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Czech NHL players 1982–83

10 Czech players played in the NHL in 1982–83. Together they scored 372 points, the fifth most of any country, and Czechia finished fourth of 5 in the nations league. Ivan Hlinka scored the most, 63 points.

10
NHL players
372
Points
4th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1982–83Active season80/82 games
1981–821983–84

CZECH LEADERS

In the nations league

4th
of 5 ranked nations
10
league points
Rate3rdTop trio5thBlue line3rdGoalies5thPer million4th

Czechia accounts for 1.5% of the NHL's players and 2.2% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Czech player in the NHL, team by team

10 players across 7 teams.
VANVancouver Canucks3 players
Ivan HlinkaINACTIVE
C · 65 GP · 19G 44A63P
Rick LanzINACTIVE
D · 74 GP · 10G 38A48P
Jiri BublaINACTIVE
D · 72 GP · 2G 28A30P
TORToronto Maple Leafs2 players
Miroslav FrycerINACTIVE
C · 67 GP · 25G 30A55P
Vitezslav DurisINACTIVE
D · 32 GP · 2G 8A10P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Jaroslav PouzarINACTIVE
LW · 74 GP · 15G 18A33P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Jan LudvigINACTIVE
RW · 51 GP · 7G 10A17P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers1 player
Miroslav DvorakINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 4G 33A37P
STLSt. Louis Blues1 player
Vaclav NedomanskyINACTIVE
C · 57 GP · 14G 17A31P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Milan NovyINACTIVE
C · 73 GP · 18G 30A48P

Season by season

Czechia had 19 players in the NHL in 1990–91 and 28 in 2025–26. The peak was 2001–02, with 77. Under each bar is the nations league placing, in gold for the 7 seasons Czechia won.
4
4
5
229
494
2
2
1
156
199
1
4
1
165
105
4
2
2
542
610
6
7
5
338
415
10
8
6
435
620
9
8
8
728
325

In the NHL Draft

12 Czech players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, one of them in the first round. Adam Novotny went first, at number 24 to the Vancouver Canucks.

Every pick in 2026 →The draft through the years →

Czech NHL players all time

Regular season, whole careers. The record seasons count completed seasons only.

Czechia against USA

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Czechia
Czechia
4th in the league
3–4
USA
USA
5th in the league

USA wins 4–3 against Czechia.

0.57Points per game0.48
166Best trio226
0.44Defencemen's points per game0.38
–Goalies' save percentage.875
0.9NHL players per million inhabitants0.2
372Total points1 521
10Players in the NHL64
Czechia against USA season by season
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Top scorer
Ivan Hlinka
Czechia's top scorer in 1982–83.
The team
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