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Introduction
Ondřej Palát is a Czech professional ice hockey winger for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the seventh round, 208th overall, by the Lightning at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Palát won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Lightning in 2020 and 2021.
Biography
| Name | Ondřej Palát |
| Net Worth | $12 million |
| Salary | $5.3 million |
| Occupation | Ice hockey player |
| Age | 31 years |
Ondřej Palát was born on March 28, 1991 (age 31 years), Frýdek-Místek, Czechia. He is the son of Pavel Palát. He stands at an appealing height of 1.83m and has a good body weight of 85kg which suits his personality. Ondřej Palát hasn’t disclosed much information about his mother and siblings.
Playing career
Ondřej Palát began his ice hockey career in his native Czech Republic with HC Frýdek-Místek. Prior to turning professional in North America, he played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Drummondville Voltigeurs. He was then selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the seventh round, 208th overall, of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Professional career
On 10 October 2011, the Lightning signed Ondřej Palát to a three-year, entry-level contract. He then began his professional career with the Norfolk Admirals, Tampa Bay’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate in the 2011–12 season. While a member of the Admirals, the club would set a professional hockey record by posting 28 consecutive wins. Norfolk would go on to capture the Calder Cup as AHL champions.
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Ondřej Palát played the next season in the AHL, 2012–13, with the Syracuse Crunch, Tampa Bay’s new AHL affiliate. After a brief call-up to the NHL, he scored his first career NHL goal on 16 March 2013, against Justin Peters of the Carolina Hurricanes. Palát would later be returned to Syracuse for the 2013 Calder Cup playoffs.
Palát and his teammates had the unique opportunity at back-to-back AHL championships after reaching the Calder Cup Final, despite playing for two different hockey clubs. The Crunch, however, would fall to the Grand Rapids Griffins in the Final.
He would make the Lightning’s 2013–14 opening roster out of training camp, along with his AHL line-mates Tyler Johnson and Richard Pánik. At the end of the season, he was nominated for the Calder Memorial Trophy, awarded to the NHL’s rookie of the year, along with teammate Tyler Johnson.
Palát, along with Johnson, became the first teammates to be nominated for the Trophy since Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks in 2008. However, the Trophy eventually went to Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche, though Palát was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team.
On 9 June 2014, Tampa Bay Lightning announced that they had signed Palát to a three-year contract extension. He had 23 goals, 59 points and a +32 plus-minus rating in 81 games for the Lightning in 2013–14. He ranked second among all NHL rookies in points and was third in goals scored. Additionally, Palát became the third Lightning player to finish a season with a plus-minus rating higher than +30.
On 14 July 2017, Tampa Bay Lightning announced that they had signed Palát to a five-year contract with an average annual value of $5.3 million. On 31 December 2017, Ondřej Palát recorded his 162nd career assist in a 5–0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. The assist moved Palát past Chris Gratton for tenth-most assists in franchise history.
On 23 November 2019, Palát recorded his 100th career NHL goal in a 6–2 Lightning win over the visiting Anaheim Ducks. On 25 November 2019, Palát recorded his 200th career NHL assist and 300th career NHL point in a 5–2 Lightning win over the visiting Buffalo Sabres.
Ondřej Palát was the eighth Lightning player to record 200 career assists and the 10th Lightning player to record 300 career points. On August 31, 2020, Palát recorded a goal in his 4th consecutive playoff game. With this goal, Palát joined Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis and Steven Stamkos as the only players in franchise history to record goals in 4 consecutive playoff games.
Ondřej Palát recorded a goal in his fifth consecutive game to establish a new fr anchise playoff record on September 7, 2020. The goal came in an 8–2 Tampa Bay Lightning
International play
On 6 January 2014, Ondřej Palát played for the Czech Republic at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The Czechs were eliminated by the United States. During his first Olympic appearance, Palát appeared in four games for his country; he did not register any points or penalty minutes in the four games played.
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On 2 March 2016, the Czech Ice Hockey Association named Ondřej Palát to its roster for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, alongside then-Lightning teammate Andrej Šustr. The tournament ran from 17 September to 1 October 2016 in Toronto.
Wife
Ondřej Palát is married to his longtime girlfriend Barbora Bartíková, they had their wedding in 2016. He started dating his wife in 2013 and they had their marriage ceremony on July 30, 2016, in the Winery U Kapličky in Zaječí, Czech Republic. As of 2022, Palát and his wife Barbora are living a happy life with each other without facing any kind of problems, tension and misunderstanding. The couple hasn’t shared information related to their children’s life.
Ondřej Palát net worth
How much is Ondřej Palát worth? Ondřej Palát net worth is estimated at around $12 million. His main source of income is from his career as a professional ice hockey player. Palát salary is $610,000+ per month for 2022 with other earnings are over $5.3 million annually. His successful career has earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. He is one of the richest and influential ice hockey players in the Czech.