Hemský is a very skilled winger with great offensive ability. He is a great stickhandler and passer, who also skates very well. However, he doesn't shoot the puck enough. Isn't very strong in physical battles. By no means a defensive player. - Ulf Andersson, EP Father: Petr Hemský

What this year’s crop of Finnish draft-eligible skaters might lack at the top-end of the draft, they end...

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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2000, 1 #7 overall by Hull Olympiques in the CHL Import Draft

Cult/Star player for Edmonton Oilers

Cult/Star player for Gatineau Olympiques

Career transactions

- 2004-09-18 • Signed to a lockout contract by HC Pardubice

- 2012-02-24 • Signed to a 2-year contract extension by the Edmonton Oilers

- 2012-09-17 • Signed to a lockout contract by HC Pardubice

- 2014-03-05 • Traded to the Ottawa Senators with 2014 5th round pick (Liam Coughlin) for 2015 3rd round pick (later traded to NY Rangers - Sergei Zborovsky)

- 2014-07-01 • Signed as a free agent by the Dallas Stars



Other memorable dates

- 2003-01-04 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Montreal Canadiens vs. Jose Theodore)

- 2002-10-10 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Philadelphia Flyers)