Jan Hrdina

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Czech RepublicCzech Republic  Jan Hrdina Ice hockey player
Date of birth 5th February 1976
place of birth Hradec Králové , Czechoslovakia
size 180 cm
Weight 89 kg
position center
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1995 , 5th lap, 128th position
Pittsburgh Penguins
Career stations
until 1994 HC Hradec Králové
1994-1996 Seattle Thunderbirds
1996 Spokane Chiefs
1996-1997 Cleveland Lumberjacks
1997-1998 Syracuse crunch
1998-2003 Pittsburgh Penguins
2003-2004 Phoenix Coyotes
2004 New Jersey Devils
2004-2005 HC Rabat Kladno
2005-2006 Columbus Blue Jackets
2006 HIFK Helsinki
2006-2007 HV71
2007 TPS Turku
2007-2009 HV71

Jan Hrdina (born February 5, 1976 in Hradec Králové , Czechoslovakia ) is a former Czech ice hockey player who has played for the Pittsburgh Penguins , Phoenix Coyotes , New Jersey Devils and Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hockey League , among others .

Career

Hrdina comes from the offspring of HC Hradec Králové and decided in 1994 to move to North America. There he played between 1994 and 1996 in the Western Hockey League for the Seattle Thunderbirds and Spokane Chiefs . During the NHL Entry Draft 1995 he was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the fifth round in a total of 128th place. 1996 Hrdina got his first professional contract with the Cleveland Lumberjacks from the International Hockey League . In the 1997/98 season he went on the ice for the Syracuse Crunch in the American Hockey League . Between 1998 and 2003 he played exclusively for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League and was able to expand his points yield to 57 points by 2002.

In March 2003, the Pittsburgh Penguins exchanged him with François Leroux for Ramzi Abid , Dan Focht and Guillaume Lefebvre of the Phoenix Coyotes . A year later, in March 2004, the Coyotes sent him to the New Jersey Devils , who received Michael Rupp and a draft pick for it.

During the lockout in the 2004/05 NHL season , Hrdina returned to Europe and played for HC Kladno in the Czech Extra League . In August 2005 he received a one-year contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets , for which he collected 33 scorer points in 75 NHL games.

After he received no new NHL contract in the summer of 2006, Hrdina was signed on August 28, 2006 by the HV71 from the Elitserien . The start of the contract was dated October 18, 2006, so that he received a tax-deductible six-month contract. Therefore, at the beginning of the 2006/07 season, he completed some games for HIFK Helsinki from the Finnish SM-liiga . After the end of the season he extended his contract for another two years. In 2008 he became Swedish champion with the HV71 .

After playing three games in the 2008/09 season , Hrdina underwent hip surgery due to persistent injury problems. Hrdina has not played a hockey game since the operation, but has not officially ended his career.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1993-94 HC Hradec Králové Extra league 23 1 6th 7th 0 - - - - -
1994-95 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 69 41 59 100 79 4th 0 1 1 8th
1995-96 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 30th 19th 28 47 37 - - - - -
Spokane Chiefs WHL 18th 10 16 26th 25th 18th 5 14th 19th 49
1996-97 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 68 23 31 54 82 13 1 2 3 8th
1997-98 Syracuse crunch AHL 72 20th 24 44 82 5 1 3 4th 10
1998-99 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82 13 29 42 40 13 4th 1 5 12
1999-00 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 70 13 33 46 43 9 4th 8th 12 2
2000-01 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 78 15th 28 43 48 18th 2 5 7th 8th
2001-02 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 79 24 33 57 50 - - - - -
2002-03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 57 14th 25th 39 34 - - - - -
Phoenix Coyotes NHL 4th 0 4th 4th 8th - - - - -
2003-04 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 55 11 15th 26th 30th - - - - -
New Jersey Devils NHL 13 1 6th 7th 10 5 2 0 2 2
2004-05 HC Radat Kladno Extra league 23 4th 3 7th 38 7th 3 3 6th 4th
2005-06 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 75 10 23 33 78 - - - - -
2006-07 HIFK Helsinki SM-liiga 10 2 6th 8th 22nd - - - - -
HV71 Elitserien 41 7th 19th 26th 66 14th 2 8th 10 82
2007-08 TPS Turku SM-liiga 4th 0 1 1 2 - - - - -
HV71 Elitserien 51 18th 24 42 60 17th 6th 1 7th 53
2008-09 HV71 Elitserien 3 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Extraliga overall 46 5 9 14th 38 7th 3 3 6th 4th
SM-liiga total 14th 2 7th 9 25th - - - - -
Elitserien total 95 25th 43 68 126 31 8th 9 17th 135
WHL overall 117 70 103 173 141 22nd 5 15th 20th 57
IHL total 68 23 31 54 82 13 1 2 3 8th
AHL total 72 20th 24 44 82 5 1 3 4th 10
NHL overall 513 101 196 297 341 45 12 14th 26th 24

International

Represented the Czech Republic at:

year team event Sp T V Pt SM
1994 Czech Republic June EM 5 1 1 2 0
1995 Czech Republic June World Cup 7th 2 1 3 4th
2002 Czech Republic Olympia 4th 0 0 0 0
2002 Czech Republic WM 7th 2 1 3 12
Juniors overall 12 3 2 5 4th
Men overall 11 2 1 3 12

( 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 )

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Jan Hrdina # - C. tsn.ca, September 5, 2007, accessed on January 4, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Václav Jachin: Jan Hrdina each už víc než rok bez hokeje, po potížích s kyčlí se o snaží brzký návrat. In: hokej.cz. November 18, 2009, Retrieved November 2, 2017 (Czech).

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personal data
SURNAME Hrdina, Jan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 5th February 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Hradec Králové , Czechoslovakia