Jan Bulis

Jan Bulis
Born	(1978-03-18) March 18, 1978 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Washington Capitals Montreal Canadiens HC Pardubice Vancouver Canucks Atlant Moscow Oblast Traktor Chelyabinsk
National team	Czech Republic
NHL draft	43rd overall, 1996 Washington Capitals
Playing career	1997–2015

Jan Bulis (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈbulɪs] ) (born March 18, 1978) is a former Czech 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

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• ESPN Sports
• SI.com
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