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Czech NHL players 1987–88

9 Czech players played in the NHL in 1987–88. Together they scored 216 points, the fifth most of any country, and Czechia finished fifth of 5 in the nations league. Petr Klima scored the most, 62 points.

9
NHL players
216
Points
5th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1987–88Active season80/82 games
1986–871988–89

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 1.3% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Czech player in the NHL, team by team

9 players across 8 teams.
TORToronto Maple Leafs2 players
Miroslav FrycerINACTIVE
C · 38 GP · 12G 20A32P
Rick LanzINACTIVE
D · 75 GP · 6G 22A28P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Jan LudvigINACTIVE
RW · 13 GP · 1G 6A7P
CGYCalgary Flames1 player
Jiri HrdinaINACTIVE
C · 9 GP · 2G 5A7P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Petr KlimaINACTIVE
RW · 78 GP · 37G 25A62P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Petr PrajzlerINACTIVE
D · 7 GP · 0G 0A0P
MNSMinnesota North Stars1 player
Frantisek MusilINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 9G 8A17P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Petr SvobodaINACTIVE
D · 69 GP · 7G 22A29P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Michal PivonkaINACTIVE
C · 71 GP · 11G 23A34P

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
2nd in the league

Sweden wins 6–0 against Czechia.

0.52Points per game0.60
128Best trio257
0.36Defencemen's points per game0.45
–Goalies' save percentage–
0.8NHL players per million inhabitants2.3
216Total points899
9Players in the NHL24
Czechia against Sweden season by season
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Top scorer
Petr Klima
Czechia's top scorer in 1987–88.
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 1987–88
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.