David Vyborny

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Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
Height
Weight		 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
189 lb (86 kg)
NHL Team
F. Teams		 Columbus Blue Jackets
Sparta Prague,
MoDo
Nationality Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic
Born January 22, 1975,
Jihlava, CZE
NHL Draft 33rd overall, 1993
Edmonton Oilers
Pro Career 1994 – present

David Výborný (born January 22, 1975 in Jihlava, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey player.

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[edit] Playing career

Vyborny first rose to prominence playing with HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga in 1992. He scored 20 goals and 44 points in 52 games, all as a teenager. The Edmonton Oilers picked Vyborny up in the second round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, and he proved that he was not a fluke by scoring 46 points for Sparta in the next season.

Vyborny came over to North America for the 1994-95 season and played for the Cape Breton Oilers of the AHL. He again performed quite well, scoring 61 points in 76 games, third most on his team and fifth most among AHL rookies. However, he headed back to Europe after only one season in the AHL. Upon his return to Sparta, he scored more than ever. He scored 42 points in 40 games and helped Sparta into the playoffs, where he again scored more than a point per game. Vyborny spent one more season in Prague and continued to improve with 49 points in 47 games; he added 14 more in the playoffs.

Vyborny was a star in the Czech Republic, but he went to Sweden for the 1997-98 season. He played for MODO Hockey and led the team in scoring. Again, after just one season abroad, Vyborny came back to Sparta Praha. In the 1998-99 season, Vyborny cemented his place as one of the stars of the Czech hockey scene. He scored 70 points in 52 games and won the Extra League's scoring title by 18 points. In the next season, he contined to rack up points and finished second in the league's scoring race. He also won a championship with Sparta. Finally, it seemed as if Vyborny had nothing left to prove in the Czech Republic.

On June 8, 2000, Vyborny was signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets to add some scoring punch in their first season. He debuted in the NHL on October 7, and scored a goal on in his very first NHL game. His production for Columbus was much less than it had been in Prague, but he was also playing for a much worse team, relatively speaking. In the end, he scored 13 goals and 19 assists, for a total of 32 points in 79 games. He was also ranked 10th among rookies for goals and points and was the first rookie ever to score on multiple penalty shots in one season.

Vyborny's performance (31 points) was very similar in his second season. As the Blue Jackets improved, though, so did Vyborny. In the 2002-2003 NHL season, he scored 46 points and led his team with a +12 plus/minus, which set a record for the Blue Jackets. Vyborny improved still more for the 2003-2004 NHL season, and he scored 22 goals and 31 assists, for a total of 53 points. He led Columbus in assists and came in second to Rick Nash in goals and points. In addition to his offensive talent, Vyborny has proved to be quite durable, as he currently holds the Blue Jackets record for the most consecutive games, with 161. He tied for fourth in the NHL in shorthanded goals with four, another record for the Blue Jackets.

Vyborny played for Sparta Praha during the 2004-05 NHL lockout. He is one of only two players remaining on the Blue Jackets roster from the teams' inaugural season.

[edit] Awards

  • Played in the Czech Ice Hockey Extra League All-Star game in 1999 and 2000

[edit] Records

  • Columbus Blue Jackets record for best plus/minus
  • Columbus Blue Jackets record for most consecutive games played
  • NHL record for most penalty shot goals in a season by a rookie

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1992-1993 HC Sparta Praha Czech Extraliga 52 20 24 44 0 - - - - -
1993-1994 HC Sparta Praha Czech Extraliga 51 19 27 46 0 - - - - -
1994-1995 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 76 23 38 61 30 - - - - -
1995-1996 HC Sparta Praha Czech Extraliga 40 12 30 42 32 12 7 6 13 10
1996-1997 HC Sparta Praha Czech Extraliga 47 20 29 49 14 10 7 7 14 6
1997-1998 MODO Hockey SEL 45 16 21 37 34 - - - - -
1998-1999 HC Sparta Praha Czech Extraliga 52 24 46 70 22 8 1 3 4 0
1999-2000 HC Sparta Praha Czech Extraliga 50 25 38 63 30 - - - - -
2000-2001 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 79 13 19 32 22 - - - - -
2001-2002 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 75 13 18 31 6 - - - - -
2002-2003 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 79 20 26 46 16 - - - - -
2003-2004 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 82 22 31 53 40 - - - - -
NHL Totals 315 68 94 162 84 - - - - -

[edit] International play

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Bronze 2006 Turin Ice hockey

[edit] References

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