Jan Vopat

Date of Birth: Mar 22, 1973
Age: 53
Place of Birth: Most, CZE
Nation: Czechia
Youth Team: HC Litvinov
Position: D
Height: 180 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 94 kg / 207 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Jan Vopat Facts

Drafted: 1992 round 3 #57 overall by Hartford Whalers

He had developed a rare skin rash, known in sports circles as "gunk," on his knees and shins. The rash causes a mass of ugly, purple welts to appear on the body and scratching makes the condition worse. Vopat tried to combat the "gunk" with a variety of ointments--without luck. Vopat ended his 1999-2000 season on December 10, 1999 after six games. After hoping the off season would clear the rash, he found that it was back. His NHL dream had to be abandoned. He did try a comeback in 2000-01 with a team in Finland, but he had to withdraw before playing a game because the rash began creeping across his arms and legs. Due to tha he was forced to retire.

Father: Jan Vopat
Brother: Roman Vopat
Son: Lukas Vopat

Team Staff profile also available: Jan Vopat

Jan Vopat Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1987-1988	HC Litvinov U16	Czechoslovakia U16	31	9	7	16	24	-
1988-1989	HC Litvinov U16	Czechoslovakia U16	21	16	15	31	26	-
1989-1990	Czechoslovakia U18	EJC-18	6	2	1	3	2	-
1990-1991	HC Litvinov U18	Czechoslovakia U18	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990-1991	HC Litvínov	Czechoslovakia	18	0	3	3	4	-	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	0	-
1990-1991	Czechoslovakia U18	EJC-18	5	5	0	5	4	-
1991-1992	HC Litvinov U18	Czechoslovakia U18	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991-1992	HC Litvínov	Czechoslovakia	37	1	2	3	-	-	Playoffs	9	3	0	3	-	-
1991-1992	Czechoslovakia U20	WJC-20	7	0	1	1	2	-
1992-1993	HC Litvínov	Czechoslovakia	45	10	11	21	0	-
1992-1993	Czechoslovakia U20 "C"	WJC-20	7	6	4	10	6	8
1992-1993	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	3	0	0	0	2	0
1993-1994	HC Litvínov	Czechia	41	9	18	27	28	-6	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	0	-5
1993-1994	Czechia Olympics	OG	8	0	1	1	8	1
1993-1994	Czechia (all)	International	14	0	1	1	8	-
1994-1995	HC Litvínov "A"	Czechia	42	7	18	25	29	12	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	2	-3
1994-1995	Czechia	WC	8	0	1	1	6	3
1994-1995	Czechia (all)	International	26	1	1	2	6	-
1995-1996	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	11	1	4	5	4	3
1995-1996	Phoenix Roadrunners	IHL	47	0	9	9	34	-2	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	4	2
1996-1997	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	33	4	5	9	22	3
1996-1997	Phoenix Roadrunners	IHL	4	0	6	6	6	3
1997-1998	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	21	1	5	6	10	8	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	2	1
1997-1998	Utah Grizzlies	IHL	38	8	13	21	24	18
1998-1999	Nashville Predators	NHL	55	5	6	11	28	0
1999-2000	Nashville Predators	NHL	6	0	0	0	6	1
1999-2000	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL	2	1	0	1	2	1
2000-2001	EV Landshut	Germany3	32	3	12	15	44	-
2002-2003	EHV Schönheide	Germany4	-	-	-	-	-	-

Jan Vopat Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	PIM	+/-
1992-1993	Czechoslovakia	Deutschland Cup	3	2	0
1993-1994	Czechia	Deutschland Cup	2	2	-
1993-1994	Czechia	Izvestia Trophy	1	0	3

Jan Vopat Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Czechia	2	83	16	36	52	0.63	57	6	2	8	1	3	4	0.50	2	-8
Czechoslovakia	3	100	11	16	27	0.27	4*	-	2	16	4	1	5	0.31	0	-
Czechoslovakia U16	2	52	25	22	47	0.90	50	-	0
Czechoslovakia U18	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Deutschland Cup	2	5	0	0	0	0.00	4	0	0
EJC-18	2	11	7	1	8	0.73	6	-	0
Germany3	1	32	3	12	15	0.47	44	-	0
Germany4	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
IHL	4	91	9	28	37	0.41	66	20	1	4	0	2	2	0.50	4	2
International	3	43	1	2	3	0.07	16	0	0
Izvestia Trophy	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	3	0
NHL	5	126	11	20	31	0.25	70	15	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	2	1
OG	1	8	0	1	1	0.13	8	1	0
WC	1	8	0	1	1	0.13	6	3	0
WJC-20	2	14	6	5	11	0.79	8	8*	0

Jan Vopat Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1989-1990	U18 EJC Bronze Medal
1990-1991	U18 EJC Gold Medal
1992-1993	U20 WJC Bronze Medal
1994-1995	Czech Extraliga Most Assists by Defenseman (18) Czech Extraliga Most Points by Defenseman (25)

Jan Vopat Biography and Trivia

Other memorable dates
- 1996-04-10 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. San Jose Sharks vs. Artūrs Irbe)
- 1996-03-16 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Edmonton Oilers)