Patrik Elias

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Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
Height
Weight		 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (89 kg)
NHL Team New Jersey Devils
Nationality Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic
Born April 13, 1976,
Trebic, CZE
NHL Draft 51st overall, 1994
New Jersey Devils
Pro Career 1995 – present

Patrik Eliáš listen (help·info) (born April 13, 1976 in Třebíč) is a Czech professional hockey left winger. He currently plays for the National Hockey League's New Jersey Devils.

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[edit] Playing career

Eliáš was drafted by the New Jersey Devils 51st overall (2nd round) in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.

As part of the A-Line with Petr Sykora and Jason Arnott, he helped lead the team to the 1999-2000 Stanley Cup championship. The following year he scored a team record 96 points in the regular season, third best in the league. He also played a key role in helping New Jersey win the Stanley Cup in 2002-03.

During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, he played hockey in Russia, where he contracted Hepatitis A. His bout with the disease severely weakened him, resulting in a weight loss of 30 pounds, and kept him out of NHL action after the lockout was resumed.

Three months into 2005-06 NHL season, he made his first appearance of the season on January 3, 2006, against the Florida Panthers, resuming his role as an alternate captain (replacing Alexander Mogilny). He picked up where he left off, scoring eight points in his first four games and helping the Devils win his first nine games back with the team. Paired with Brian Gionta and Scott Gomez to form the "EGG Line," Eliáš helped the team instrument a historic comeback and win the Atlantic Division title, despite being 19 points out of first place when he returned in January. In the first game of the 2006 playoffs against the New York Rangers, he became the 10th player to score six points in an NHL playoff game, with two goals and four assists. Elias's 2006 postseason campaign was spectacular, even though the Devils were eliminated by eventual Cup champions, Carolina, in the second round. Elias scored 6 goals and added 10 assists for an impressive 16 points in just 9 games.

He was named the Devils new captain on October 5, 2006. He became the seventh captain in team history. 1

On July 1, 2006, Eliáš spurned offers from Chicago, Montreal and the New York Rangers to remain with the New Jersey Devils. He signed a 7 year, $42 million contract.

[edit] Awards

[edit] Records

  • Eliáš is the only NHL player to be awarded two penalty shots in an overtime period. Both

occurred in games versus the New York Islanders and in both cases, Eliáš missed the penalty shot.

  • New Jersey Devils record for most points in one season, 96.
  • New Jersey Devils record for most points in a playoff season, 23.
  • New Jersey Devils all-time leader in playoff goals (t-34), assists (60), and points (94).

[edit] Career Statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1992-93 Kladno Czech 2 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
1993-94 Kladno CzRep 15 1 2 3 0 11 2 2 4 0
1994-95 Kladno CzRep 28 4 3 7 37 7 1 2 3 12
1995-96 Albany AHL 74 27 36 63 83 4 1 1 2 2
1995-96 New Jersey NHL 1 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
1996-97 Albany AHL 57 24 43 67 76 6 1 2 3 8
1996-97 New Jersey NHL 17 2 3 5 2 8 2 3 5 4
1997-98 Albany AHL 3 3 0 3 2 -- -- -- -- --
1997-98 New Jersey NHL 74 18 19 37 28 4 0 1 1 0
1998-99 New Jersey NHL 74 17 33 50 34 7 0 5 5 6
1999-00 New Jersey NHL 72 35 37 72 58 23 7 13 20 9
1999-00 Pardubice CzRep 5 1 4 5 31 -- -- -- -- --
2000-01 New Jersey NHL 82 40 56 96 51 25 9 14 23 10
2001-02 New Jersey NHL 75 29 32 61 36 6 2 4 6 6
2002-03 New Jersey NHL 81 28 29 57 22 24 5 8 13 26
2003-04 New Jersey NHL 82 38 43 81 44 5 3 2 5 2
2004-05 Znojmo CzRep 28 8 20 28 65 -- -- -- -- --
2004-05 Magnitogorsk RSL 17 5 9 14 28 -- -- -- -- --
2005-06 New Jersey NHL 38 16 29 45 20 9 6 10 16 4
NHL Totals 596 223 281 504 295 111 34 60 94 67

[edit] International play

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

[edit] International statistics

Year Team Comp   GP G A Pts PIM
2002 Czech Republic OLY 4 1 1 2 0
2006 Czech Republic OLY 1 0 0 0 2
Senior Int'l Totals 5 1 1 2 2

[edit] External links

Preceded by:
Chris Pronger		 Co-winner of the NHL Plus/Minus Award
(with Joe Sakic)
2001		 Succeeded by:
Chris Chelios
Preceded by:
Scott Stevens
Scott Niedermayer		 New Jersey Devils captains
2006 – present		 Incumbent
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