Jaroslav Modrý

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Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Los Angeles Kings Atlanta Thrashers Ottawa Senators New Jersey Devils Dallas Stars
Nationality	Czech Republic
Born	February 27, 1971, České Budějovice, CZE
NHL Draft	179th overall, 1990 New Jersey Devils
Pro Career	1988 – present

Jaroslav Modrý (Born February 27, 1971 in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia) is a professional hockey defenceman for the Los Angeles Kings.

[edit] Playing career

During his minor league hockey career, Modry played for Ceske Budejovice HC and Dukla Trencin of the Czech Hockey League. Modry also played for the AHL's Albany River Rats and IHL's Long Beach Ice Dogs and Utah Grizzlies. Jaroslav was selected in the ninth round in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils. Modry debuted in the NHL in 1993 for the Devils. On July 9, 1995, Jaroslav was traded to the Ottawa Senators then in March of 1996 he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings. It was in Los Angeles that Jaroslav started to see more NHL playing time and it was in the 2000-2001 season that Modry began playing full seasons in the NHL. In 2002-2003 he enjoyed his finest offensive season to date scoring 13 goals and adding 25 assists. Modry became a free agent after the 2003-2004 and signed a contract with the Atlanta Thrashers on July 1, 2004. During the NHL Lockout of 2004-2005 Jaroslav played for Liberec Bili Tygri of the Czech Hockey League. At the 2006 NHL Entry Draft he was traded with Patrik Stefan to the Dallas Stars for Niko Kapanen and a draft pick.

On February 27, 2007 he was traded from the Dallas Stars to the Los Angeles Kings in a trade involving Mattias Norström.

[edit] Career statistics

                                        ---- Regular Season ----   ---- Playoffs ----
Season     Team                  Lge    GP    G    A    Pts  PIM   GP   G   A Pts  PIM
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1988-89    Ceske Budejovice HC  Czech   28    0    1    1     8         
1990-91    Dukla Trencin        Czech   33    1    9    10    6         
1992-93    Utica Devils          AHL    80    7    35   42    62   5   0   2   2   2
1993-94    Albany River Rats     AHL    19    1    5    6     25   --  --  --  --  --
1993-94    New-Jersey Devils     NHL    41    2    15   17    18   --  --  --  --  --
1994-95    Albany River Rats     AHL    18    5    6    11    14   14  3   3   6   4
1994-95    New-Jersey Devils     NHL    11    0    0    0     0    --  --  --  --  --
1994-95    Ceske Budejovice HC  Czech   19    1    3    4     0 
1995-96    Ottawa Senators       NHL    64    4    14   18    38   --  --  --  --  --
1995-96    Los-Angeles Kings     NHL    9     0    3    3     6    --  --  --  --  --
1996-97    Los-Angeles Kings     NHL    30    3    3    6     25   --  --  --  --  --
1996-97    Phoenix Roadrunners   IHL    23    3    12   15    17   --  --  --  --  --
1996-97    Utah Grizzlies        IHL    11    1    4    5     20   7   0   1   1   6
1997-98    Utah Grizzlies        IHL    74    12   21   33    72   4   0   2   2   6
1998-99    Los-Angeles Kings     NHL    5     0    1    1     0    --  --  --  --  --
1998-99    Long Beach Ice Dogs   IHL    64    6    29   35    44   8   4   2   6   4
1999-00    Long Beach Ice Dogs   IHL    11    2    4    6     8    --  --  --  --  --
1999-00    Los-Angeles Kings     NHL    26    5    4    9     18   2   0   0   0   2
2000-01    Los-Angeles Kings     NHL    63    4    15   19    48   10  1   0   1   4
2001-02    Los-Angeles Kings     NHL    80    4    38   42    65   7   0   2   2   0
2002-03    Los-Angeles Kings     NHL    82    13   25   38    68   --  --  --  --  --
2003-04    Los-Angeles Kings     NHL    79    5    27   32    44   --  --  --  --  --
2004-05    Liberec Bili Tygri HC Czech  19    3    7    10    24   12   0   4   4  22
2005-06    Atlanta Thrashers     NHL    79    7    31   38    76 
                NHL Totals              569   47   176  223   406  19   1   2   3   6

IHDB. Internet Hockey Data Base. Retrieved on 2006-04-22.

[edit] References

• Jaroslav Modry on HockeyDB