Jan Hrdina is a retired forward from Czechia.

What was the last team Jan Hrdina played for?

The last team Jan played for was HV71 in the Elitserien.

How tall is Jan Hrdina?

Jan Hrdina is 180 cm (5'11") tall.

How much does Jan Hrdina weigh?

Jan Hrdina weighs 89 kg (196 lbs).

When was Jan Hrdina born?

Jan Hrdina was born on 1976-02-05 in Hradec Kralove, CZE.

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Date of Birth: Feb 05, 1976
Age: 50
Place of Birth: Hradec Kralove, CZE
Nation: Czechia
Youth Team: HC Hradec Kralove
Position: C/W
Height: 180 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 89 kg / 196 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Drafted: 1995 round 5 #128 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Highlights: 1
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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
93-94	Mountfield HK U20	Czechia U20	10	1	6	7	0	-
	HC Stadion Hradec Králové	Czechia Q	-	-	-	-	-	-	Qualification	2	0	0	0	0	0
	HC Stadion Hradec Králové	Czechia	23	1	5	6	0	-1	Relegation	4	0	1	1	2	0
	Czechia U18	EJC-18	5	1	1	2	0	0
94-95	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	69	41	59	100	79	-	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	8	-
	Czechia U20	WJC-20	7	2	1	3	4	-
95-96	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	30	19	28	47	37	-
	Spokane Chiefs	WHL	18	10	16	26	25	-	Playoffs	18	5	14	19	49	3
96-97	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL	68	23	31	54	82	17	Playoffs	13	1	2	3	8	-1
97-98	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	72	20	24	44	82	-3	Playoffs	5	1	3	4	10	2
98-99	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	82	13	29	42	40	-2	Playoffs	13	4	1	5	12	-1
99-00	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	70	13	33	46	43	13	Playoffs	9	4	8	12	2	9
00-01	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	78	15	28	43	48	19	Playoffs	18	2	5	7	8	-4
01-02	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	79	24	33	57	50	-7
	Czechia Olympics	OG	4	0	0	0	0	-1
	Czechia	WC	7	2	1	3	12	5
	Czechia (all)	International	13	3	2	5	14	6
02-03	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	57	14	25	39	34	1
	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	4	0	4	4	8	3
03-04	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	55	11	15	26	30	-10
	New Jersey Devils	NHL	13	1	6	7	10	4	Playoffs	5	2	0	2	2	0
04-05	HC KladnoLockout	Czechia	23	4	3	7	38	-4	Playoffs	7	3	3	6	4	2
05-06	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	75	10	23	33	78	-8
06-07	HIFKLoan	SM-liiga	10	2	6	8	22	3
	HV71	Elitserien	41	7	19	26	66	-10	Playoffs	14	2	8	10	82	2
	Czechia (all)	International	3	1	0	1	0	-
07-08	TPSLoan	SM-liiga	4	0	1	1	2	-1
	HV71	Elitserien	51	18	24	42	60	8	Playoffs	17	6	1	7	53	-3
08-09	HV71	Elitserien	3	0	0	0	0	1

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
06-07	Czechia	EHT	2	1	0	1	0	-

Jan Hrdina Career Totals

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	1	72	20	24	44	0.61	82	-3	1	5	1	3	4	0.80	10	2
Czechia	2	46	5	8	13	0.28	38	-5	2	11	3	4	7	0.64	6	2
Czechia Q	0								1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	0
Czechia U20	1	10	1	6	7	0.70	0	-	0
EHT	1	2	1	0	1	0.50	0	-	0
EJC-18	1	5	1	1	2	0.40	0	0	0
Elitserien (SHL)	3	95	25	43	68	0.72	126	-1	2	31	8	9	17	0.55	135	-1
IHL	1	68	23	31	54	0.79	82	17	1	13	1	2	3	0.23	8	-1
International	2	16	4	2	6	0.38	14	6*	0
NHL	7	513	101	196	297	0.58	341	13	4	45	12	14	26	0.58	24	4
OG	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	0	-1	0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	2	14	2	7	9	0.64	24	2	0
WC	1	7	2	1	3	0.43	12	5	0
WHL	2	117	70	103	173	1.48	141	-	2	22	5	15	20	0.91	57	3*
WJC-20	1	7	2	1	3	0.43	4	-	0

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Jan Hrdina Career Totals

League

AHL

Czechia

Czechia Q

Czechia U20

EHT

EJC-18

Elitserien

IHL

International

NHL

513

101

196

SM-liiga

WHL

117

103

WJC-20

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Jan Hrdina Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1993-1994	U18 EJC Bronze Medal
1998-1999	NHL Rookie of the Month (January)
2006-2007	Elitserien Best Face-Off Percentage (62.6%)
2007-2008	Elitserien Best Face-Off Percentage (61.5%) Elitserien Champion
2008-2009	Elitserien SM Silver Medal

Jan Hrdina Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1994, 1 #16 by Seattle Thunderbirds in the CHL Import Draft
Cult/Star player for HV71

Career transactions
- 2006-08-28 • Signed by HV71
- 2005-08-10 • Signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets
- 2004-03-05 • Traded to the New Jersey Devils for Mike Rupp & a 2004 2nd round pick (traded to EDM: Geoff Paukovich)
- 2002-03-11 • Traded to the Phoenix Coyotes with François Leroux for Ramzi Abid, Dan Focht & Guillaume Lefebvre
- 1995-07-08 • Selected 128th overall in the NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins

Other memorable dates
- 1998-11-05 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Ottawa Senators vs. Damian Rhodes)
- 1998-10-10 • Made his NHL debut (vs. New York Islanders)

Retirement
In an interview from July 2011, Hrdina commented that 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.