| Jaroslav Balaštík | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 28, 1979 Uherské Hradiště, CZE |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Position | Right wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Czech Extraliga team | HC Zlin |
| National team | Czech Republic |
| NHL Draft | 184th overall, 2002 Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Playing career | 1998–present |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2006 | Team |
Jaroslav Balaštík[1] (born November 28, 1979 in Uherské Hradiště, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey player, currently with HC Zlin in the Czech Extraliga
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Balaštík was drafted in the 6th round, 184th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. After playing eight seasons (1997–2005) with HC Zlín in the Czech Extraliga, and part of one season (2002–03) with HPK in the Finnish SM-liiga; Balaštík started his first pro season in 2005 with the Syracuse Crunch, the Blue Jackets' American Hockey League affiliate. He was quickly promoted to the big club, where he became somewhat of a shootout-specialist, going 6-for-9 for the season.
On December 13, 2006, Balaštík was contracted by the Swedish Jönköping-based club HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. In HV71, Balaštík played with his fellow countryman Jan Hrdina, with whom he has played before in Columbus Blue Jackets in NHL.[2]
For 2007–08 he has rejoined HC Zlin in the Czech Republic.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | HC Zlín | CZE | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | HC Zlín | CZE | 41 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | ||
| 1999–00 | HC Zlín | CZE | 48 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Zlín | CZE | 52 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Zlín | CZE | 50 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Zlín | CZE | 31 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | HPK | SM-l | 13 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Zlín | CZE | 51 | 29 | 18 | 47 | 54 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 32 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Zlín | CZE | 52 | 30 | 16 | 46 | 74 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 52 | ||
| 2005–06 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 66 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HV71 | SEL | 25 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 34 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Zlín | CZE | 52 | 29 | 11 | 40 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Zlín | CZE | 52 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
| CZE totals | 331 | 117 | 98 | 215 | 248 | 64 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 133 | ||||
| NHL totals | 66 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Statistics as of July 12, 2009
Balaštík has played for Czech Republic in the following competitions:
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Czech Republic | EJC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1999 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Czech Republic | WC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Czech Republic | WC | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| Junior int'l totals | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Senior int'l totals | 17 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | |||
Statistics as of December 16, 2006