Otakar Janecký

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Otakar Janecký
Date of birth December 26, 1960
place of birth Pardubice , Czechoslovakia
size 179 cm
Weight 83 kg
position center
number # 91
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1978-1990 Tesla Pardubice
1979-1981 Dukla Jihlava II
1990-1991 SaiPa Lappeenranta
1991-1999 Jokerit Helsinki
1999-2000 Espoo Blues
2000-2004 HC Pardubice

Otakar Janecký (born December 26, 1960 in Pardubice , Czechoslovakia ) is a former Czech ice hockey player who played for SaiPa Lappeenranta , Jokerit Helsinki and the Espoo Blues in the SM-liiga during his active time from 1978 to 2004 . His son Otakar Janecký junior was also a professional ice hockey player.

Career

Otakar Janecký began his career as a hockey player in his hometown in the youth department of Tesla Pardubice . For Tesla's professional team he was active from 1979 to 1990 in the first division , the highest Czechoslovak division. With Tesla he won the Czechoslovak championship in the 1986/87 and 1988/89 seasons . When he won the second title in 1989, he was the best assists in the league with 41 assists. For the 1990/91 season the center went to other European countries, where he received a contract with SaiPa Lappeenranta in the Finnish SM-liiga . There he was able to convince right away and reached 60 points in 44 games, 21 of which were goals, which was the best points season of his career for him. He was involved in more than one out of three goals for his team. SaiPa himself was one of the weaker teams in the league and so he had to accept relegation to the second class I divisionna with his team as bottom of the table .

In the summer of 1991 Janecký therefore moved within the SM-liiga to the Finnish top club Jokerit Helsinki . In 1992, 1994, 1996 and 1997 he won four Finnish championships within six years with the capital city club . In addition, he failed with his team in the 1994/95 season in the playoff final at TPS Turku . At European level he took third place in the European Cup with Jokerit in 1992/93 . In 1995 and 1996 he won this competition with the Finns twice in a row. The time at Jokerit was also very successful for the Czech himself. In the first championship title with Jokerit in the 1991/92 season , he was the best assists in the playoffs with eleven assists, and he was also elected to the league's all-star team. In the following season he prepared 43 goals, making him the best assists in the league. He was also voted the best player in the main round. To win the title in the 1996/97 season he contributed in the playoffs with two goals and 13 assists in nine games, for which he received the Jari Kurri trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs. In November 1995 and December 1998 he was each player of the month in the SM-liiga.

The 1999/2000 season spent Janecký with the Espoo Blues . Then the now 39-year-old two-time Olympian returned to his Czech homeland and signed a contract with his ex-club from Pardubice, which had since changed its name to HC Pardubice. In the first three seasons after his return, he was team captain at HC Pardubice and reached the playoff final with his team in the 2002/03 season . In this he lost to HC Slavia Prague with Pardubice . In the 2003/04 season , the left shooter was replaced by Michal Sýkora as captain. During the season he retired from competitive sports after differences with the coach and devoted himself to coaching the club's juniors.

In his honor, Jokerit, for which he scored exactly 355 points in 355 SM-liiga games, no longer awards his jersey number 91 to other players. In the summer of 2006, he ended his career with a farewell game, in which his jersey number was also blocked by HC Pardubice and was symbolically hung under the roof.

International

For Czechoslovakia Janecký took part in the World Championships in 1989 and 1992 , and the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville . At the World Cup 1989, he won a bronze medal with his team, as well as at the Olympic Winter Games in 1992. He also was in the squad of the Czech national team at the world championships in 1993 and 1994 , and the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer . His greatest success with the Czech national team was winning the bronze medal at the 1993 World Cup.

In total, he played 21 goals in 110 competitive games for both national teams and provided over 20 assists (ČSSR - 79 games, 17 goals; Czech Republic - 31 games, 4 goals).

Achievements and Awards

  • 1994 European Cup win with Jokerit Helsinki
  • 1995 Finnish runner-up with Jokerit Helsinki
  • 1995 SM-liiga player of the month November
  • 1995 European Cup with Jokerit Helsinki
  • 1996 Finnish champion with Jokerit Helsinki
  • 1997 Finnish champion with Jokerit Helsinki
  • 1997 Jari Kurri Trophy
  • 1998 SM-liiga player of the month December
  • 2003 Czech runner-up with HC Pardubice

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league GP G A. Pts PIM GP G A. Pts PIM
1978/79 Tesla Pardubice 1st League 10 1 1
1979/80 Dukla Jihlava II ČNHL
1980/81 Dukla Jihlava II ČNHL
1981/82 Tesla Pardubice 1st League 44 17th 17th
1982/83 Tesla Pardubice 1st League 44 18th 18th
1983/84 Tesla Pardubice 1st League 38 11 15th 26th
1984/85 Tesla Pardubice 1st League 43 9 25th 34 40
1985/86 Tesla Pardubice 1st League 47 26th 27 53 0
1986/87 Tesla Pardubice 1st League 43 17th 23 40 48
1987/88 Tesla Pardubice 1st League 44 20th 29 49 0
1988/89 Tesla Pardubice 1st League 44 13 41 54 0
1989/90 Tesla Pardubice 1st League 44 22nd 28 50 0
1990/91 SaiPa SM-liiga 44 21st 39 60 32
1991/92 Jokerite SM-liiga 42 17th 35 52 49 10 2 11 13 6th
1992/93 Jokerite SM-liiga 46 10 43 53 56 3 2 5 7th 4th
1993/94 Jokerite SM-liiga 48 10 42 52 24 12 5 4th 9 14th
1994/95 Jokerite SM-liiga 50 12 38 50 26th 11 2 13 15th 8th
1995/96 Jokerite SM-liiga 46 17th 38 55 24 11 3 16 19th 8th
1996/97 Jokerite SM-liiga 38 13 31 44 38 9 2 13 15th 8th
1997/98 Jokerite SM-liiga 46 7th 20th 27 36 8th 4th 4th 8th 2
1998/99 Jokerite SM-liiga 39 13 32 45 40 2 2 1 3 0
1999/00 blues SM-liiga 51 13 28 41 52 4th 0 3 3 10
2000/01 HC Pardubice Extra league 48 10 29 39 26th 7th 0 6th 6th 0
2001/02 HC Pardubice Extra league 48 4th 24 28 100 5 2 0 2 10
2002/03 HC Pardubice Extra league 44 5 14th 19th 32 18th 2 2 4th 6th
2003/04 HC Pardubice Extra league 43 1 11 12 55
SM-liiga total 450 133 346 479 377 70 22nd 70 92 60

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personal data
SURNAME Janecký, Otakar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Janecky, Otakar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH December 26, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Pardubice , Czechoslovakia