| STORIES |
- Saturday, June 23, 2012: Pick-by-pick: Red Wings at the NHL draft
- Saturday, June 23, 2012: Top pick Frk boasts ‘difficult to teach’ assets
- Wednesday, October 3, 2012: Frk, Ouellet suiting up for top CHL contenders
- Wednesday, October 10, 2012: Backman’s minutes on the rise in Sweden
- Wednesday, October 31, 2012: Frk ‘facing adversity’ with high-powered Moose
- Tuesday, November 6, 2012: High-scoring Ouellet making world junior push
- Wednesday, January 23, 2013: Productive Sproul shines brightly in CHL
- Wednesday, March 27, 2013: Frk and linemates a ‘real treat to see’
- Tuesday, May 14, 2013: Frk capping junior career in style
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| AWARDS |
- 2010-11 RDS Cup QMJHL rookie of the year nominee
- 2010-11 Michel Bergeron Trophy QMJHL offensive rookie of the year nominee
- 2011-12 CHL Top Prospects Game selection
- 2011-12 Mike Bossy Trophy QMJHL top professional prospect nominee
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| HISTORY |
2009-10
- Spent season at Czech U-20 level with Karlovy Vary.
- Finished seventh in Czech U-20 scoring race (41-28-30-58) and had league-leading 186 PIMs.
- Selected third overall in CHL import draft by QMJHL’s Halifax Mooseheads.
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2010-11
- Joined Halifax for QMJHL rookie season and finished second in team scoring (62-22-28-50).
- Tied for fourth among all QMJHL rookies in scoring, nominated for QMJHL rookie of the year.
- Finished second in scoring for Czech Republic at WJC (6-3-3-6).
- Represented Czech Republic at world U-18 championship in April (6-1-4-5).
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2011-12
- Ranked among TSN.ca’s top 17 prospects prior to start of the regular season.
- Suffered pre-season concussion in August and was sidelined for close to four months.
- Returned to lineup on Dec. 9 and finished season at close to point per game pace (34-16-13-29).
- Although he returned to QMJHL lineup, opted to skip WJC because of sub-par conditioning.
- Best stretch came from Jan. 13 through end of first round of QMJHL playoffs (29-18-13-31).
- Struggled to produce in final two rounds of Halifax’s playoff run (13-1-5-6).
- Appeared in CHL Top Prospects Game in Kelowna, B.C., in February.
- Ranked as consensus second rounder prior to draft (32nd TSN, 42nd ISS, 45th THN.
- Selected by Red Wings in second round (49th overall) in 2012 NHL draft.
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| SCOUT COMMENTS |
| “He’s got tools — his skills, his shot, his hands, his vision, his strength on the puck. Those are NHL skills. Next year, when he starts the season with everyone else and grows with the pace of the game, the team that drafts him will see what kind of player he can become.” — Mooseheads head coach Dominique Ducharme (metronews.ca, June 2012) … “He has great ability to get into holes, he can shoot the puck, he knows what to do with it once he gets it and he can score. He’s got very good work ethic off the ice, he’s willing to compete, he’s willing to battle, he wants to go into the hard areas and get the puck … and he knows what it’s going to take at the next level.” — Red Wings scout Mark Leach (June 2012). |
| STRENGTHS |
| Boasts an absolute cannon of a shot that can terrorize opposing goaltenders … Screaming one-timer … Uses his good-sized frame to protect the puck … Excellent hands for scoring and passing … Can beat players 1-on-1 with his stick skills … Good vision and offensive awareness … Right-handed shot on right wing, but has also proven to be effective on the left side … Extremely dangerous on power plays. |
| WEAKNESSES |
| Skating is a step slow … Takes ill-timed, undisciplined, retaliatory penalties … Shot accuracy could improve … Could shoot more, and could take some steam off his shots to improve its accuracy … Doesn’t back-check as much as he should … Conditioning needs work. |
| PROJECTION |
| Frk was forced to sit idle while he healed from a nasty concussion for the first four months of the 2011-12 season, and his play was up and down after returning. There’s no doubting his offensive skills, especially his lethal shot, and he has plenty of upside as a scoring winger. On a strong Halifax squad featuring potential No. 1 overall 2013 pick Nathan MacKinnon, expect a breakout season for Frk in 2012-13. |
Player statistics powered by www.eliteprospects.com
| Season |
Team |
League |
GP |
G |
A |
TP |
PIM |
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Playoffs |
GP |
G |
A |
TP |
PIM |
| 2006-2007 |
HC Karlovy Vary U18 |
Czech U18 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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| 2007-2008 |
HC Karlovy Vary U18 |
Czech U18 |
44 |
25 |
17 |
42 |
56 |
| |
Playoffs |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| |
Czech Republic U16 (all) |
International-Jr |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| |
|
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| 2008-2009 |
HC Karlovy Vary U18 |
Czech U18 |
22 |
26 |
12 |
38 |
85 |
| |
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| |
HC Karlovy Vary U20 |
Czech U20 |
16 |
8 |
12 |
20 |
6 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Czech Republic U16 (all) |
International-Jr |
8 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
8 |
| |
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| 2009-2010 |
HC Karlovy Vary U18 |
Czech U18 |
8 |
9 |
4 |
13 |
41 |
| |
|
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|
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| |
HC Karlovy Vary U20 |
Czech U20 |
41 |
28 |
30 |
58 |
186 |
| |
Playoffs |
6 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
| |
Czech Republic U17 (all) |
International-Jr |
7 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
12 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Czech Republic U18 |
WJC-18 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Czech Republic U18 (all) |
International-Jr |
11 |
6 |
7 |
13 |
14 |
| |
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| 2010-2011 |
Halifax Mooseheads |
QMJHL |
62 |
22 |
28 |
50 |
75 |
| |
Playoffs |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
| |
Czech Republic U18 |
WJC-18 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Czech Republic U18 (all) |
International-Jr |
7 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Czech Republic U20 |
WJC-20 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
31 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Czech Republic U20 (all) |
International-Jr |
6 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
31 |
| |
|
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| 2011-2012 |
Halifax Mooseheads |
QMJHL |
34 |
16 |
13 |
29 |
41 |
| |
Playoffs |
17 |
5 |
6 |
11 |
26 |
| |
Czech Republic U19 (all) |
International-Jr |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
| |
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| 2012-2013 |
Halifax Mooseheads |
QMJHL |
56 |
35 |
49 |
84 |
84 |
| |
Playoffs |
17 |
13 |
20 |
33 |
32 |
| |
Halifax Mooseheads |
M-Cup |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
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|
|
|
|
|
| |
Czech Republic U20 |
WJC-20 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
16 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Czech Republic U20 (all) |
International-Jr |
7 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
20 |
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