Milan Hejduk

Date of Birth: Feb 14, 1976
Age: 50
Place of Birth: Usti nad Labem, CZE
Nation: Czechia / USA
Youth Team: HC Stadion Teplice
Position: RW
Height: 183 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 87 kg / 192 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Milan Hejduk Facts

Player Type: Sniper
Drafted: 1994 round 4 #87 overall by Québec Nordiques

Father: Milan Hejduk
Cousin: Tomas Hejduk
Sons: David Hejduk & Marek Hejduk

The Colorado Avalanche legend scored 375 goals and 805 points over 14 seasons. Hejduk won Olympic gold with the Czech Republic in 1998 and a Stanley Cup with the Avs in 2001 after scoring 23 points in the playoffs. He also won a Maurice Richard Trophy in 2003 after a career year with 50 goals, 98 points, and a +/- of 52. The 3x All-Star retired in 2013.

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Milan Hejduk Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1991-1992	HC Stadion Teplice U18	Czechoslovakia U18	32	66	51	117	-	-
1993-1994	HC Pardubice	Czechia	20	7	2	9	4	5	Playoffs	10	3	1	4	0	-2
1994-1995	HC Pardubice U18	Czechia U18	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994-1995	HC Pardubice	Czechia	43	10	13	23	6	-6	Relegation	6	3	1	4	0	4
1994-1995	Czechia U20	WJC-20	7	1	3	4	14	-
1995-1996	HC Pardubice	Czechia	37	13	7	20	4	-5
1995-1996	HC Pardubice	Czechia Q	-	-	-	-	-	-	Qualification	12	9	8	17	0	11
1995-1996	Czechia U20	WJC-20	6	0	0	0	0	-5
1996-1997	HC Pardubice	Czechia	51	27	11	38	10	15	Playoffs	10	6	0	6	27	-7
1996-1997	Czechia (all)	International	4	0	-	-	-	-
1997-1998	HC Pardubice	Czechia	49	26	17	43	20	10	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-6
1997-1998	Czechia Olympics	OG	3	0	0	0	2	2
1997-1998	Czechia	WC	1	0	0	0	0	0
1997-1998	Czechia (all)	International	19	4	0	4	2	-
1998-1999	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	82	14	34	48	26	8	Playoffs	16	6	6	12	4	3
1999-2000	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	82	36	36	72	16	14	Playoffs	17	5	4	9	6	-7
2000-2001	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	80	41	38	79	36	32	Playoffs	23	7	16	23	6	8
2001-2002	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	62	21	23	44	24	0	Playoffs	16	3	3	6	4	-4
2001-2002	Czechia Olympics	OG	4	1	0	1	0	-2
2001-2002	Czechia (all)	International	4	1	0	1	0	-2
2002-2003	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	82	50	48	98	32	52	Playoffs	7	2	2	4	2	4
2002-2003	Czechia	WC	7	5	1	6	2	4
2002-2003	Czechia (all)	International	7	5	1	6	2	4
2003-2004	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	82	35	40	75	20	19	Playoffs	11	5	2	7	0	6
2003-2004	Czechia (all)	International	4	3	2	5	2	1
2004-2005	HC Pardubice Lockout	Czechia	48	25	26	51	14	12	Playoffs	16	6	2	8	6	-3
2004-2005	Czechia	WCup	4	3	2	5	2	1
2004-2005	Czechia (all)	International	3	1	1	2	4	-
2005-2006	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	74	24	34	58	24	13	Playoffs	9	2	6	8	2	3
2005-2006	Czechia Olympics	OG	8	2	1	3	2	-5
2005-2006	Czechia (all)	International	8	2	1	3	2	-5
2006-2007	Colorado Avalanche "A"	NHL	80	35	35	70	44	10
2007-2008	Colorado Avalanche "A"	NHL	77	29	25	54	36	8	Playoffs	10	3	3	6	4	-6
2008-2009	Colorado Avalanche "A"	NHL	82	27	32	59	16	-19
2009-2010	Colorado Avalanche "A"	NHL	56	23	21	44	10	6	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0	0
2010-2011	Colorado Avalanche "A"	NHL	71	22	34	56	18	-23
2011-2012	Colorado Avalanche "C"	NHL	81	14	23	37	14	-12
2012-2013	Colorado Avalanche "A"	NHL	29	4	7	11	0	-7

Milan Hejduk Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Czechia	6	248	108	76	184	0.74	58	31	5	45	18	4	22	0.49	35	-14
Czechia Q	0								1	12	9	8	17	1.42	0	11
Czechia U18	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Czechoslovakia U18	1	32	66	51	117	3.66	-	-	0
International	7	49	16	5*	21*	0.43*	12*	-2*	0
NHL	14	1020	375	430	805	0.79	316	101	9	112	34	42	76	0.68	28	7
OG	3	15	3	1	4	0.27	4	-5	0
WC	2	8	5	1	6	0.75	2	4	0
WCup	1	4	3	2	5	1.25	2	1	0
WJC-20	2	13	1	3	4	0.31	14	-5*	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Milan Hejduk Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Colorado Avalanche	14	1020	375	430	805	0.79	316	101	9	112	34	42	76	0.68	28	7
Czechia	2	8	5	1	6	0.75	2	4	0
Czechia (WCup)	1	4	3	2	5	1.25	2	1	0
Czechia (all)	7	49	16	5*	21*	0.43*	12*	-2*	0
Czechia Olympics	3	15	3	1	4	0.27	4	-5	0
Czechia U20	2	13	1	3	4	0.31	14	-5*	0
HC Pardubice	6	248	108	76	184	0.74	58	31	6	57	27	12	39	0.68	35	-3
HC Pardubice U18	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
HC Stadion Teplice U18	1	32	66	51	117	3.66	-	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Milan Hejduk Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1993-1994	Czech Extraliga Rookie of the Year Czech Extraliga Silver Medal
1994-1995	Czech Extraliga Most Points by Junior (23)
1997-1998	Olympic Gold Medal World Championship Bronze Medal
1998-1999	NHL All-Rookie Team NHL Most Assists by Rookie (34) NHL Most Points by Rookie (48) NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) Finalist
1999-2000	NHL All-Star Game
2000-2001	NHL All-Star Game NHL Playoffs Most Assists (16) NHL Stanley Cup Champion
2002-2003	NHL Best Plus/Minus (+52) NHL Most Goals (Maurice Richard Trophy) (50) NHL Second All-Star Team Zlatá hokejka (Czech Player of the Year)
2004-2005	Czech Extraliga Champion Czech Extraliga Scorer of the Championship Winning Goal
2005-2006	Olympic Bronze Medal
2008-2009	NHL All-Star Game

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
02/24/2014	Confirmed	No team	Retired
05/18/2012	Extension	Colorado Avalanche	Colorado Avalanche
05/11/2011	Extension	Colorado Avalanche	Colorado Avalanche
09/24/2009	Extension	Colorado Avalanche	Colorado Avalanche

Milan Hejduk Biography and Trivia

Number 23 retired by Colorado Avalanche
Cult/Star player for Colorado Avalanche
Cult/Star player for HC Dynamo Pardubice

Career transactions
- 2014-02-24 • Announced his retirement
- 2012-05-18 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by the Colorado Avalanche
- 2011-05-11 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by the Colorado Avalanche
- 2009-09-24 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by the Colorado Avalanche
- 2005-08-06 • Re-signed to a five-year contract by the Colorado Avalanche
- 2004-09-18 • Signed to a lockout contract by HC Pardubice
- 1995-06-21 • NHL rights transferred to the Colorado Avalanche after the Quebec Nordiques franchise relocated

- Naturalized in the USA March 29, 2016

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