Jan Hrdina

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Jan Hrdina
Born (1976-02-05) February 5, 1976 (age 48)
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 teamFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  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.

Contents

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

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1993–94 HC Stadion Hradec Králové CZE U20101670—————
1993–94 HC Stadion Hradec Králové ELH 231560—————
1994–95 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 6941591007940118
1995–96 Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL3019284737—————
1995–96 Spokane Chiefs WHL1810162625185141949
1996–97 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 6823315482131238
1997–98 Syracuse Crunch AHL 7220244482513410
1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82132942401341512
1999–2000 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL7013334643948122
2000–01 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL7815284348182578
2001–02 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL7924335750—————
2002–03 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL5714253934—————
2002–03 Phoenix Coyotes NHL40448—————
2003–04 Phoenix CoyotesNHL5511152630—————
2003–04 New Jersey Devils NHL131671052022
2004–05 HC Rabat Kladno ELH234373873364
2005–06 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL7510233378—————
2006–07 HIFK SM-l 1026822—————
2006–07 HV71 SEL 41719266614281082
2007–08 TPS SM-l40112—————
2007–08 HV71SEL51182442601761753
2008–09 HV71SEL30000—————
NHL totals5131011962973414512142624
SHL totals95254368126318917135

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

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1994 Czech Republic EJC 51120
1995 Czech Republic WJC 72134
2002 Czech Republic OG 40000
2002 Czech Republic WC 721312
Junior totals123254
Senior totals1121312

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

Salary Information

Year [8] TeamLeagueSalary
1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL $360,000
1999–2000Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL$500,000
2000–01Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL$700,000
2001–02Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL$1,000,000
2002–03Pittsburgh Penguins/Phoenix Coyotes NHL$1,250,000
2003–04Phoenix Coyotes/NJ Devils NHL$2,200,000
2004–05 NHL Lockout NHL$0
2005–06 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL$1,000,000
Totals7 SeasonsNHL$7,010,000

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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. 1 2 "Jan Hrdina". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  7. 1 2 "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
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