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Czech NHL players 1986–87

8 Czech players played in the NHL in 1986–87. Together they scored 193 points, the fifth most of any country, and Czechia finished fifth of 5 in the nations league. Petr Klima scored the most, 53 points.

8
NHL players
193
Points
5th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1986–87Active season80/82 games
1985–861987–88

CZECH LEADERS

In the nations league

5th
of 5 ranked nations
8
league points
Rate4thTop trio5thBlue line5thGoalies4thPer million4th

Czechia accounts for 1.2% of the NHL's players and 1.2% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Czech player in the NHL, team by team

8 players across 8 teams.
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Petr KlimaINACTIVE
RW · 77 GP · 30G 23A53P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Jaroslav PouzarINACTIVE
LW · 12 GP · 2G 3A5P
MNSMinnesota North Stars1 player
Frantisek MusilINACTIVE
D · 72 GP · 2G 9A11P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Petr SvobodaINACTIVE
D · 70 GP · 5G 17A22P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Jan LudvigINACTIVE
RW · 47 GP · 7G 9A16P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Miroslav FrycerINACTIVE
C · 29 GP · 7G 8A15P
VANVancouver Canucks1 player
Rick LanzINACTIVE
D · 61 GP · 3G 25A28P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Michal PivonkaINACTIVE
C · 73 GP · 18G 25A43P

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 Sweden

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Czechia
Czechia
5th in the league
0–6
Sweden
Sweden
3rd in the league

Sweden wins 6–0 against Czechia.

0.49Points per game0.59
124Best trio225
0.35Defencemen's points per game0.38
–Goalies' save percentage–
0.7NHL players per million inhabitants2.0
193Total points731
8Players in the NHL21
Czechia against Sweden season by season
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Top scorer
Petr Klima
Czechia's top scorer in 1986–87.
The team
Detroit Red Wings
Where Petr Klima plays.
Nations in the NHL
Every nation in the NHL
How many players each country has in the NHL, with a page for each.
Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 1986–87
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Against Sweden
Sweden vs Czechia
Seven rounds, season by season.
The Swedes
Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.