Jan Bulis

Jan Bulis (born March 18, 1978) is a Czech former professional hockey winger who last played as the Captain of Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He spent nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), playing with the Washington Capitals, Montreal Canadiens, and Vancouver Canucks. The Capitals selected Bulis in the 1996 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Bulis was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 1996 NHL entry draft, Second Round, Forty-third Overall. Bulis was a fan favourite while playing for the Barrie Colts of the OHL and was among the top players in the OHL at that time from 1995–1997. In Bulis' top season for Barrie he accumulated 42 goals and 61 assists for a total of 103 points in 64 games. Unfortunately, that offensive potential did not show up in the NHL where he totalled of 251 points in 587 games played.

He has played for the Vancouver Canucks, Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals, AHL Portland Pirates, IHL Cincinnati Cyclones, OHL Kingston Frontenacs and Barrie Colts. On March 13 of 2001, Bulis was traded from the Washington Capitals along with Richard Zedník and a first round pick (Alexander Perezhogin) to the Montreal Canadiens for Dainius Zubrus, Trevor Linden and a second round draft pick (later traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning, who selected Andreas Holmqvist). During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Bulis played for HC Pardubice in the Czech Republic Elite League. He scored 24 goals and had 25 assists in 45 games played. Bulis recorded his best NHL season in 2005–06 with Montreal where he scored 20 goals and 20 assists for 40 points in 73 games played. During the campaign in December 2005, Bulis was named to the Czech national ice hockey team for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. It was the first time that Bulis played for the Czech National Team. On January 25, 2006 Bulis scored four goals in four shots against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Transactions June 22, 1996 - Drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 2nd round, 43rd overall. March 13, 2001 - Traded to the Montreal Canadiens along with Richard Zednik and a 1st round selection in the 2001 NHL entry draft (Alexander Perezhogin) in exchange for Trevor Linden, Dainius Zubrus, and a 2nd round selection in the 2001 NHL entry draft (previously acquired, later traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning - Andreas Holmqvist). July 25, 2006 - Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Vancouver Canucks. On May 4, 2011 Bulis moved from KHL's Atlant Mytishchi to Traktor Chelyabinsk. April, 2012 - Signed one-year contract with Traktor Chelyabinsk.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1993–94 HC Pardubice CZE U20 25 16 11 17 — — — — — — 1994–95 Kelowna Spartans BCHL 51 23 25 48 36 17 7 9 16 0 1995–96 Barrie Colts OHL 59 29 30 59 22 7 2 3 5 2 1996–97 Barrie Colts OHL 64 42 61 103 42 9 3 7 10 10 1997–98 Washington Capitals NHL 48 5 11 16 18 — — — — — 1997–98 Portland Pirates AHL 3 1 4 5 12 — — — — — 1997–98 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 2 0 1 1 0 12 8 10 18 12 1998–99 Washington Capitals NHL 38 7 16 23 6 — — — — — 1998–99 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 10 2 2 4 14 — — — — — 1999–2000 Washington Capitals NHL 56 9 22 31 30 — — — — — 2000–01 Washington Capitals NHL 39 5 13 18 26 — — — — — 2000–01 Portland Pirates AHL 4 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 2000–01 Montreal Canadiens NHL 12 0 5 5 0 — — — — — 2001–02 Montreal Canadiens NHL 53 9 10 19 8 6 0 0 0 6 2002–03 Montreal Canadiens NHL 82 16 24 40 30 — — — — — 2003–04 Montreal Canadiens NHL 72 13 17 30 30 11 1 1 2 4 2004–05 HC Moeller Pardubice ELH 45 24 25 49 113 16 7 4 11 43 2005–06 Montreal Canadiens NHL 73 20 20 40 50 6 1 1 2 2 2006–07 Vancouver Canucks NHL 79 12 11 23 70 12 1 1 2 0 2007–08 Khimik Moscow Oblast RSL 57 18 29 47 106 5 0 0 0 4 2008–09 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 35 9 8 17 16 — — — — — 2009–10 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 56 25 18 43 68 4 1 2 3 4 2010–11 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 42 14 15 29 62 24 4 6 10 26 2011–12 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 43 5 14 19 68 16 1 2 3 4 2012–13 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 49 16 15 31 32 25 9 2 11 16 2013–14 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 49 11 8 19 44 — — — — — 2014–15 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 43 5 8 13 52 6 0 0 0 4 NHL totals 552 96 149 245 268 35 3 3 6 14 KHL totals 317 85 86 171 342 75 15 12 27 54

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2006 Czech Republic OG 8 0 0 0 10 2006 Czech Republic WC 9 0 0 0 0 Senior totals 17 0 0 0 10