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Czechia Jiri Novotny

a.k.a. "Jiří Novotný"
HC Samson Ceske Budejovice / Czechia4 - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Aug 12, 1983
Position
C
Age
39
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Pelhrimov, CZE
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
R
Youth Team
KLH Jindrichuv Hradec
Contract
-
Drafted
2001 round 1 #22 overall by Buffalo Sabres
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PREMIUM
Highlights
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
2-time World Championship Bronze Medal 2

Novotný is a center with a sound two-way game. With good vision and passing ability, he is more of a playmaker than a shooter. Handles the puck and skates well, too. Can kill penalties and win faceoffs.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 KLH Jindrichuv Hradec U18 Czechia U18 2 34 23 25 48 - - |
1998-99 HC Ceske Budejovice U18 Czechia U18 46 23 22 45 - - |
1999-00 HC Ceske Budejovice U18 Czechia U18 6 3 2 5 2 - | Playoffs 5 2 5 7 2 9
HC České Budějovice U20 Czechia U20 28 8 8 16 6 -2 | Relegation 8 3 2 5 0 0
Czechia U18 WJC-18 6 0 2 2 0 -2 |
2000-01 HC České Budějovice U20 Czechia U20 37 12 14 26 40 -6 | Playoffs 6 1 6 7 29 -4
HC České Budějovice Czechia 19 0 4 4 2 -2 |
KLH Jindrichuv Hradec Czechia3 0 0 0 0 0 - | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
Czechia U18 “C” WJC-18 6 4 3 7 2 -1 |
Czechia U18 (all) International-Jr 24 4 3 7 2 - |
2001-02 HC České Budějovice Czechia 41 8 6 14 6 -8 |
KLH Jindrichuv Hradec Czechia3 2 1 2 3 0 - | Playoffs 3 1 3 4 0 -
Czechia U20 WJC-20 7 0 2 2 4 -3 |
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 14 0 2 2 4 -4 |
Czechia (all) International 6 2 0 2 0 - |
2002-03 Rochester Americans AHL 43 2 9 11 14 -12 | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 10 -1
Czechia U20 WJC-20 6 0 1 1 2 1 |
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 6 0 1 1 2 1 |
2003-04 Rochester Americans AHL 48 1 14 15 16 -14 | Playoffs 13 0 1 1 10 -2
2004-05 Rochester Americans AHL 61 5 20 25 36 8 | Playoffs 9 2 2 4 4 -3
2005-06 Buffalo Sabres NHL 14 2 1 3 0 -5 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -1
Rochester Americans AHL 66 17 37 54 40 2 |
2006-07 Buffalo Sabres NHL 50 6 7 13 26 -2 |
Washington Capitals NHL 18 0 6 6 2 -2 |
Czechia WC 6 0 0 0 0 0 |
Czechia (all) International 8 1 0 1 8 - |
2007-08 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 65 8 14 22 24 -10 |
Czechia WC 7 1 1 2 2 1 |
Czechia (all) International 8 2 1 3 4 - |
2008-09 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 42 4 3 7 14 4 |
2009-10 Atlant Mytishchi KHL 45 12 21 33 8 21 | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 -4
Czechia WC 9 1 5 6 12 3 |
Czechia (all) International 26 2 7 9 22 - |
2010-11 Barys Astana KHL 53 13 28 41 78 9 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -4
Czechia WC 9 0 2 2 0 3 |
Czechia (all) International 23 2 4 6 6 -1 |
2011-12 Barys Astana KHL 42 9 13 22 22 -4 | Playoffs 7 0 3 3 25 0
Czechia “A” WC 10 4 1 5 0 4 |
Czechia (all) International 24 8 4 12 2 2 |
2012-13 HC Lev Praha “C” KHL 43 6 9 15 18 2 | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 4 0
Czechia “C” WC 8 1 1 2 4 0 |
Czechia (all) International 21 4 2 6 12 1 |
2013-14 HC Lev Praha “C” KHL 49 11 16 27 22 18 | Playoffs 21 5 4 9 26 5
Czechia OG 4 0 0 0 0 -2 |
Czechia WC 10 1 2 3 2 1 |
Czechia (all) International 20 2 2 4 4 0 |
2014-15 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl “A” KHL 59 7 25 32 42 6 | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 4 -1
Czechia WC 10 0 3 3 4 2 |
Czechia (all) International 17 0 4 4 6 1 |
2015-16 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl “A” KHL 38 5 7 12 14 6 | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 6 2
2016-17 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 21 4 4 8 16 0 | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 4 -1
2017-18 Lada Togliatti “A” KHL 33 4 5 9 12 -12 |
2018-19 HC Plzeň Czechia 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 46 4 11 15 30 -6 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 14 -4
Czechia (all) International 3 0 0 0 0 -1 |
2019-20 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 8 0 3 3 2 -1 |
2020-21 HC Ambrì-Piotta “A” NL 46 4 11 15 53 -6 |
2021-22 HC Motor České Budějovice Czechia 34 4 4 8 19 -2 | Playoffs 10 1 1 2 2 3
HC Samson České Budějovice Czechia4 4 6 3 9 0 0 |
2022-23 HC Samson Ceske Budejovice Czechia4 2 1 5 6 2 - |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 Czechia U18 Nations Cup - - - - - - |
2001-02 Czechia EHT 3 0 0 0 0 -2 |
2010-11 Czechia EHT 9 1 2 3 2 -3 |
2011-12 Czechia EHT 9 1 2 3 2 - |
2012-13 Czechia EHT 9 1 1 2 6 0 |
2013-14 Czechia EHT 6 1 0 1 2 1 |
2014-15 Czechia EHT 5 0 0 0 0 -1 |
2018-19 HC Plzeň Champions HL 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
HC Ambrì-Piotta Swiss Cup 2 2 0 2 0 - |
Czechia EHT 3 0 0 0 0 -1 |
2020-21 HC Ambrì-Piotta Swiss Cup 2 0 0 0 0 - |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Czechia
2022-04-11T18:30:00+0200 HC Motor Ceske Budejovice @ HC Sparta Praha
2022-04-08T19:00:00+0200 HC Motor Ceske Budejovice vs HC Sparta Praha
2022-04-07T19:00:00+0200 HC Motor Ceske Budejovice vs HC Sparta Praha
2022-04-04T19:00:00+0200 HC Motor Ceske Budejovice @ HC Sparta Praha
2022-04-03T14:30:00+0200 HC Motor Ceske Budejovice @ HC Sparta Praha
2022-03-28T17:00:00+0200 HC Motor Ceske Budejovice vs HC Dynamo Pardubice
2022-03-26T16:00:00+0000 HC Motor Ceske Budejovice @ HC Dynamo Pardubice
2022-03-25T18:00:00+0000 HC Motor Ceske Budejovice @ HC Dynamo Pardubice
2022-03-22T16:00:00+0000 HC Motor Ceske Budejovice vs HC Dynamo Pardubice
2022-03-21T16:00:00+0000 HC Motor Ceske Budejovice vs HC Dynamo Pardubice
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 218 25 80 105 0.48 106 -16 | 3 25 2 4 6 0.24 24 -6
Champions HL 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 | 0
Czechia 4 96 12 14 26 0.27 27 -12 | 1 10 1 1 2 0.20 2 3
Czechia U18 2 52 26 24 50 0.96 2 - | 1 5 2 5 7 1.40 2 9
Czechia U18 2 1 34 23 25 48 1.41 - - | 0
Czechia U20 2 65 20 22 42 0.65 46 -8 | 2 14 4 8 12 0.86 29 -4
Czechia3 2 2 1 2 3 1.50 0 - | 2 4 1 3 4 1.00 0 -
Czechia4 2 6 7 8 15 2.50 2 0 | 0
EHT 7 44 4 5 9 0.20 12 -6 | 0
Nations Cup (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 - - - - - - - | 0
International 10 156 23 24 47 0.30 64 2 | 0
International-Jr 3 44 4 6 10 0.23 8 -3 | 0
KHL 9 383 71 128 199 0.52 232 46 | 8 57 8 8 16 0.28 71 -3
NHL 4 189 20 31 51 0.27 66 -15 | 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 -1
NL 3 100 8 25 33 0.33 85 -13 | 1 5 0 0 0 0.00 14 -4
OG 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 -2 | 0
Swiss Cup 2 4 2 0 2 0.50 0 - | 0
WC 8 69 8 15 23 0.33 24 14 | 0
WJC-18 2 12 4 5 9 0.75 2 -3 | 0
WJC-20 2 13 0 3 3 0.23 6 -2 | 0
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Puckhandling
15
Teamwork
14
Strength
14
Passing
14
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Player Period Teams
Michal Vondrka (F) 1998-2022 11 Czechia, Czechia, Czechia (all), Czechia U20, Czechia U20 (all), HC Motor Ceske Budejovice, HC Motor Ceske Budejovice U20, Motor Ceske Budejovice U18, Vajgar Jindrichuv Hradec
Tomas Plekanec (F) 1999-2015 10 Czechia, Czechia, Czechia, Czechia (all), Czechia U18, Czechia U20, Czechia U20 (all)
Milan Michálek (F) 1998-2022 10 Czechia, Czechia, Czechia, Czechia (all), Czechia U18, Czechia U18 (all), Czechia U20, Czechia U20 (all), HC Motor Ceske Budejovice, HC Motor Ceske Budejovice U20, HC Samson Ceske Budejovice, Motor Ceske Budejovice U18, Vajgar Jindrichuv Hradec
Ondrej Nemec (D) 2000-2019 9 Czechia, Czechia, Czechia (all), Czechia U18 (all), Czechia U20 (all), HC Lev Praha
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/14/2021
10/14/2021 Loan HC Samson České Budějovice HC Motor České Budějovice
09/03/2021
09/03/2021 Confirmed HC Ambrì-Piotta HC Samson České Budějovice
01/01/2021
01/01/2021 Extension HC Ambrì-Piotta HC Ambrì-Piotta
07/24/2020
07/24/2020 Extension HC Ambrì-Piotta HC Ambrì-Piotta
01/28/2019
01/28/2019 Extension HC Ambrì-Piotta HC Ambrì-Piotta
10/25/2018
10/25/2018 Extension HC Ambrì-Piotta HC Ambrì-Piotta
09/20/2018
09/20/2018 Confirmed HC Plzeň HC Ambrì-Piotta
09/05/2018
09/05/2018 Confirmed Lada Togliatti HC Plzeň
06/02/2017
06/02/2017 Confirmed Traktor Chelyabinsk Lada Togliatti
12/09/2016
12/09/2016 Confirmed No team Traktor Chelyabinsk
08/29/2016
08/29/2016 Confirmed Traktor Chelyabinsk Unknown
05/05/2016
05/05/2016 Confirmed Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Traktor Chelyabinsk
07/02/2014
07/02/2014 Confirmed HC Lev Praha Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
07/20/2012
07/20/2012 Confirmed Barys Astana HC Lev Praha
03/23/2010
03/23/2010 Confirmed Atlant Mytishchi Barys Astana
09/07/2009
09/07/2009 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets Atlant Mytishchi
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Cult/Star player for Ambrì-Piotta

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- 2006-02-11 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Florida Panthers vs. Roberto Luongo)
- 2006-01-12 • Made his NHL debut (Phoenix Coyotes)

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