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Czechia Vaclav Varada
#37 HC Oceláři Třinec / Czechia - 13/14
2-time World Championship Gold Medal 2
1-time U18 EJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time Czech Extraliga Champion 1
1-time NL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Apr 26, 1976
Position
RW
Age
48
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Koprivnice, CZE
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HC Koprivnice
Status
Retired
Drafted
1994 round 4 #89 overall by San Jose Sharks
Team Staff profile of Vaclav Varada also available

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Vaclav Varada Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1991-92 HC Koprivnice U18 Czechoslovakia U18 29* 37* 10* 47* -* -* |
1992-93 TJ Vítkovice Czechoslovakia 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1993-94 HC Vítkovice Czechia 26* 6* 8* 14* 12* -2* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 4 -1
Czechia U18 EJC-18 5* 3* 3* 6* 6* 5* |
1994-95 Tacoma Rockets WHL 68* 50* 38* 88* 108* -* | Playoffs 4 4 3 7 11 -
Czechia U20 WJC-20 7* 6* 4* 10* 25* -* |
1995-96 Kelowna Rockets WHL 59* 39* 46* 85* 100* -* | Playoffs 6 3 3 6 16 -7
Buffalo Sabres NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Rochester Americans AHL 5* 3* 0* 3* 4* -2* |
Czechia U20 WJC-20 6* 5* 1* 6* 8* 2* |
1996-97 Buffalo Sabres NHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Rochester Americans AHL 53* 23* 25* 48* 81* 8* | Playoffs 10 1 6 7 27 7
1997-98 Buffalo Sabres NHL 27* 5* 6* 11* 15* 0* | Playoffs 15 3 4 7 18 3
Rochester Americans AHL 45* 30* 26* 56* 74* 20* |
1998-99 Buffalo Sabres NHL 72* 7* 24* 31* 61* 11* | Playoffs 21 5 4 9 14 2
1999-00 Buffalo Sabres NHL 76* 10* 27* 37* 62* 12* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 8 1
HC Vítkovice Czechia 5* 2* 3* 5* 12* 4* |
Czechia WC 9* 2* 4* 6* 6* 5* |
Czechia (all) International 9* 2* 4* 6* 6* -* |
2000-01 Buffalo Sabres NHL 75* 10* 21* 31* 81* -2* | Playoffs 13 0 4 4 8 2
2001-02 Buffalo Sabres NHL 76* 7* 16* 23* 82* -7* |
2002-03 Buffalo Sabres NHL 44* 7* 4* 11* 23* -2* |
Ottawa Senators NHL 11* 2* 6* 8* 8* 3* | Playoffs 18 2 4 6 18 4
2003-04 Ottawa Senators NHL 30* 5* 5* 10* 26* 2* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 4 0
2004-05 HC Vítkovice Czechia 44* 8* 19* 27* 83* 13* | Playoffs 11 3 3 6 35 8
Czechia WC 9* 1* 0* 1* 2* 2* |
Czechia (all) International 14* 1* 1* 2* 10* -* |
2005-06 Ottawa Senators NHL 76* 5* 16* 21* 50* 2* | Playoffs 8 0 2 2 12 -2
2006-07 HC Davos NLA 25* 6* 4* 10* 26* -* |
Czechia (all) International 2* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* |
2007-08 SC Langnau NLA 37* 12* 20* 32* 56* -* | Relegation 2 0 1 1 2 -
Czechia (all) International 4* 0* 1* 1* 6* -* |
2008-09 HC Vítkovice Czechia 16* 5* 5* 10* 22* 3* | Playoffs 4 2 2 4 2 -3
2009-10 HC Vítkovice “A” Czechia 19* 2* 8* 10* 12* -* |
HC Kometa Brno Czechia 14* 4* 4* 8* 10* 3* | Relegation 10 0 1 1 8 -2
2010-11 HC Oceláři Třinec Czechia 51* 12* 25* 37* 42* 13* | Playoffs 18 2 9 11 38 2
2011-12 HC Oceláři Třinec Czechia 16* 6* 7* 13* 20* -1* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 4 -2
HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi Czechia2 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 5 2 0 2 4 0
2012-13 HC Oceláři Třinec Czechia 51* 14* 23* 37* 60* -8* | Playoffs 10 3 1 4 10 -5
2013-14 HC Oceláři Třinec “A” Czechia 36* 4* 5* 9* 28* -6* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0

Vaclav Varada Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Czechia EHT 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2006-07 HC Davos Spengler Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Czechia EHT 2* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* |
2007-08 Czechia EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |

Vaclav Varada Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 103* 56* 51* 107* 1.04* 159* 26* | 1 10 1 * 6 * 7 * 0.70 * 27 * 7 *
Czechia 9 278* 63* 107* 170* 0.61* 301* 19* | 8 62 11 * 18 * 29 * 0.47 * 101 * -3 *
Czechia2 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* -* | 1 5 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.40 * 4 * 0 *
Czechoslovakia 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechoslovakia U18 1 29* 37* 10* 47* 1.62* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 3 6* 1* 2* 3* 0.50* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 5* 3* 3* 6* 1.20* 6* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
International 4 29* 4* 7* 11* 0.38* 26* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 10 493* 58* 125* 183* 0.37* 410* 19* | 7 87 11 * 19 * 30 * 0.34 * 82 * 10 *
NLA (NL) 2 62* 18* 24* 42* 0.68* 82* -* | 1 2 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.50 * 2 * - *
Spengler Cup 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 2 18* 3* 4* 7* 0.39* 8* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 2 127* 89* 84* 173* 1.36* 208* -* | 2 10 7 * 6 * 13 * 1.30 * 27 * -7 *
WJC-20 2 13* 11* 5* 16* 1.23* 33* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Vaclav Varada Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/14/2014
04/14/2014 Confirmed HC Oceláři Třinec Retired
08/02/2010
08/02/2010 Confirmed HC Vítkovice HC Oceláři Třinec
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1994, 1 #2 overall by Tacoma Rockets in the CHL Import Draft

Cult/Star player for Buffalo Sabres

Cult/Star player for Davos

Cult/Star player for HC Vitkovice

Cult/Star player for Kelowna Rockets

Cult/Star player for Langnau

Career transactions
- 2014-04-15 • Announced his retirement
- 2006-08-10 • Signed by Davos
- 2004-09-17 • Signed to a lockout contract by HC Vítkovice
- 2003-02-25 • Traded to the Ottawa Senators with a 2003 5th round pick (Tim Cook) for Jakub Klepis
- 1995-11-16 • Traded to the Buffalo Sabres with Martin Špaňhel, a 1996 1st round pick (traded to PHX: Daniel Brière) & a 1996 4th round pick (Mike Martone) for Doug Bodger
- 1994-06-28 • Selected 89th overall in the NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks

Other memorable dates
- 1998-01-27 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. St. Louis Blues vs. Jamie McLennan)
- 1996-04-14 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Hartford Whalers)