Jaroslav Hlinka

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Jaroslav Hlinka
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Born (1976-11-10) November 10, 1976 (age 47)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for HC Sparta Praha
Kloten Flyers
Ak Bars Kazan
Colorado Avalanche
Linköpings HC
HC Plzeň
National teamFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1994–2019

Jaroslav Hlinka (born November 10, 1976, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Avalanche. He is currently the Sports manager for his longtime club, HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga.

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Playing career

Hlinka began playing ice hockey at the age of four[ citation needed ]. When he was fourteen, HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga offered him a chance on their junior team and he accepted.[ citation needed ]

From 1994 to 2007, Hlinka mostly played for HC Sparta Praha in the Extraliga, scoring 110 goals and winning the Czech Championship four times (2000, 2002, 2006 and 2007). From 2002 to 2006 he played for three seasons with Kloten Flyers in the Swiss Nationalliga A and one season with Ak Bars Kazan in the now defunct Russian Super League.

On June 1, 2007, Hlinka signed a one-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche in the NHL. [1] He made his NHL debut with the Avalanche on October 3, 2007, during the season opener, scoring his first NHL points as part of a 2-assist game against the Dallas Stars. [2] He scored his first NHL goal on October 23, 2007, against the Edmonton Oilers. [3] After a bright start Hlinka's opportunities with the Avalanche diminished as the season wore on, however, he finished the 2007–08 season with a modest 28 points in 63 games.

In May 2008 he signed a two-year contract with Linköpings HC in the Swedish Elitserien. In 2008–09, his first season with Linköpings, Jaroslav led the team in scoring with 55 points finishing with the most assists in the Elitserien. After starting the 2009–10 season on loan to hometown club Sparta Praha, Hlinka returned to Linköpings to score 50 points in 41 games before losing to Djurgårdens IF in the playoff semi-finals. [4]

On August 8, 2012, Hlinka again returned to the Czech Extraliga to begin the season for a fourth consecutive year, added with the option of potentially remaining with HC Sparta Praha for the duration of the 2012–13 season. [5]

Following the 2018–19 season, Hlinka ended his 25 year professional career, finishing as HC Sparta Praha's All-time leading scorer. He immediately was announced to remain in the organization as the club's sporting manager. [6]

International play

Medal record
Representing Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Nuremberg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Riga

Hlinka played his first game in the national squad in 1999, and has played 114 times for the national team [7] Hlinka has represented the Czech Republic seven times in the World Championships. He won a Gold medal at the Ice Hockey World Championship in 2001, along with a Silver medal at the Ice Hockey World Championship in 2006.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1994–95 HC Sparta Praha CZE 50222—————
1995–96 HC Sparta PrahaCZE183144111450
1996–97 HC Sparta PrahaCZE44818261270000
1997–98 HC Sparta PrahaCZE5018183624112688
1998–99 HC Sparta PrahaCZE40924332261230
1999–00 HC Sparta PrahaCZE4920375751823510
2000–01 HC Sparta PrahaCZE451217292813291112
2001–02 HC Sparta PrahaCZE52164561541396154
2002–03 Kloten Flyers NLA 4118304816—————
2003–04 Kloten FlyersNLA4318244233—————
2004–05 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 36416201010000
2005–06 Kloten FlyersNLA3712243618—————
2005–06 HC Sparta PrahaCZE9381114171061610
2006–07 HC Sparta PrahaCZE4619385746164121638
2007–08 Colorado Avalanche NHL 63820281610000
2008–09 Linköpings HC SEL 541243551671236
2009–10 HC Sparta PrahaCZE205101516—————
2009–10 Linköpings HCSEL4113375012124482
2010–11 HC Sparta PrahaCZE91452—————
2010–11 Linköpings HCSEL431129401271450
2011–12 HC Plzeň CZE134486—————
2011–12 Linköpings HCSEL42517226—————
2012–13 HC Sparta PrahaCZE521536512270220
2013–14 HC Sparta PrahaCZE50174562361247118
2014–15 HC Sparta PrahaCZE48173350321056116
2015–16 HC Sparta PrahaCZE3714223610171071714
2016–17 HC Sparta PrahaCZE441125362441230
2017–18 HC Sparta PrahaCZE4121517630112
2018–19 HC Vrchlabí Czech.2 81670—————
2018–19 HC Sparta PrahaCZE5213040002
CZE totals6771964025984091645274126116
NLA totals121487812667—————
RSL totals36416201010000
NHL totals63820281610000
SHL totals180411261674626610168

[8] [9]

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2001 Czech Republic WC Gold medal icon.svg90112
2002 Czech RepublicWC5th71562
2003 Czech RepublicWC4th92136
2004 Czech RepublicWC5th20112
2006 Czech RepublicWCSilver medal icon.svg92462
2007 Czech RepublicWC7th73470
2008 Czech RepublicWC5th61342
2009 Czech RepublicWC6th71234
Senior totals5610213120

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