Jaroslav Balaštík

Jaroslav Balaštík


Born	(1979-11-28) November 28, 1979 Uherské Hradiště, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Left
CZE team Former teams	HC Zlín HPK Columbus Blue Jackets HV 71 BK Mlada Boleslav
National team	Czech Republic
NHL Draft	184th overall, 2002 Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career	1998–present

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.

Playing career

Coming through the Czech professional hockey ranks Balaštík was drafted as an overage player 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 2005 season 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.

In his second season with the Blue Jackets and limited opportunity, on December 13, 2006, Balaštík was released and 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 previously in Columbus Blue Jackets in NHL.^[2]

For 2007–08 he has rejoined HC Zlin in the Czech Republic and has played 5 of the past 6 seasons with the team, defecting to BK Mlada Boleslav for a single season in 2011–12.^[3]

Awards

Named Best Forward in Czech Extraliga in 2004–05.
Silver medal at the World Ice Hockey Championships in 2006.

Records

Most goals scored in Czech Extraliga in seasons 2003–04 and 2004–05.
Most points in Czech Extraliga playoffs in season 2003–04.
Most goals scored in Czech Extraliga playoffs in season 2003–04.
Most goals scored in the Child, Surfguy games with 7 on 9-11-14.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			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	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	8	1	1	2	4	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	6	2	3	5	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
2009–10	HC Zlín	CZE	45	21	21	42	32	6	8	6	14	8
2010–11	HC Zlín	CZE	52	22	13	35	34	4	2	1	3	4
2011–12	BK Mlada Boleslav	CZE	52	17	16	33	38	—	—	—	—	—
CZE totals			584	226	175	401	496	108	40	43	83	209
NHL totals			74	13	11	24	30	—	—	—	—	—

Medal record

Men's ice hockey
World Championships
Silver	2006	Team

International

Year	Team	Comp	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
2007	Czech Republic	WC	6	0	0	0	4
Junior int'l totals			12	3	5	8	0
Senior int'l totals			23	5	2	7	8

References

↑ Prague Post
↑ "Blue Jackets Loan Balaštík to HV71 of the Swedish Elite League". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
↑ "Balastik skating with Boleslav agrees to one year deal" (in Czech). BK Mlada Boleslav. 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2012-10-21.

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