Andrej Šustr
| Andrej Šustr | |||
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Šustr with the Tampa Bay Lightning in December 2014 | |||
| Born |
November 29, 1990 Plzeň, CS | ||
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) | ||
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team | Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Andrej Šustr (born November 29, 1990) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Šustr made his NHL debut with the Lightning in 2013 after playing three seasons of collegiate hockey with the University of Nebraska–Omaha.
Playing career
Junior/collegiate
Šustr grew up in the city of Plzeň, but after finding little opportunity in his home town, was encouraged to move to the United States at the age of 17 to play junior hockey. He spent a year with the Kenai River Brown Bears of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) in 2008–09 before moving up to the Youngstown Phantoms of the United States Hockey League (USHL) in 2009–10.[1] The University of Omaha–Nebraska ice hockey program then recruited Šustr to join their program in 2010.[2] He played three seasons with the Mavericks, appearing in 111 games and recording 15 goals and 51 points.[3]
Professional
An undrafted player, Šustr participated in NHL development camps with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers. After completing his junior season at Omaha, he signed a professional contract with the Lightning on March 21, 2013.[4] He made his NHL debut on March 29 against the New Jersey Devils.[5] He appeared in two games in Tampa before being assigned to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch.[6] He played eight regular season games with Syracuse, scoring two goals and adding an assist,[3] while the Crunch reached the Calder Cup Final against the Grand Rapids Griffins.[7]
Šustr scored his first career NHL goal on April 5, 2014, against Kari Lehtonen of the Dallas Stars. On July 7, 2014, the Lightning announced that they had re-signed Šustr to a one-year, one-way contract. He made his Stanley Cup playoff debut against the Montreal Canadiens, appearing in three games in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. Additionally, Šustr appeared in 12 games with the Crunch, recording a goal and three assists.[8]
On February 16, 2015, during the 2014–15 season he played in his 100th career NHL game in Tampa Bay's 3–2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.[9] On March 30, the Lightning announced that Šustr would be out one-to-two weeks with an upper body injury, but was expected to return in time for the start of the 2015 playoffs.[10] On April 18, he scored his first career playoff goal in a 5–1 Lightning win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings.[11]
On June 30, 2015, the Tampa Bay Lightning re-signed Sustr to a two-year, two-way contract. Sustr played in 72 games with the Lightning in the 2014-15 NHL season, recording 13 assists and 34 penalty minutes. Sustr set career highs in games played, assists, plus/minus (+10) and penalty minutes. Sustr also appeared in 26 Stanley Cup Playoff games for the Lightning, registering one goal and two points. Sustr has skated in 117 NHL games, all with the Lightning over the past three seasons, collecting one goal and 21 points. Sustr ranked fourth on the Lightning for blocked shots with 84 during the 2014–15 season. He also set the Lightning franchise record for the best plus/minus (+7) in a playoff series in the first round of the 2015 NHL Playoffs against the Detroit Red Wings.[12]
International Play
On March 2, 2016, the Czech Ice Hockey Association named Šustr to its roster for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Šustr will be joined by Lightning teammate Ondřej Palát. The tournament is set to run from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1, 2016, in Toronto.[13]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Kenai River Brown Bears | NAHL | 36 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | 50 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | University of Nebraska Omaha | WCHA | 39 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | University of Nebraska Omaha | WCHA | 33 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | University of Nebraska Omaha | WCHA | 39 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 25 | ||
| 2013–14 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 43 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 72 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 34 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | ||
| NHL totals | 117 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 50 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Czech Republic | WJC | 7th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-WCHA Third Team | 2012–13 |
References
- ↑ Jáchim, Václav (2009-12-27). "Andrej Šustr jde vlastní cestou, z americké juniorky by rád zamířil na univerzitu" (in Czech). hokej.cz. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ↑ White, Rob (2011-10-26). "Mavs defenseman a big problem for opponents". Omaha.com. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- 1 2 "Andrej Sustr statistics". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ↑ "Lightning sign college free agent Andrej Sustr". National Hockey League. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ↑ Smith, Joe (2013-03-29). "Lightning's Sustr makes NHL debut". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ↑ "Lightning assign Angelidis, Palat, Sustr and Desjardins to Syracuse – Brett Connolly and Dana Tyrell recalled to Tampa". Syracuse Crunch Hockey Club. 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ↑ "Griffins beat Crunch for 2–0 Calder Cup final lead". The Sports Network. 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ↑ Tampa Bay, Lightnign (July 4, 2014). "Lightning Re-Sign Defensemen Andrej Sustr". Lightning Team News. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ↑ Burns, Bryan (February 17, 2015). "Kings rally to beat Bolts 3–2". Lightning News. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ↑ Smith, Joe (March 30, 2015). "Jason Garrison out 3–4 weeks, big blow among Lightning injuries". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ↑ Burns, Bryan (April 18, 2015). "Lightning pound Red Wings 5–1 to even series". Tampa Bay Lightning Beat Writer. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ↑ Tampa Bay, Lightning (June 30, 2015). "Lightning Re-sign Defensemen Andrej Sustr". Tampa Bay Lightning. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ↑ Peters, Chris (March 2, 2016). "World Cup of Hockey: Czech Republic names prelim roster without Jagr". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 3, 2016.