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{{short description|Czech ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = 
| image_size = 
| position = [[Defenceman|Defence]]
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 215
| played_for = [[Minnesota North Stars]]<br />[[Calgary Flames]]<br />[[Ottawa Senators]]<br />[[Edmonton Oilers]]
| ntl_team = CZE
| ntl_team_2 = TCH
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|12|17|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Pardubice]], [[Czechoslovakia]]
| draft = 38th overall
| draft_year = 1983
| draft_team = [[Minnesota North Stars]]
| career_start = 1980
| career_end = 2001
}}
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{{MedalWorldChampionships}}
{{MedalGold| [[1985 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1985 Prague]] | Ice hockey}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1983 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1983 Germany]] | Ice hockey}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1992]] | Ice hockey}}
{{MedalBottom}}

'''František Musil''' (born December 17, 1964), more commonly known in [[North America]] as '''Frank Musil''', is a [[Czech Republic|Czech]] former professional [[ice hockey]] player who spent several seasons in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) with the [[Minnesota North Stars]], [[Calgary Flames]], [[Ottawa Senators]], and [[Edmonton Oilers]]. Musil is currently an amateur scout for the Sabres and assistant coach for the [[Czech national ice hockey team]].

==Playing career==
Musil was selected in the second round of the [[1983 NHL Entry Draft]], 38th overall, by the [[Minnesota North Stars]].  He played on 1985 Gold Medal winning [[IIHF Men's World Championships]] for Czechoslovakia. In addition to playing in various professional European leagues, Musil played 797 games in the [[National Hockey League|NHL]], for Minnesota as well as the [[Calgary Flames]], [[Ottawa Senators]] and [[Edmonton Oilers]].

Musil's draft position fell, but not because of talent, as there was some uncertainty whether he would be able to escape [[Czechoslovakia]], then a [[Communist]] country.  Musil obtained a holiday visa and travelled to [[Yugoslavia]] with his girlfriend.  Leaving her at the resort, Musil met with Minnesota General Manager [[Lou Nanne]] and player agent [[Ritch Winter]], who had arranged for an [[United States of America|American]] work visa.  Winter and Nanne used the work visa to fool the border guards, who were unaware that Musil was a defecting hockey star.  Thus, in the summer of 1986, Musil arrived in [[Minnesota]], and began his NHL career that fall.

Musil retired from hockey at the end of the [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01 season]], and was hired by the Oilers as a scout.  Musil is married to former professional [[tennis]] player [[Andrea Holíková]], who is the sister of former  NHL player [[Bobby Holík]].

Musil's son, [[David Musil|David]], is a professional hockey player who has played in the NHL for [[Edmonton Oilers]].<ref name=david>{{cite web|title=Oilers look to past for the future|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2011/06/25/oilers-look-to-past-for-the-future|author=Tychkowski, R.|date=June 25, 2011|publisher=Toronto Sun|accessdate=2011-06-29}}</ref> His son Adam was selected by [[St. Louis Blues]] as the 94th pick of the [[2015 NHL Entry Draft]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Blues Select Adam Musil at 94th Overall|url=https://www.stlouisgametime.com/2015/6/27/8857457/blues-select-adam-musil-at-94th-overall|accessdate=4 October 2017|work=St. Louis Game Time|publisher=[[SB Nation]]|date=June 27, 2015}}</ref> His daughter, Dana, played [[volleyball]] for the [[Buffalo Bulls|University at Buffalo Bulls]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dana Musil|url=http://www.ubbulls.com/sports/wvball/2010-11/bios/musil_dana_6m8t?view=bio|website=www.ubbulls.com|publisher=Buffalo Bulls|accessdate=4 October 2017|archive-date=5 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005051002/http://www.ubbulls.com/sports/wvball/2010-11/bios/musil_dana_6m8t?view=bio|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Awards==
*World Junior Championship medals- silver (1982, 1983), bronze (1984)
*World Championship medals- silver (1983), gold (1985), and bronze (1992)

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| [[1980–81 Czechoslovak Extraliga season|1980–81]]
| [[HC Pardubice|TJ Tesla Pardubice]]
| [[Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League|CSSR]]
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1981–82 Czechoslovak Extraliga season|1981–82]]
| TJ Tesla Pardubice
| CSSR
| 35 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 34
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1982–83 Czechoslovak Extraliga season|1982–83]]
| TJ Tesla Pardubice
| CSSR
| 33 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 44
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1983–84 Czechoslovak Extraliga season|1983–84]]
| TJ Tesla Pardubice
| CSSR
| 37 || 4 || 8 || 12 || 72
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1984–85 Czechoslovak Extraliga season|1984–85]]
| [[ASD Dukla Jihlava]]
| CSSR
| 44 || 4 || 6 || 10 || 76
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1985–86 Czechoslovak Extraliga season|1985–86]]
| ASD Dukla Jihlava 
| CSSR
| 34 || 4 || 7 || 11 || 42
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]]
| [[Minnesota North Stars]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 72 || 2 || 9 || 11 || 148
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]]
| Minnesota North Stars 
| NHL
| 80 || 9 || 8 || 17 || 213
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89]]
| Minnesota North Stars 
| NHL
| 55 || 1 || 19 || 20 || 54
| 5 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]]
| Minnesota North Stars 
| NHL
| 56 || 2 || 8 || 10 || 109
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 14
|-
| [[1990–91 NHL season|1990–91]]
| Minnesota North Stars 
| NHL
| 8 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 23
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1990–91
| [[Calgary Flames]] 
| NHL
| 67 || 7 || 14 || 21 || 160
| 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10
|-
| [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]]
| Calgary Flames 
| NHL
| 78 || 4 || 8 || 12 || 103
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]]
| Calgary Flames 
| NHL
| 80 || 6 || 10 || 16 || 131
| 6 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 7
|-
| [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]]
| Calgary Flames 
| NHL
| 75 || 1 || 8 || 9 || 50
| 7 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1994–95 Czech Extraliga season|1994–95]]
| [[HC Sparta Praha]]
| [[Czech Extraliga|CZE]]
| 19 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 50
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1994–95 DEL season|1994–95]]
| [[Lausitzer Füchse|ESG Sachsen Weißwasser]]
| [[Deutsche Eishockey Liga|DEL]]
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]]
| Calgary Flames 
| NHL
| 35 || 0 || 5 || 5 || 61
| 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0
|-
| [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]
| [[Ottawa Senators]]
| NHL
| 65 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 85
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1995–96 Czech 1. Liga season|1995–96]]
| [[HC Slavia Becherovka Karlovy Vary]]
| [[1st Czech Republic Hockey League|CZE-2]]
| 16 || 7 || 4 || 11 || 16
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]]
| Ottawa Senators 
| NHL
| 57 || 0 || 5 || 5 || 58
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]]
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| NHL
| 17 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 8
| 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6
|-
| [[1997–98 IHL season|1997–98]]
| [[Indianapolis Ice]]
| [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]
| 52 || 5 || 8 || 13 || 122
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1997–98
| [[Detroit Vipers]]
| IHL
| 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]
| Edmonton Oilers 
| NHL
| 39 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 34
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]
| Edmonton Oilers 
| NHL
| 13 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2001–02 Czech 1. Liga season|2001–02]]
| HC Dukla Jihlava 
| CZE-2
| 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 54
| 13 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 47
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | CSSR totals
! 185 !! 14 !! 26 !! 40 !! 268
! — !! — !! — !! — !! —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 797 !! 34 !! 106 !! 140 !! 1241
! 42 !! 2 !! 4 !! 6 !! 47
|}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:50em"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| [[1981 IIHF European U18 Championship|1981]]
| [[Czechoslovakia men's national junior ice hockey team|Czechoslovakia]]
| [[IIHF European Junior Championships|EJC]]
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1982]]
| Czechoslovakia
| [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|WJC]]
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 8
|-
| [[1982 IIHF European U18 Championship|1982]]
| Czechoslovakia
| EJC
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 12
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1983]]
| Czechoslovakia
| WJC
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 8
|-
| [[1983 World Ice Hockey Championships|1983]]
| [[Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team|Czechoslovakia]]
| [[World Ice Hockey Championships|WC]]
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1984 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1984]]
| Czechoslovakia
| WJC
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 10
|-
| [[1984 Canada Cup|1984]]
| Czechoslovakia
| [[Canada Cup|CC]]
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1985 World Ice Hockey Championships|1985]]
| Czechoslovakia
| WC
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 12
|-
| [[1986 World Ice Hockey Championships|1986]]
| Czechoslovakia
| WC
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 20
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1991 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1991]]
| Czechoslovakia
| WC
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 20
|-
| [[1991 Canada Cup|1991]]
| Czechoslovakia
| CC
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1992]]
| Czechoslovakia
| WC
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 26
|-
| [[1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1994]]
| [[Czech Republic national men's ice hockey team|Czech Republic]]
| WC
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=3 | Junior totals
! 30
! 2
! 9
! 11
! 44
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=3 | Senior totals
! 53
! 6
! 6
! 12
! 116
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
*[http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_18342779 Pioneer Press, June 23, 2011: Frantisek Musil has returned to the Twin Cities for another big moment]

==External links==
*{{Ice hockey stats}}
*[http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1983/83038.html Musil's Entry draft page]

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