Jan Hrdina

Jan Hrdina
Born	(1976-02-05) February 5, 1976 (age 47) Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Right
Played for	NHL Pittsburgh Penguins Phoenix Coyotes New Jersey Devils Columbus Blue Jackets AHL Syracuse Crunch IHL Cleveland Lumberjacks WHL Seattle Thunderbirds Spokane Chiefs Extraliga HC Hradec Králové HC Kladno SM-I HIFK SHL HV71
National team	Czech Republic
NHL Draft	128th overall, 1995 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	1993–2010

Jan Hrdina (born February 5, 1976) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player.

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 François 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] After the season, he extended the contract for another two years ^[2]

Hrdina played three games with Swedish Elitserien club HV71 during the 2008–09 season. Because of an ongoing hip problem, Hrdina returned to the United States to have surgery. ^[3]

In an interview from July 2011, Hrdina commented that he was retired from professional hockey due to two hip surgeries on the same hip, which put loads of pressure on his leg when skating. Aside from the hip surgery, Hrdina has also admitted that he had problems with his groin and back over the previous five or six years.

Personal

Since his retirement, Hrdina has returned to his hometown of Hradec Kralove where he is a member of the Czech Extraliga board. ^[4]

Hrdina has two children; a daughter (born 2008) and a son (born 2010). ^[5]

Awards

• Swedish Champion with HV71 in 2008.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	HC Stadion Hradec Králové	CZE U20		10	1	6	7	0		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	HC Stadion Hradec Králové	ELH		23	1	5	6	0		—	—	—	—	—
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
1999–2000	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 Rabat Kladno	ELH		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
2007–08	TPS	SM-l		4	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	HV71	SEL		51	18	24	42	60		17	6	1	7	53
2008–09	HV71	SEL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				513	101	196	297	341		45	12	14	26	24
SHL totals				95	25	43	68	126		31	8	9	17	135

Statistics as of February 2, 2010. ^{[6] [7]}

International

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	OG		4	0	0	0	0
2002	Czech Republic	WC		7	2	1	3	12
Junior totals				12	3	2	5	4
Senior totals				11	2	1	3	12

Statistics as of January 14, 2019. ^{[6] [7]}

Salary Information ^[8]

Year	Team	League	Salary
1998–99	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	$360,000
1999–2000	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	$500,000
2000–01	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	$700,000
2001–02	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	$1,000,000
2002–03	Pittsburgh Penguins/Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	$1,250,000
2003–04	Phoenix Coyotes/NJ Devils	NHL	$2,200,000
2004–05	NHL Lockout	NHL	$0
2005–06	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	$1,000,000
Totals	7 Seasons	NHL	$7,010,000

References

1. Daniel Gustafsson (2006-08-28). "JAN HRDINA KLAR FÖR HV71" (in Swedish). HV71.se. Retrieved 2006-08-29.^{[ dead link ]}
2. Daniel Gustafsson (2007-04-24). "Hrdina fortsätter två säsonger i HV71" (in Swedish). HV71.se. Retrieved 2007-04-24.^{[ dead link ]}
3. Vaclav Jáchim (2009-11-18). "John is a hero for more than a year without hockey, no problem with hip to try to return soon" (in Czech). hokej.cz. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
4. Peter Paul and Mirko Vasic (July 9, 2011). "John ended his career heroes health, but remained at hockey" (in Czech). hokej.cz. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
5. Vaclav Jáchim (March 8, 2012). "It is amazing what can still Jagr, says Jan Hrdina. After a career he started to study" (in Czech). hokej.cz. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
6. "Jan Hrdina". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
7. "Jan Hrdina – player profile and career stats". European Hockey.Net. Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
8. "HockeyZonePlus - Salary History Database". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-04-06. Hockeyzoneplus.com: Jan Hrdina Salary Information

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database