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Czechia Radim Vrbata
#17 HC S České Budějovice / Czechia4 - 21/22
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time QMJHL First All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Jun 13, 1981
Position
RW/LW
Age
44
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Mlada Boleslav, CZE
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
R
Youth Team
BK Mlada Boleslav
Status
Retired
Drafted
1999 round 7 #212 overall by Colorado Avalanche

Son: Kryštof Vrbata
Brother: David Vrbata

Team Staff profile of Radim Vrbata also available

© Photo: Peter Eggimann

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Radim Vrbata Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1995-96 TJ Mlada Boleslav U18 Czechia U18 -* 7* 4* 11* -* -* |
1996-97 TJ Mlada Boleslav U18 Czechia U18 33* 30* 26* 56* -* -* |
1997-98 TJ Mlada Boleslav U18 “C” Czechia U18 33* 42* 30* 72* -* -* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 - -
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
Czechia 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* |
Czechia WC 9* 3* 3* 6* 2* 2* |
Czechia (all) International 12* 4* 5* 9* 4* -* |
2003-04 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 80* 12* 13* 25* 24* -10* |
2004-05 Bílí Tygři Liberec Czechia 45* 18* 21* 39* 91* 26* | Playoffs 12 3 2 5 0 -2
Czechia WC 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
Czechia (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* |
Czechia WC 7* 5* 2* 7* 4* 3* |
Czechia (all) International 10* 7* 4* 11* 6* -* |
2008-09 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 18* 3* 3* 6* 8* -1* |
BK Mladá Boleslav Czechia 11* 5* 3* 8* 18* -* |
Bílí Tygři Liberec Czechia 7* 7* 2* 9* 2* 2* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 -2
Czechia (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 Mladá Boleslav Czechia2 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* -1* |
Phoenix Coyotes NHL 34* 12* 16* 28* 14* 6* |
Czechia “A” WC 8* 2* 1* 3* 4* 4* |
Czechia (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 S České Budějovice Czechia4 1* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
2021-22 HC S České Budějovice Czechia4 1* 1* 2* 3* 0* 1* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -

Radim Vrbata 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 *
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 1 057* 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 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Radim Vrbata Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/26/2020
08/26/2020 Confirmed No team HC S České Budějovice
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 Mladá Boleslav
07/02/2011
07/02/2011 Extension Phoenix Coyotes Phoenix Coyotes
07/21/2009
07/21/2009 Confirmed Tampa Bay Lightning Phoenix Coyotes
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)