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Date of Birth

Jun 13, 1981

Position

Age

Height

6'1" / 185 cm

Place of Birth

Mlada Boleslav, CZE

Weight

194 lbs / 88 kg

Nation

Czech Rep.

Shoots

Youth Team

BK Mlada Boleslav

Contract

Drafted

1999 round 7 #212 overall by Colorado Avalanche

Highlights

Vrbata is an offensive winger with great hands and anticipation. His shot is terrific and so is his skating ability. On the downside, he can be inconsitent and lose some board battles.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

Brother: David Vrbata

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Player Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-		POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1997-98	TJ Mlada Boleslav U20	Czech U20 2	35	42	31	73	4		\|
1998-99	Hull Olympiques	QMJHL	54	22	38	60	16		\|	Playoffs	23	6	13	19	6
1999-00	Hull Olympiques	QMJHL	59	29	45	74	26	4	\|	Playoffs	15	3	9	12	8
2000-01	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL	55	56	64	120	67	48	\|	Playoffs	10	4	7	11	4
	Hershey Bears	AHL	0	0	0	0	0	0	\|	Playoffs	1	0	1	1	2	0
	Czech Republic U20	WJC-20	7	1	2	3	4	-1	\|
2001-02	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	52	18	12	30	14	7	\|	Playoffs	9	0	0	0	0	-5
	Hershey Bears	AHL	20	8	14	22	8	5	\|
2002-03	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	66	11	19	30	16	0	\|
	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	10	5	0	5	2	-7	\|
	Czech Republic	WC	9	3	3	6	2	2	\|
	Czech Republic (all)	International	12	4	5	9	4		\|
2003-04	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	80	12	13	25	24	-10	\|
2004-05	Bili Tygri Liberec	Czech	45	18	21	39	91	26	\|	Playoffs	12	3	2	5	0	-2
	Czech Republic	WC	3	0	1	1	0	1	\|
	Czech Republic (all)	International	15	4	2	6	2		\|
2005-06	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	16	2	3	5	6	0	\|
	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	45	13	21	34	16	4	\|
2006-07	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	77	14	27	41	26	-4	\|
2007-08	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	76	27	29	56	14	6	\|
	Czech Republic	WC	7	5	2	7	4	3	\|
	Czech Republic (all)	International	10	7	4	11	6		\|
2008-09	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	18	3	3	6	8	-1	\|
	BK Mlada Boleslav	Czech	11	5	3	8	18		\|
	Bili Tygri Liberec	Czech	7	7	2	9	2	2	\|	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	2	-2
	Czech Republic (all)	International	3	2	1	3	0		\|
2009-10	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	82	24	19	43	24	6	\|	Playoffs	7	2	2	4	4	-2
2010-11	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	79	19	29	48	20	5	\|	Playoffs	4	2	3	5	0	-5
2011-12	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	77	35	27	62	24	24	\|	Playoffs	16	2	3	5	8	-3
2012-13	BK Mlada Boleslav	Czech2	2	1	1	2	0	-1	\|
	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	34	12	16	28	14	6	\|
	Czech Republic “A”	WC	8	2	1	3	4	4	\|
	Czech Republic (all)	International	8	2	1	3	4	4	\|
2013-14	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	80	20	31	51	22	-6	\|
2014-15	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	79	31	32	63	20	6	\|	Playoffs	6	2	2	4	0	-2
2015-16	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	63	13	14	27	12	-30	\|
2016-17	Arizona Coyotes “A”	NHL	81	20	35	55	16	-18	\|
2017-18	Florida Panthers	NHL	42	5	9	14	16	-7	\|
2018-20	Did not play								\|
2020-21	HC Samson Ceske Budejovice	Czech4	1	1	2	3	0		\|

Team Staff History

S	Team	League	Role on Team	Notes
2011-12	BK Mlada Boleslav	Czech	Franchise Owner	Minority owner - 33%
2012-13	BK Mlada Boleslav	Czech2	Franchise Owner	Minority owner - 33%
2013-14	BK Mlada Boleslav	Czech2	Franchise Owner	Minority owner - 33%
2014-15	BK Mlada Boleslav	Czech	Franchise Owner	Minority owner - 33%
2018-19	BK Mlada Boleslav	Czech	Sports Manager
2019-20	BK Mlada Boleslav	Czech	Sports Manager
2021-22	BK Mlada Boleslav	Czech	Sports Manager

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Player Career Totals

League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	\|	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	2	20	8	14	22	1.10	8	5	\|	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	2	0
Czech	2	63	30	26	56	0.89	111	28	\|	2	15	3	3	6	0.40	2	-4
Czech U20 2	1	35	42	31	73	2.09	4	-	\|	0
Czech2	1	2	1	1	2	1.00	0	-1	\|	0
Czech4	1	1	1	2	3	3.00	0	-	\|	0
International	5	48	19	13	32	0.67	16	4	\|	0
NHL	16	1057	284	339	623	0.59	294	-19	\|	5	42	8	10	18	0.43	12	-17
QMJHL	3	168	107	147	254	1.51	109	52	\|	3	48	13	29	42	0.88	18	-
WC	4	27	10	7	17	0.63	10	10	\|	0
WJC-20	1	7	1	2	3	0.43	4	-1	\|	0

Career Highlights

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Awards by season

1998-1999
- CHL Top Prospects Game
2000-2001
- QMJHL First All-Star Team
- U20 WJC Gold Medal
2001-2002
- NHL Rookie of the Month (February)
2004-2005
- Czech and Slovakian Extraliga All-Star Game (Czech Extraliga)
- Czech Bronze Medal
- Czech Extraliga Best Plus/Minus (+26)
- World Championship Gold Medal
2011-2012
- NHL Most Game Winning Goals (12)
2014-2015
- NHL All-Star Game

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Player Connections

Player	Period	YearsYr	Teams
Martin Hanzal (F)	2007-2021	8	Arizona Coyotes, Czech Republic, Czech Republic (all), HC Samson Ceske Budejovice
Keith Yandle (D)	2007-2018	7	Arizona Coyotes, Florida Panthers
Václav Nedorost (F)	2000-2021	7	Bili Tygri Liberec, Colorado Avalanche, Czech Republic (all), Czech Republic U20, HC Samson Ceske Budejovice, Hershey Bears
Derek Morris (D)	2002-2014	7	Arizona Coyotes, Colorado Avalanche
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Transactions

DATE	STATUS	FROM	TO
08/26/2020
08/26/2020	Confirmed	No team	HC Samson Ceske Budejovice
04/08/2018
04/08/2018	Confirmed	Florida Panthers	Retired
07/01/2017
07/01/2017	Confirmed	Arizona Coyotes	Florida Panthers
08/16/2016
08/16/2016	Confirmed	Vancouver Canucks	Arizona Coyotes
07/03/2014
07/03/2014	Confirmed	Arizona Coyotes	Vancouver Canucks
11/01/2012
11/01/2012	Confirmed	Phoenix Coyotes	BK Mlada Boleslav
07/02/2011
07/02/2011	Extension	Phoenix Coyotes	Phoenix Coyotes
07/21/2009
07/21/2009	Confirmed	Tampa Bay Lightning	Phoenix Coyotes

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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1998, 1 #18 overall by Hull Olympiques in the CHL Import Draft

Cult/Star player for Arizona Coyotes

Cult/Star player for Gatineau Olympiques

Cult/Star player for Shawinigan Cataractes

Career transactions
- 2003-03-11 • Traded to the Carolina Hurricanes for Bates Battaglia
- 2004-09-04 • Signed as a free agent by the HC Liberec
- 2005-12-29 • Traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for 2007 4th round pick (later traded to St. Louis - St. Louis selected Cade Fairchild)
- 2007-08-11 • Traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for Kevyn Adams
- 2008-07-01 • Signed as a free agent by the Tampa Bay Lightning
- 2008-12-09 • Re-assigned as a free agent by the BK Mlada Boleslav
- 2009-01-29 • Loaned by the HC Liberec
- 2009-07-21 • Traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for Todd Fedoruk and David Hale
- 2011-07-02 • Signed to a 3-year contract extension by the Arizona Coyotes
- 2012-11-01 • Signed as a free agent by the BK Mlada Boleslav
- 2014-07-03 • Signed as a free agent by the Vancouver Canucks
- 2016-08-16 • Signed as a free agent by the Arizona Coyotes
- 2017-07-01 • Signed as a free agent by the Florida Panthers
- 2018-04-08 • Announced his retirement

Other memorable dates
- 2001-11-21 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. New York Islanders vs. Chris Osgood)
- 2001-11-20 • Made his NHL debut (vs. New York Rangers)

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