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Czech NHL players 1988–89

11 Czech players played in the NHL in 1988–89. Together they scored 287 points, the fifth most of any country, and Czechia finished sixth of 6 in the nations league. David Volek scored the most, 59 points.

11
NHL players
287
Points
6th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1988–89Active season80/82 games
1987–881989–90

CZECH LEADERS

In the nations league

6th
of 6 ranked nations
14
league points
Rate4thTop trio5thBlue line3rdGoalies4thPer million5th

Czechia accounts for 1.5% of the NHL's players and 1.7% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Czech player in the NHL, team by team

11 players across 11 teams.
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Jan LudvigINACTIVE
RW · 13 GP · 0G 2A2P
CGYCalgary Flames1 player
Jiri HrdinaINACTIVE
C · 70 GP · 22G 32A54P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Petr KlimaINACTIVE
RW · 51 GP · 25G 16A41P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Miroslav FrycerINACTIVE
C · 37 GP · 12G 13A25P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Petr PrajzlerINACTIVE
D · 2 GP · 0G 3A3P
MNSMinnesota North Stars1 player
Frantisek MusilINACTIVE
D · 55 GP · 1G 19A20P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Petr SvobodaINACTIVE
D · 71 GP · 8G 37A45P
NYINew York Islanders1 player
David VolekINACTIVE
LW · 77 GP · 25G 34A59P
Show all 11 teams
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Miloslav HoravaINACTIVE
D · 6 GP · 0G 1A1P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Rick LanzINACTIVE
D · 32 GP · 1G 9A10P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Michal PivonkaINACTIVE
C · 52 GP · 8G 19A27P

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
6th in the league
2–5
USA
USA
3rd in the league

USA wins 5–2 against Czechia.

0.59Points per game0.55
158Best trio300
0.42Defencemen's points per game0.49
–Goalies' save percentage.882
1.0NHL players per million inhabitants0.3
287Total points2 526
11Players in the NHL110
Czechia against USA season by season
Pick a rivalSwedenSwedenFinlandFinlandUSAUSACanadaCanadaSlovakiaSlovakia
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Top scorer
David Volek
Czechia's top scorer in 1988–89.
The team
New York Islanders
Where David Volek plays.
Nations in the NHL
Every nation in the NHL
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Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 1988–89
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
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Sweden vs Czechia
Seven rounds, season by season.
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Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.