Jan Hejda

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Jan Hejda
Date of birth June 18, 1978
place of birth Prague , Czechoslovakia
size 190 cm
Weight 95 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2003 , 4th round, 106th position
Buffalo Sabers
Career stations
1997-2003 HC Slavia Prague
2003-2005 HK CSKA Moscow
2005-2006 Chimik Moskovskaya Oblast
2006-2007 Edmonton Oilers
2007-2011 Columbus Blue Jackets
2011-2015 Colorado Avalanche
2015 Lake Erie Monsters

Jan Hejda (* 18th June 1978 in Prague , Czechoslovakia ) is a former Czech ice hockey player , who during his playing career from 1997 to 2015 among other 637 games for the Edmonton Oilers , Columbus Blue Jackets and Colorado Avalanche in the National Hockey League on contested the position of defender . In addition, he played for HC Slavia Prague , with whom he was Czech champion in 2003 , the HK CSKA Moscow and Chimik Moskowskaja Oblast . Heja celebrated his greatest career success in the jersey of the Czech national team by winning the gold medal at the 2005 World Cup .

Career

Hejda in the jersey of the Columbus Blue Jackets

Jan Hejda began his career with HC Slavia Prague in the Czech Extraliga , before he was selected ( drafted ) in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft as 106th in the fourth round by the Buffalo Sabers .

First, however, the left-handed player moved to the Russian Super League , where he spent two seasons with HK CSKA Moscow and one season with Chimik Moskowskaya Oblast . In July 2006 Hejda was transferred from the Sabers in exchange for a seven-round draft pick to the Edmonton Oilers , with whom he signed a one-year contract that same week. The defender scored his first NHL goal on January 8, 2007 with the decisive overtime goal against the Los Angeles Kings .

In July 2007 Hejda signed a one-year contract worth one million US dollars with the Columbus Blue Jackets . With a plus / minus statistic of +20 after the first season, he became one of the best defensive players there, so that his contract was extended by three years in April 2008.

After this contract was not renewed, Hejda signed a four-year contract on July 1, 2011 with the Colorado Avalanche . The Czech fulfilled this and was then looking for a new employer. In September 2015, he graduated from the Chicago Blackhawks training camp , but received no contract. Two months later he received a try-out contract with the Lake Erie Monsters and remained without a scorer point for them in eleven games. Then he ended his career.

Hejda now works as a players' agent and lives in Denver with his wife and two children.

International

Jan Hejda became ice hockey world champion with the Czech national team in 2005 , and he also played the World Cup finals in 2003 , 2004 , 2008 , 2013 and 2015 . He also took part in the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1997/98 HC Slavia Prague Extra league 44 2 5 7th 51 5 0 1 1 0
1998/99 HC Slavia Prague Extra league 34 1 2 3 38 - - - - -
1999/00 HC Havířov Extra league 7th 0 2 2 6th - - - - -
1999/00 HC Liberec 1st League 1 0 0 0 4th - - - - -
1999/00 HC Slavia Prague Extra league 26th 1 2 3 14th - - - - -
2000/01 HC Slavia Prague Extra league 38 2 6th 8th 70 11 3 0 3 12
2000/01 SK Kadaň 1st League 8th 1 0 1 6th - - - - -
2001/02 HC Slavia Prague Extra league 42 9 8th 17th 52 9 1 1 2 14th
2002/03 HC Slavia Prague Extra league 52 6th 11 17th 44 17th 5 8th 13 12
2003/04 HK CSKA Moscow Super league 60 1 6th 7th 26th - - - - -
2004/05 HK CSKA Moscow Super league 60 2 11 13 59 - - - - -
2005/06 Chimik Moskovskaya Oblast Super league 50 3 13 16 58 9 2 3 5 24
2006/07 Edmonton Oilers NHL 39 1 8th 9 20th - - - - -
2006/07 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 5 0 3 3 21st - - - - -
2007/08 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 81 0 13 13 61 - - - - -
2008/09 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 82 3 18th 21st 38 3 0 0 0 2
2009/10 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 62 3 10 13 36 - - - - -
2010/11 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 77 5 15th 20th 28 - - - - -
2011/12 Colorado Avalanche NHL 81 5 14th 19th 24 - - - - -
2012/13 Colorado Avalanche NHL 46 1 9 10 28 - - - - -
2013/14 Colorado Avalanche NHL 78 6th 11 17th 40 7th 0 0 0 6th
2014/15 Colorado Avalanche NHL 81 1 12 13 42 - - - - -
2015/16 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 11 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Extraliga overall 243 21st 36 57 275 42 9 10 19th 38
Super league overall 170 6th 30th 36 143 9 2 3 5 24
AHL total 50 1 8th 9 20th - - - - -
NHL overall 627 25th 110 135 317 10 0 0 0 8th

International

Represented the Czech Republic at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2003 Czech Republic WM 4th Place 9 0 0 0 4th
2004 Czech Republic WM 5th place 7th 1 1 2 8th
2005 Czech Republic WM 1st place, gold 9 0 0 0 2
2006 Czech Republic WM 2nd place, silver 9 0 0 0 4th
2008 Czech Republic WM 5th place 7th 1 0 1 0
2010 Czech Republic Olympia 7th place 5 0 0 0 4th
2013 Czech Republic WM 7th place 8th 0 1 1 0
2015 Czech Republic WM 4th Place 10 0 2 2 2
Men overall 64 2 4th 6th 24

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Commons : Jan Hejda  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ nhl.com, Hejda signs 3-year deal with Jackets
  2. ↑ Hejda to attend Blackhawks camp on try-out . ESPN . September 12, 2015. Accessed September 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ Chicago releases Jan Hejda from tryout . NBC Sports . September 27, 2015. Accessed September 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ Jan Hejda signs AHL tryout contract with Monsters . Columbus Blue Jackets . December 7, 2015. Accessed December 7, 2015.
  5. ^ Edge Sports Management: About Us. In: edgesportsmanagement.com. Retrieved November 29, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Hejda, Jan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH June 18, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Prague , Czechoslovakia