Jaroslav Svoboda

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Jaroslav Svoboda
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Svoboda in 2011
Born (1980-06-01) June 1, 1980 (age 43)
Červenka, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for HC Nové Zámky
HK Martin
Piráti Chomutov
Sparta Praha
HC Lev Praha
HC Kometa Brno
Orli Znojmo
Dallas Stars
Oceláři Třinec
Carolina Hurricanes
National teamFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
NHL Draft 208th overall, 1998
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 1997–2017

Jaroslav Svoboda (born June 1, 1980) is a Czech former professional ice hockey right winger. He played in the National Hockey League with the Carolina Hurricanes and Dallas Stars between 2001 and 2006. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1997 to 2017, was mainly spent in the Czech Extraliga. Internationally Svoboda played for the Czech national junior team at the European U18 Championships and the World Junior Championships, winning a gold medal at the 2000 World Juniors.

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Biography

Svoboda was born in Červenka, Czechoslovakia. As a youth, he played in the 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Olomouc. [1]

Svoboda was drafted in the 8th round, 208th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft and spent three seasons with the team, sharing his time in the American Hockey League with the Lowell Lock Monsters.[ citation needed ] After spending a season in the Czech Republic during the NHL lockout, Svoboda signed with the Dallas Stars in 2005 and managed to play 43 regular season games for them.[ citation needed ] In total, Svoboda has played 134 regular season games and has scored 12 goals and 17 assists for 29 points. He has also played in 25 playoff games (23 with Carolina in 2001-02).[ citation needed ]

He returned to Europe in 2006, and later played for HC Znojemští Orli in the Czech Extraliga.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1995–96 HC Olomouc U20 CZE-U2040131528——————
1996–97HC Olomouc U18CZE-U182000——————
1996–97HC Olomouc U20CZE-U2037191433——————
1997–98HC Olomouc U20CZE-U2036142135——————
1997–98 HC Olomouc CZE-2 15011——————
1998–99 Kootenay Ice WHL 5426335946722411
1999–00 Kootenay IceWHL56234366972115132851
1999–00 Kootenay Ice M-Cup —————300010
2000–01 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 524101425—————
2001–02 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 6612162858—————
2001–02 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 1022422314528
2002–03 Lowell Lock MonstersAHL911210—————
2002–03 Carolina HurricanesNHL483111432—————
2003–04 Carolina HurricanesNHL333146—————
2003–04 Lowell Lock MonstersAHL92244—————
2004–05 HC Oceláři Třinec CZE 902214—————
2004–05 HC OlomoucCZE-218761367—————
2005–06 Dallas Stars NHL434372220002
2006–07 HC Znojemští Orli CZE5110010160911256
2007–08 HC Znojemští OrliCZE381282060100027
2008–09 HC Znojemští OrliCZE421131436—————
2009–10 HC Kometa Brno CZE42841249—————
2010–11 HC Kometa BrnoCZE2724618—————
2011–12 HC Kometa BrnoCZE415611471933624
2012–13 HC Lev Praha KHL 252024—————
2012–13 Sparta Praha CZE4303270226
2013–14 Piráti Chomutov CZE25841243—————
2014–15 HC Red Ice NLB 51230—————
2014–15 HK Martin SVK 183582451124
2015–16 HC Nové Zámky SVK-2 17129216—————
2016–17 HC Nové Zámky SVK 3011440114
CZE totals27959319042960111526127
NHL totals134121729622514530

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1998 Czech Republic EJC 62356
2000 Czech Republic WJC 71236
Junior totals1335812

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References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-10.


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