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Czech NHL players 1984–85

9 Czech players played in the NHL in 1984–85. Together they scored 196 points, the sixth most of any country, and Czechia finished fifth of 5 in the nations league. Miroslav Frycer scored the most, 55 points.

9
NHL players
196
Points
5th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1984–85Active season80/82 games
1983–841985–86

CZECH LEADERS

In the nations league

5th
of 5 ranked nations
6
league points
Rate5thTop trio5thBlue line5thGoalies5thPer million4th

Czechia accounts for 1.3% of the NHL's players and 1.1% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Czech player in the NHL, team by team

9 players across 7 teams.
DETDetroit Red Wings2 players
Frantisek CernikINACTIVE
LW · 49 GP · 5G 4A9P
Milan ChalupaINACTIVE
D · 14 GP · 0G 5A5P
VANVancouver Canucks2 players
Rick LanzINACTIVE
D · 57 GP · 2G 17A19P
Jiri BublaINACTIVE
D · 56 GP · 2G 15A17P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Jaroslav PouzarINACTIVE
LW · 33 GP · 4G 8A12P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Petr SvobodaINACTIVE
D · 73 GP · 4G 27A31P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Jan LudvigINACTIVE
RW · 74 GP · 12G 19A31P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers1 player
Miroslav DvorakINACTIVE
D · 47 GP · 3G 14A17P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Miroslav FrycerINACTIVE
C · 65 GP · 25G 30A55P

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
5th in the league
1–6
USA
USA
4th in the league

USA wins 6–1 against Czechia.

0.49Points per game0.52
117Best trio260
0.39Defencemen's points per game0.41
–Goalies' save percentage.877
0.8NHL players per million inhabitants0.3
196Total points1 883
9Players in the NHL91
Czechia against USA season by season
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Top scorer
Miroslav Frycer
Czechia's top scorer in 1984–85.
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