Jan Hrdina Explained

Jan Hrdina
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
Position:Center
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:196
Ntl Team:Czech Republic
Birth Date:5 February 1976
Birth Place:Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia
Draft:128th overall
Draft Year:1995
Draft Team:Pittsburgh Penguins
Career Start:1993
Career End:2010
Show-Medals:yes

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

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1993–94HC Stadion Hradec KrálovéCZE U20101670
1993–94HC Stadion Hradec KrálovéELH231560
1994–95Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL6941591007940118
1995–96Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL3019284737
1995–96Spokane ChiefsWHL1810162625185141949
1996–97Cleveland LumberjacksIHL6823315482131238
1997–98Syracuse CrunchAHL7220244482513410
1998–99Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL82132942401341512
1999–2000Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL7013334643948122
2000–01Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL7815284348182578
2001–02Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL7924335750
2002–03Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL5714253934
2002–03Phoenix CoyotesNHL40448
2003–04Phoenix CoyotesNHL5511152630
2003–04New Jersey DevilsNHL131671052022
2004–05HC Rabat KladnoELH23437387336 4
2005–06Columbus Blue JacketsNHL7510233378
2006–07HIFKSM-l1026822
2006–07HV71SEL41719266614281082
2007–08TPSSM-l40112
2007–08HV71SEL51182442601761753
2008–09HV71SEL30000
NHL totals5131011962973414512142624
SHL totals95254368126318917135

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

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1994Czech RepublicEJC51120
1995Czech RepublicWJC72134
2002Czech RepublicOG40000
2002Czech RepublicWC721312
Junior totals123254
Senior totals1121312

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

Salary Information

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JAN HRDINA KLAR FÖR HV71 . Daniel Gustafsson . Swedish . HV71.se . 2006-08-28 . 2006-08-29.
  2. Web site: Hrdina fortsätter två säsonger i HV71 . Daniel Gustafsson . Swedish . HV71.se . 2007-04-24 . 2007-04-24.
  3. Web site: John is a hero for more than a year without hockey, no problem with hip to try to return soon . Vaclav Jáchim . Czech . hokej.cz . 2009-11-18 . 2010-09-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718173119/http://www.hokej.cz/index.php?view=clanek&lng=CZ&webid=0&id=45667 . 2011-07-18 .
  4. Web site: John ended his career heroes health, but remained at hockey . Peter Paul and Mirko Vasic . Czech . hokej.cz . July 9, 2011 . August 14, 2011 . October 31, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151031041100/http://www.rozhlas.cz/zpravy/hokej/_zprava/karieru-jana-hrdiny-ukoncilo-zdravi-u-hokeje-ale-zustal--919067 . live .
  5. Web site: It is amazing what can still Jagr, says Jan Hrdina. After a career he started to study . Vaclav Jáchim . Czech . hokej.cz . March 8, 2012 . May 26, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120505041054/http://www.hokej.cz/index.php?view=clanek&lng=CZ&webid=0&id=56275&debug=1 . May 5, 2012 .
  6. Web site: Jan Hrdina . Elite Prospects . 2009-09-02 . 2010-01-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100108024642/http://eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=8623 . live .
  7. Web site: Jan Hrdina – player profile and career stats . European Hockey.Net . 2009-09-02 . 2010-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100612050811/http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=13707 . live .
  8. Web site: HockeyZonePlus - Salary History Database . 2010-04-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214624/http://www.hockeyzoneplus.com/search/salaries-search.cgi?template=nhl-salaries-search-detail.htm&dbname=NHL-Salaries-test.txt&key2=1651&action=searchdbdisplay . 2016-03-03 . Hockeyzoneplus.com: Jan Hrdina Salary Information