Eliteprospects
Czechia Jan Vopat
EHV Schönheide / Germany4 - 02/03
1-time U18 EJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 EJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Mar 22, 1973
Position
D
Age
51
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Most, CZE
Weight
207 lbs / 94 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HC Litvinov
Status
Retired
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 of Jan Vopat also available

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Jan Vopat Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1987-88 HC Litvinov U16 Czechoslovakia U16 31* 9* 7* 16* 24* -* |
1988-89 HC Litvinov U16 Czechoslovakia U16 21* 16* 15* 31* 26* -* |
1989-90 Czechoslovakia U18 EJC-18 6* 2* 1* 3* 2* -* |
1990-91 HC Litvinov U18 Czechoslovakia U18 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
HC Litvínov Czechoslovakia 18* 0* 3* 3* 4* -* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 0 -
Czechoslovakia U18 EJC-18 5* 5* 0* 5* 4* -* |
1991-92 HC Litvinov U18 Czechoslovakia U18 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
HC Litvínov Czechoslovakia 37* 1* 2* 3* -* -* | Playoffs 9 3 0 3 - -
Czechoslovakia U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
1992-93 HC Litvínov Czechoslovakia 45* 10* 11* 21* 0* -* |
Czechoslovakia U20 “C” WJC-20 7* 6* 4* 10* 6* 8* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
1993-94 HC Litvínov Czechia 41* 9* 18* 27* 28* -6* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 0 -5
Czechia OG 8* 0* 1* 1* 8* 1* |
Czechia (all) International 14* 0* 1* 1* 8* -* |
1994-95 HC Litvínov “A” Czechia 42* 7* 18* 25* 29* 12* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 2 -3
Czechia WC 8* 0* 1* 1* 6* 3* |
Czechia (all) International 26* 1* 1* 2* 6* -* |
1995-96 Los Angeles Kings NHL 11* 1* 4* 5* 4* 3* |
Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 47* 0* 9* 9* 34* -2* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 4 2
1996-97 Los Angeles Kings NHL 33* 4* 5* 9* 22* 3* |
Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 4* 0* 6* 6* 6* 3* |
1997-98 Los Angeles Kings NHL 21* 1* 5* 6* 10* 8* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 2 1
Utah Grizzlies IHL 38* 8* 13* 21* 24* 18* |
1998-99 Nashville Predators NHL 55* 5* 6* 11* 28* 0* |
1999-00 Nashville Predators NHL 6* 0* 0* 0* 6* 1* |
Milwaukee Admirals IHL 2* 1* 0* 1* 2* 1* |
2000-01 EV Landshut Germany3 32* 3* 12* 15* 44* -* |
2001-02 Ilves SM-liiga 30* 4* 3* 7* 92* -* |
2002-03 EHV Schönheide Germany4 -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Jan Vopat Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1992-93 Czechoslovakia Deutschland Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
1993-94 Czechia Deutschland Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
Czechia Izvestia Trophy 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 3* |

Jan Vopat Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years 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 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 1 30* 4* 3* 7* 0.23* 92* -* | 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 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jan Vopat Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player 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)