Patrik Štefan
| Patrik Štefan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 16, 1980 Příbram, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Atlanta Thrashers Dallas Stars | ||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | ||
| NHL Draft |
1st overall, 1999 Atlanta Thrashers | ||
| Playing career | 1996–2007 | ||
Patrik Štefan (born September 16, 1980) is a Czech retired professional ice hockey player who was drafted 1st overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. At the NHL level, Štefan is regarded by some as one of the greatest draft busts in league history.[1]
Playing career
Prior to being drafted by the Thrashers, Štefan played for HC Sparta Praha in the Czech Republic, and the Long Beach Ice Dogs of the IHL.
Štefan played six seasons for the Atlanta Thrashers scoring 177 points. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Štefan played for Ilves Tampere in the SM-liiga. In 37 games, Štefan collected a total of 41 points including 28 assists. In the playoffs, Štefan had six assists and a goal in seven games.
On June 24, 2006, Štefan was traded to the Dallas Stars along with Jaroslav Modrý for Niko Kapanen and a 7th round draft pick in 2006.
Štefan earned significant notoriety when he missed and fell on a breakaway towards an empty net against the Edmonton Oilers on January 4, 2007,[2] which allowed a play to develop where fellow Czech Aleš Hemský scored with two seconds remaining to send the game to overtime. The Edmonton goal tied the game 5-5, but Dallas then won 6-5 in a shootout. Coincidentally, Hemsky plays for the Stars as of the 2015-16 season.
After Štefan's contract expired in 2007, the Dallas Stars chose not to re-sign him. Štefan signed with SC Bern of the Nationalliga A, but he only played three games for them before retiring in October 2007, largely due to a serious hip injury, the latest of several chronic injuries that plagued his career.[3] He is currently a player agent in Laguna Beach, California, and a coach at Orange County Ice Palace.[1]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | HC Sparta Praha | CZE | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | HC Sparta Praha | CZE | 27 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 25 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 33 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 72 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 66 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 59 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 71 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 82 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 37 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 64 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 41 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | SC Bern | NLA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 455 | 64 | 124 | 188 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Honours and achievements
- Won silver medal on Ice Hockey World Championships 2006
See also
References
- 1 2 What Happened to Patrik Stefan? - The Hockey Writers, February 27, 2009. Archived on March 2011
- ↑ Associated Press. "Stars win in shootout after late blunder costs them lead". ESPN. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ↑ Patrik Stefan retires from hockey
External links
- Patrik Štefan's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Patrik Štefan, Dallas Stars – Edmonton Oilers miss video (YouTube)
| Preceded by Vincent Lecavalier |
NHL first overall draft pick 1999 |
Succeeded by Rick DiPietro |
| Preceded by None |
Atlanta Thrashers first round draft pick 1999 |
Succeeded by Dany Heatley |