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Czechia USA Patrik Elias
#26 New Jersey Devils / NHL - 15/16
1-time U18 EJC Bronze Medal 1
2-time World Championship Bronze Medal 2
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time NHL First All-Star Team 1
2-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 2
Date of Birth
Apr 13, 1976
Position
LW
Age
48
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Trebic, CZE
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Czechia / USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
SK Horacka Slavia Trebic
Status
Retired
Drafted
1994 round 2 #51 overall by New Jersey Devils

A forward with an excellent eye for the game and good stickhandling. A good passer and excellent skater. Elias is capable of playing any offensive position and has a good and fast wrist shot. A reliable scorer who is also secure defensively. He is useful on both powerplay and penalty kill and is able to score in important games.

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Patrik Elias Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1992-93 HC Kladno Czechoslovakia 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
1993-94 HC Kladno Czechia 17* 1* 2* 3* 0* -1* | Playoffs 11 2 2 4 2 3
Czechia U18 EJC-18 5* 2* 5* 7* 2* 5* |
1994-95 HC Kladno Czechia 28* 4* 3* 7* 37* -4* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 14 0
1995-96 New Jersey Devils NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Albany River Rats AHL 74* 27* 36* 63* 83* 17* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 2 1
1996-97 New Jersey Devils NHL 17* 2* 3* 5* 2* -4* | Playoffs 8 2 3 5 4 0
Albany River Rats AHL 57* 24* 43* 67* 76* 21* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 8 2
1997-98 New Jersey Devils NHL 74* 18* 19* 37* 28* 18* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 -2
Albany River Rats AHL 3* 3* 0* 3* 2* -2* |
Czechia WC 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
Czechia (all) International 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
1998-99 New Jersey Devils NHL 74* 17* 33* 50* 34* 19* | Playoffs 7 0 5 5 6 0
1999-00 New Jersey Devils NHL 72* 35* 37* 72* 58* 16* | Playoffs 23 7 13 20 9 9
HC Pardubice Czechia 5* 1* 4* 5* 31* 0* |
SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč Czechia2 2* 2* 1* 3* 18* 1* |
2000-01 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 82* 40* 56* 96* 51* 45* | Playoffs 25 9 14 23 10 11
2001-02 New Jersey Devils NHL 75* 29* 32* 61* 36* 4* | Playoffs 6 2 4 6 6 -1
Czechia OG 4* 1* 1* 2* 0* 3* |
Czechia (all) International 4* 1* 1* 2* 0* 3* |
2002-03 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 81* 28* 29* 57* 22* 17* | Playoffs 24 5 8 13 26 5
2003-04 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 82* 38* 43* 81* 44* 26* | Playoffs 5 3 2 5 2 -3
Czechia (all) International 5* 3* 2* 5* 10* -* |
2004-05 HC Znojemští Orli Czechia 28* 8* 20* 28* 65* 7* |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk Russia 17* 5* 9* 14* 28* 10* |
Czechia WCup 5* 3* 2* 5* 10* 3* |
Czechia (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
2005-06 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 38* 16* 29* 45* 20* 11* | Playoffs 9 6 10 16 4 5
Czechia OG 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Czechia (all) International 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
2006-07 New Jersey Devils “C” NHL 75* 21* 48* 69* 38* 1* | Playoffs 10 1 9 10 4 3
2007-08 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 74* 20* 35* 55* 38* 10* | Playoffs 5 4 2 6 4 -5
Czechia “A” WC 7* 6* 3* 9* 6* -3* |
Czechia (all) International 7* 6* 3* 9* 6* -3* |
2008-09 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 77* 31* 47* 78* 32* 18* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 2 -1
Czechia WC 3* 2* 0* 2* 2* 2* |
Czechia (all) International 3* 2* 0* 2* 2* 2* |
2009-10 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 58* 19* 29* 48* 40* 18* | Playoffs 5 0 4 4 2 -2
Czechia “C” OG 5* 2* 2* 4* 2* -1* |
Czechia (all) International 5* 2* 2* 4* 2* -* |
2010-11 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 81* 21* 41* 62* 16* -4* |
Czechia “A” WC 9* 4* 5* 9* 6* 4* |
Czechia (all) International 10* 4* 7* 11* 8* 1* |
2011-12 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 81* 26* 52* 78* 16* -8* | Playoffs 24 5 3 8 10 -3
2012-13 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 48* 14* 22* 36* 22* 5* |
2013-14 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 65* 18* 35* 53* 30* -4* |
Czechia “A” OG 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
Czechia (all) International 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
2014-15 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 69* 13* 21* 34* 12* -20* |
2015-16 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 16* 2* 6* 8* 10* 5* |

Patrik Elias Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 134* 54* 79* 133* 0.99* 161* 36* | 2 10 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.50 * 10 * 3 *
Czechia 4 78* 14* 29* 43* 0.55* 133* 2* | 2 18 3 * 4 * 7 * 0.39 * 16 * 3 *
Czechia2 1 2* 2* 1* 3* 1.50* 18* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechoslovakia 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 5* 2* 5* 7* 1.40* 2* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
International 10 43* 19* 16* 35* 0.81* 34* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 20 1 240* 408* 617* 1 025* 0.83* 549* 172* | 14 162 45 * 80 * 125 * 0.77 * 89 * 16 *
OG 4 13* 3* 4* 7* 0.54* 4* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Russia 1 17* 5* 9* 14* 0.82* 28* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 4 22* 13* 8* 21* 0.95* 14* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 5* 3* 2* 5* 1.00* 10* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Patrik Elias Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/31/2017
03/31/2017 Confirmed No team Retired
07/04/2013
07/04/2013 Extension New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1994, 1 #3 overall by Sarnia Sting in the CHL Import Draft

Number 26 retired by New Jersey Devils

Cult/Star player for Albany River Rats

Cult/Star player for Czechia

Cult/Star player for Metallurg Magnitogorsk

Cult/Star player for New Jersey Devils

Career transactions
- 2017-03-31 • Announced his retirement
- 2013-07-01 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the New Jersey Devils
- 2006-07-01 • Re-signed to a seven-year contract by the New Jersey Devils
- 2005-08-23 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the New Jersey Devils
- 2004-12-09 • Signed to a lockout contract by Metallurg Magnitogorsk
- 2004-09-06 • Signed to a lockout contract by HC Znojemsti Orli
- 2002-07-15 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the New Jersey Devils

Other memorable dates
- 2011-12-17 • Became the all-time goals leader of the New Jersey Devils (348 goals)
- 2011-02-19 • Scored his 800th NHL career point (at Carolina)
- 2009-12-12 • Scored his 300th NHL career goal (vs Brian Boucher vs Philadelphia)
- 2009-01-17 • Became the all-time points leader of the New Jersey Devils (702 pts)
- 2006-10-05 • Named Captain by the New Jersey Devils
- 1996-12-12 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Boston Bruins vs. Bill Ranford)
- 1995-12-07 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Toronto Maple Leafs)