Radim Vrbata

#17 HC S České Budějovice / Czechia4 - 21/22

Date of Birth: Jun 13, 1981
Age: 45
Place of Birth: Mlada Boleslav, CZE
Nation: Czechia
Youth Team: BK Mlada Boleslav
Position: RW/LW
Height: 185 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 88 kg / 194 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Radim Vrbata Facts

Drafted: 1999 round 7 #212 overall by Colorado Avalanche

Son: Kryštof Vrbata
Brother: David Vrbata

Team Staff profile also available: Radim Vrbata

Radim Vrbata Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1995-1996	TJ Mlada Boleslav U18	Czechia U18	-	7	4	11	-	-
1996-1997	TJ Mlada Boleslav U18	Czechia U18	33	30	26	56	-	-
1997-1998	TJ Mlada Boleslav U18 "C"	Czechia U18	33	42	30	72	-	-	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	-	-
1998-1999	Hull Olympiques	QMJHL	54	22	38	60	16	-	Playoffs	23	6	13	19	6	-
1999-2000	Hull Olympiques	QMJHL	59	29	45	74	26	4	Playoffs	15	3	9	12	8	-
2000-2001	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL	55	56	64	120	67	48	Playoffs	10	4	7	11	4	-
2000-2001	Hershey Bears	AHL	0	0	0	0	0	0	Playoffs	1	0	1	1	2	0
2000-2001	Czechia U20	WJC-20	7	1	2	3	4	-1
2001-2002	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	52	18	12	30	14	7	Playoffs	9	0	0	0	0	-5
2001-2002	Hershey Bears	AHL	20	8	14	22	8	5
2002-2003	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	66	11	19	30	16	0
2002-2003	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	10	5	0	5	2	-7
2002-2003	Czechia	WC	9	3	3	6	2	2
2002-2003	Czechia (all)	International	12	4	5	9	4	-
2003-2004	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	80	12	13	25	24	-10
2004-2005	Bílí Tygři Liberec Lockout	Czechia	45	18	21	39	91	26	Playoffs	12	3	2	5	0	-2
2004-2005	Czechia	WC	3	0	1	1	0	1
2004-2005	Czechia (all)	International	15	4	2	6	2	-
2005-2006	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	16	2	3	5	6	0
2005-2006	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	45	13	21	34	16	4
2006-2007	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	77	14	27	41	26	-4
2007-2008	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	76	27	29	56	14	6
2007-2008	Czechia	WC	7	5	2	7	4	3
2007-2008	Czechia (all)	International	10	7	4	11	6	-
2008-2009	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	18	3	3	6	8	-1
2008-2009	BK Mladá Boleslav Loan	Czechia	11	5	3	8	18	-
2008-2009	Bílí Tygři Liberec Loan	Czechia	7	7	2	9	2	2	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	2	-2
2008-2009	Czechia (all)	International	3	2	1	3	0	-
2009-2010	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	82	24	19	43	24	6	Playoffs	7	2	2	4	4	-2
2010-2011	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	79	19	29	48	20	5	Playoffs	4	2	3	5	0	-5
2011-2012	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	77	35	27	62	24	24	Playoffs	16	2	3	5	8	-3
2012-2013	BK Mladá Boleslav Lockout	Czechia2	2	1	1	2	0	-1
2012-2013	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	34	12	16	28	14	6
2012-2013	Czechia "A"	WC	8	2	1	3	4	4
2012-2013	Czechia (all)	International	8	2	1	3	4	4
2013-2014	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	80	20	31	51	22	-6
2014-2015	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	79	31	32	63	20	6	Playoffs	6	2	2	4	0	-2
2015-2016	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	63	13	14	27	12	-30
2016-2017	Arizona Coyotes "A"	NHL	81	20	35	55	16	-18
2017-2018	Florida Panthers	NHL	42	5	9	14	16	-7
2018-2020	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2020-2021	HC S České Budějovice	Czechia4	1	1	2	3	0	-
2021-2022	HC S České Budějovice	Czechia4	1	1	2	3	0	1	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-

Radim Vrbata Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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
Czechia	2	63	30	26	56	0.89	111	28*	2	15	3	3	6	0.40	2	-4
Czechia U18	3	66*	79	60	139	2.11*	-	-	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	-	-
Czechia2	1	2	1	1	2	1.00	0	-1	0
Czechia4	2	2	2	4	6	3.00	0	1*	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	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

Radim Vrbata Career Highlights

Season	Awards
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 Extraliga Best Plus/Minus (+26) Czech Extraliga Bronze Medal World Championship Gold Medal
2011-2012	NHL Most Game Winning Goals (12)
2014-2015	NHL All-Star Game

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
08/26/2020	Confirmed	No team	HC S České Budějovice
04/08/2018	Confirmed	Florida Panthers	Retired
07/01/2017	Confirmed	Arizona Coyotes	Florida Panthers
08/16/2016	Confirmed	Vancouver Canucks	Arizona Coyotes
07/03/2014	Confirmed	Arizona Coyotes	Vancouver Canucks
11/01/2012	Confirmed	Phoenix Coyotes	BK Mladá Boleslav
07/02/2011	Extension	Phoenix Coyotes	Phoenix Coyotes
07/21/2009	Confirmed	Tampa Bay Lightning	Phoenix Coyotes

Radim Vrbata Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1998, 1 #18 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)