Jan Hrdina
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| Position | Center |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 196 lb (89 kg) |
| SEL Team | HV71 |
| Nationality |  Czech Republic |
| Born | February 5, 1976, Hradec Kralove, CE |
| NHL Draft | 128th overall, 1995 Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Pro Career | 1993 – present |
Jan Hrdina (born February 5, 1976, in Hradec Kralove, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently with the Swedish club HV71 in Elitserien.
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[edit] Playing career
Hrdina was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft in the 5th round, 128th overall.
In March 2003, the Pittsburgh Penguins traded Hrdina and Francois Leroux to the Phoenix Coyotes for Ramzi Abid, Dan Focht, and Guillaume Lefebvre. One year later, March 2004, the Phoenix Coyotes traded him to the New Jersey Devils for Michael Rupp and a second-round draft pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
On August 28, 2006, Hrdina signed a six-month contract with the Swedish elite club HV71 in Elitserien. He joined the club on October 18, 2006, due to some Swedish tax laws concerning the specific type of contract signed. Before that he started the season 2006-07 playing for HIFK in the Finnish SM-liiga.[1]
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993-94 | HC Hradec Kralove | Extraliga | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 1994-95 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 69 | 41 | 59 | 100 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1995-96 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 30 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 37 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995-96 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 18 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 49 | ||
| 1996-97 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 68 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 82 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1997-98 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 72 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 82 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1998-99 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 82 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1999-00 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 70 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2000-01 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 48 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2001-02 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 79 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 57 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 55 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2004-05 | HC Kladno | Extraliga | 23 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2005-06 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 75 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 78 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006-07 | HIFK | SM-l | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006-07 | HV71 | SEL | 41 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 66 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 82 | ||
| NHL totals | 513 | 101 | 196 | 297 | 341 | 45 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 24 | ||||
Statistics as of April 3, 2007 [2][3][4]
[edit] International play
Hrdina has played for Czech Republic in the following competitions:
- 1994 European Junior Championships
- 1995 World Junior Championships
- 2002 Winter Olympics
- 2002 World Championships
[edit] International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Czech Republic | EJC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1995 | Czech Republic | WJC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2002 | Czech Republic | Oly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Czech Republic | WC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| Junior int'l totals | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |||
| Senior int'l totals | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |||
Statistics as of January 14, 2007 [2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ Daniel Gustafsson. JAN HRDINA KLAR FÖR HV71 (Swedish). HV71.se. Retrieved on 2006-08-29.
- ^ a b Jan Hrdina. Elite Prospects. Retrieved on 2006-08-29.
- ^ a b Jan Hrdina - player profile and career stats. European Hockey.Net. Retrieved on 2006-08-29.
- ^ Player Information - HRDINA, Jan. Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved on 2007-04-03.
Categories: 1976 births | Columbus Blue Jackets players | Competitors at the 2002 Winter Olympics | Czech ice hockey players | HIFK players | HV71 players | Living people | New Jersey Devils players | Olympic competitors for the Czech Republic | Phoenix Coyotes players | Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks | Pittsburgh Penguins players | Seattle Thunderbirds alumni
