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Czechia Jaroslav Bednar
#21 HC Slavia Praha / Czechia2 - 20/21
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time Czech Extraliga Champion 1
1-time Czech Extraliga Most Points 1
2-time NL Champion 2
1-time NL Media All-Star Team 1
1-time RSL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Nov 09, 1976
Position
LW/RW
Age
47
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Praha, CZE
Weight
212 lbs / 96 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
R
Youth Team
HC Slavia Praha
Status
Retired
Drafted
2001 round 2 #51 overall by Los Angeles Kings

Bednář is a skilled winger with great offensive instincts. He skates very well and thrives on the powerplay. Is not a physical player.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

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Jaroslav Bednar Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1994-95 HC Slavia Praha Czechia 20* 6* 7* 13* 4* 6* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -3
1995-96 HC Slavia Praha Czechia 20* 3* 1* 4* 6* 0* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -1
HK Kaučuk Kralupy nad Vltavou Czechia2 8* 2* 6* 8* 4* -* |
1996-97 HC Slavia Praha Czechia 45* 18* 12* 30* 18* 5* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -6
Czechia (all) International 6* 0* -* -* -* -* |
1997-98 HC Sparta Praha Czechia 11* 0* 5* 5* 6* 7* |
HC Plzeň Czechia 33* 26* 15* 41* 16* 7* | Playoffs 5 2 4 6 4 0
Czechia (all) International 4* 1* -* -* -* -* |
1998-99 HC Sparta Praha Czechia 50* 22* 13* 35* 30* 15* | Playoffs 8 2 4 6 6 6
1999-00 JYP SM-liiga 53* 34* 28* 62* 56* -2* |
2000-01 HIFK SM-liiga 56* 32* 28* 60* 51* 10* | Playoffs 5 3 1 4 0 -1
Czechia (all) International 7* 1* 0* 1* 2* 0* |
2001-02 Los Angeles Kings NHL 22* 4* 2* 6* 8* -4* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 0
Manchester Monarchs AHL 48* 16* 21* 37* 16* 16* |
2002-03 Los Angeles Kings NHL 15* 0* 9* 9* 4* 3* |
Florida Panthers NHL 67* 5* 22* 27* 18* -2* |
Czechia (all) International 3* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
2003-04 Florida Panthers NHL 13* 1* 1* 2* 4* 2* |
San Antonio Rampage AHL 2* 2* 1* 3* 0* 1* |
Avangard Omsk Russia 29* 10* 5* 15* 34* 7* | Playoffs 11 2 0 2 2 1
Czechia (all) International 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2004-05 Avangard Omsk Russia 53* 12* 16* 28* 56* 2* | Playoffs 10 2 1 3 6 -1
Czechia (all) International 3* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* |
2005-06 HC Slavia Praha Czechia 52* 21* 23* 44* 58* 18* | Playoffs 15 3 8 11 16 -2
Czechia WC 7* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Czechia (all) International 16* 1* 0* 1* 8* -* |
2006-07 HC Slavia Praha Czechia 52* 22* 23* 45* 66* 2* | Playoffs 6 1 4 5 0 -1
Czechia WC 7* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* |
Czechia (all) International 23* 3* 5* 8* 8* -* |
2007-08 HC Slavia Praha Czechia 40* 25* 11* 36* 61* 14* | Playoffs 19 10 3 13 8 2
Czechia (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 6* -* |
2008-09 HC Slavia Praha Czechia 46* 27* 41* 68* 44* 31* | Playoffs 18 12 12 24 8 8
Czechia (all) International 4* 1* 5* 6* 0* -* |
2009-10 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 53* 14* 20* 34* 40* -10* |
Czechia (all) International 11* 6* 0* 6* 18* -* |
2010-11 HC Davos NLA 45* 21* 28* 49* 20* 28* | Playoffs 12 5 12 15 6 6
2011-12 HC Lugano NLA 45* 16* 34* 50* 18* 4* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 4 -4
2012-13 HC Lugano NLA 8* 0* 0* 0* 4* -2* |
HC Slavia Praha Czechia 13* 12* 3* 15* 6* 7* |
SC Bern NLA 12* 6* 11* 17* 4* 10* | Playoffs 8 3 5 8 4 3
2013-14 HC Slavia Praha “A” Czechia 47* 21* 27* 48* 16* 12* | Playoffs 4 2 1 3 0 -2
2014-15 HC Slavia Praha “C” Czechia 47* 17* 27* 44* 20* -14* | Relegation 4 1 2 3 10 0
HC Slavia Praha “C” Czechia Q -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 10 3 10 13 18 3
2015-16 Mountfield HK “A” Czechia 50* 13* 29* 42* 44* 2* | Playoffs 6 4 2 6 8 0
2016-17 Mountfield HK “C” Czechia 49* 11* 36* 47* 12* 3* | Playoffs 11 2 7 9 4 -5
2017-18 Mountfield HK “C” Czechia 46* 15* 27* 42* 20* 12* | Playoffs 12 1 4 5 4 -1
2018-19 HC Stadion Vrchlabí Czechia3 8* 3* 8* 11* 4* 0* | Playoffs 11 4 10 14 4 0
2019-20 HC Stadion Vrchlabí Czechia3 32* 24* 44* 68* 20* 0* |
2020-21 HC Slavia Praha Czechia2 21* 7* 14* 21* 14* -1* | Playoffs 5 1 3 4 4 1

Jaroslav Bednar Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 HC Sparta Praha Euro HL 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
1998-99 HC Sparta Praha Euro HL 6* 4* 1* 5* 2* 4* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 2 2
2000-01 Czechia EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
2003-04 Czechia EHT 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2004-05 Avangard Omsk ECC 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* 1* |
Czechia EHT 3* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* |
2005-06 Czechia EHT 9* 1* 0* 1* 8* -* |
2006-07 Czechia EHT 8* 2* 3* 5* 4* -* |
2007-08 Czechia EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 6* -* |
2008-09 HC Slavia Praha Champions HL 4* 4* 2* 6* 0* 1* |
Czechia EHT 3* 0* 3* 3* 0* -* |
2009-10 Czechia EHT 9* 5* 0* 5* 18* -* |
2010-11 HC Davos Spengler Cup 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2016-17 Mountfield HK “C” Spengler Cup 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
2017-18 Mountfield HK “C” Champions HL 3* 2* 1* 3* 4* -1* |
Mountfield HK “C” Spengler Cup 3* 1* 2* 3* 0* -2* |

Jaroslav Bednar Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 50* 18* 22* 40* 0.80* 16* 17* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 2 7* 6* 3* 9* 1.29* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia 15 621* 259* 300* 559* 0.90* 427* 127* | 14 117 40 * 51 * 91 * 0.78 * 68 * -5 *
Czechia Q 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 1 10 3 * 10 * 13 * 1.30 * 18 * 3 *
Czechia2 2 29* 9* 20* 29* 1.00* 18* -1* | 1 5 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.80 * 4 * 1 *
Czechia3 2 40* 27* 52* 79* 1.98* 24* 0* | 1 11 4 * 10 * 14 * 1.27 * 4 * 0 *
ECC 1 3* 1* 1* 2* 0.67* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 8 39* 10* 7* 17* 0.44* 42* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Euro HL 2 9* 4* 1* 5* 0.56* 4* 4* | 1 2 1 * 1 * 2 * 1.00 * 2 * 2 *
International 11 82* 16* 11* 26* 0.32* 50* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 53* 14* 20* 34* 0.64* 40* -10* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 2 109* 66* 56* 122* 1.12* 107* 8* | 1 5 3 * 1 * 4 * 0.80 * 0 * -1 *
NHL 3 117* 10* 34* 44* 0.38* 34* -1* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
NLA (NL) 3 110* 43* 73* 116* 1.05* 46* 40* | 3 26 9 * 18 * 25 * 0.96 * 14 * 5 *
Russia 2 82* 22* 21* 43* 0.52* 90* 9* | 2 21 4 * 1 * 5 * 0.24 * 8 * 0 *
Spengler Cup 3 9* 3* 2* 5* 0.56* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 2 14* 1* 0* 1* 0.07* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jaroslav Bednar Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/29/2021
04/29/2021 Confirmed HC Slavia Praha Retired
08/16/2020
08/16/2020 Confirmed HC Stadion Vrchlabí HC Slavia Praha
07/15/2019
07/15/2019 Extension HC Stadion Vrchlabí HC Stadion Vrchlabí
12/18/2018
12/18/2018 Confirmed No team HC Stadion Vrchlabí
03/27/2017
03/27/2017 Extension Mountfield HK Mountfield HK
04/29/2016
04/29/2016 Extension Mountfield HK Mountfield HK
06/15/2015
06/15/2015 Confirmed HC Slavia Praha Mountfield HK
05/21/2013
05/21/2013 Confirmed SC Bern HC Slavia Praha
01/04/2013
01/04/2013 Confirmed HC Slavia Praha SC Bern
11/22/2012
11/22/2012 Confirmed HC Lugano HC Slavia Praha
02/20/2011
02/20/2011 Confirmed HC Davos HC Lugano
08/26/2010
08/26/2010 Confirmed Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod HC Davos
05/21/2009
05/21/2009 Confirmed HC Slavia Praha Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Davos

Cult/Star player for HC Slavia Praha

Cult/Star player for HIFK

Cult/Star player for JYP

Cult/Star player for Lugano

Career transactions
- 2002-11-26 • Traded to Florida Panthers by Los Angeles Kings with Andreas Lilja for Dmitri Yushkevich and NY Islanders' 5th round pick (previously acquired, Los Angeles selected Brady Murray) in 2003 NHL Entry Draft
- 2003-12-11 • Signed as a free agent by Avangard Omsk (Russia)

Other memorable dates
- 2002-03-16 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Johan Hedberg)
- 2001-10-04 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Phoenix Coyotes)

Bio

Jaroslav Bednář began his career with Slavia Prague in 1994 and stayed there for three years before moving to their rival team, Sparta Prague. He played just 14 games before moving to HC Plzeň and then returned to play for Sparta for the next season. He then spent the next two seasons playing in Finland's SM-liiga at JYP and HIFK where he led the teams in goals and points and finishing second overall in points in 2000-01.

Drafted by Los Angeles Kings in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft as 51st overall, he moved to North America and was supposed to be key offensive player for the Kings. However, he was never able to recapture the form he had in Finland. Bednář spent the majority of his first season with the Kings AHL affiliate in Manchester tying for fifth in team goal scoring with 16 while playing in 22 games with the NHL team. On November 26, 2002, Bednář, along with Andreas Lilja was traded to the Florida Panthers for Dmitri Yushkevich, he played 65 games for Florida, scoring 6 goals and 14 assists for 20 points.

He started the next season in Florida, but being given less opportunity, he decided to return to Europe, signing Avangard Omsk in Russia. He helped the team to win the title in 2003-04 and stayed there the following season.

In 2005, Bednář returned to Slavia Prague where he has become one of their core players, winning Czech champion title in 2007-08 and left the team after four years on April 29, 2009 to sign with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL. The next three seasons he settled in Switzerland, playing for HC Davos, HC Lugano and SC Bern with brief appearance back in HC Slavia Prague. During his time in Switzerland he won two titles, with Davos and Bern.

After that, he returned to HC Slavia Prague for the fourth time and still belonging to one of the top scorers in the league. Before 2015-16 season he left his original club and signed with HK Hradec Kralove.

Bednář represented Czech republic on two World Championships (2006, 2007), winning silver medal in 2006.