, Musil met with Minnesota General Manager Lou Nanne and player agent Ritch Winter, who had arranged for an American work visa. Winter and Nanne used the work visa to fool the border guards, who were unaware that Musil was a defecting hockey star. Thus, in the summer of 1986, Musil arrived in Minnesota, and began his NHL career that fall.

Musil retired from hockey at the end of the 2000–01 season, and was hired by the Oilers as a scout. Musil is married to former professional tennis player Andrea Holíková, who is the sister of former NHL player Bobby Holík.

Musil's son, David, is a professional hockey player who has played in the NHL for Edmonton Oilers. His son Adam was selected by St. Louis Blues as the 94th pick of the 2015 NHL entry draft. His daughter, Dana, played volleyball for the University at Buffalo Bulls.

Awards World Junior Championship medals- silver (1982, 1983), bronze (1984) World Championship medals- silver (1983), gold (1985), and bronze (1992)

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1980–81 TJ Tesla Pardubice CSSR 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1981–82 TJ Tesla Pardubice CSSR 35 1 3 4 34 — — — — — 1982–83 TJ Tesla Pardubice CSSR 33 1 2 3 44 — — — — — 1983–84 TJ Tesla Pardubice CSSR 37 4 8 12 72 — — — — — 1984–85 ASD Dukla Jihlava CSSR 44 4 6 10 76 — — — — — 1985–86 ASD Dukla Jihlava CSSR 34 4 7 11 42 — — — — — 1986–87 Minnesota North Stars NHL 72 2 9 11 148 — — — — — 1987–88 Minnesota North Stars NHL 80 9 8 17 213 — — — — — 1988–89 Minnesota North Stars NHL 55 1 19 20 54 5 1 1 2 4 1989–90 Minnesota North Stars NHL 56 2 8 10 109 4 0 0 0 14 1990–91 Minnesota North Stars NHL 8 0 2 2 23 — — — — — 1990–91 Calgary Flames NHL 67 7 14 21 160 7 0 0 0 10 1991–92 Calgary Flames NHL 78 4 8 12 103 — — — — — 1992–93 Calgary Flames NHL 80 6 10 16 131 6 1 1 2 7 1993–94 Calgary Flames NHL 75 1 8 9 50 7 0 1 1 4 1994–95 HC Sparta Praha CZE 19 1 4 5 50 — — — — — 1994–95 ESG Sachsen Weißwasser DEL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1994–95 Calgary Flames NHL 35 0 5 5 61 5 0 1 1 0 1995–96 Ottawa Senators NHL 65 1 3 4 85 — — — — — 1995–96 HC Slavia Becherovka Karlovy Vary CZE-2 16 7 4 11 16 — — — — — 1996–97 Ottawa Senators NHL 57 0 5 5 58 — — — — — 1997–98 Edmonton Oilers NHL 17 1 2 3 8 7 0 0 0 6 1997–98 Indianapolis Ice IHL 52 5 8 13 122 — — — — — 1997–98 Detroit Vipers IHL 9 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 1998–99 Edmonton Oilers NHL 39 0 3 3 34 1 0 0 0 2 2000–01 Edmonton Oilers NHL 13 0 2 2 4 — — — — — 2001–02 HC Dukla Jihlava CZE-2 3 0 1 1 54 13 0 2 2 47 CSSR totals 185 14 26 40 268 — — — — — NHL totals 797 34 106 140 1241 42 2 4 6 47

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1981 Czechoslovakia EJC 5 0 2 2 6 1982 Czechoslovakia WJC 7 1 1 2 8 1982 Czechoslovakia EJC 5 1 2 3 12 1983 Czechoslovakia WJC 6 0 2 2 8 1983 Czechoslovakia WC 4 0 1 1 6 1984 Czechoslovakia WJC 7 0 2 2 10 1984 Czechoslovakia CC 5 0 1 1 4 1985 Czechoslovakia WC 10 1 1 2 12 1986 Czechoslovakia WC 10 0 2 2 20 1991 Czechoslovakia WC 10 2 0 2 20 1991 Czechoslovakia CC 5 0 0 0 6 1992 Czechoslovakia WC 7 3 1 4 26 1994 Czech Republic WC 2 0 0 0 2 Junior totals 30 2 9 11 44 Senior totals 53 6 6 12 116