Nations in the NHLCzech NHL players 1996–97
38 Czech players played in the NHL in 1996–97. Together they scored 723 points, the fifth most of any country, and Czechia finished second of 8 in the nations league. Jaromir Jagr scored the most, 95 points.
38
NHL players
723
Points
2nd
Nations league
40
Goalie wins
CZECH LEADERS
Points
Jaromir JagrINACTIVE
PITRW· 63 GP
47G48A95P
Petr NedvedINACTIVE
PITC· 74 GP
33G38A71P
Bobby HolikINACTIVE
NJDC· 82 GP
23G39A62P
Robert ReichelINACTIVE
NYIC· 82 GP
21G41A62P
5
Martin RucinskyINACTIVE
MTLLW· 70 GP
28G27A55P
In the nations league
2nd
of 8 ranked nations
26
league points
Rate5thTop trio4thBlue line7thGoalies1stPer million2nd
Czechia accounts for 4.5% of the NHL's players and 4.4% of its points.
The full nations leagueCzech goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 37-20-0 | .930 | 2.27 | 5 | |
Roman TurekDAL | 6 | 3-1-0 | .930 | 2.06 | 0 |
Tomas VokounMTL | 1 | 0-0-0 | .714 | 12.00 | 0 |
Every Czech player in the NHL, team by team
Michal GrosekINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 15G 21A36PRichard SmehlikINACTIVE
D · 62 GP · 11G 19A30PVaclav VaradaINACTIVE
RW · 5 GP · 0G 0A0PDominik HasekINACTIVE
G · 67 GP · 37 W · .93037WRadek BonkINACTIVE
C · 53 GP · 5G 13A18PFrantisek MusilINACTIVE
D · 57 GP · 0G 5A5PRadim BicanekINACTIVE
D · 21 GP · 0G 1A1PStan NeckarINACTIVE
D · 5 GP · 0G 0A0PJaromir JagrINACTIVE
RW · 63 GP · 47G 48A95PPetr NedvedINACTIVE
C · 74 GP · 33G 38A71PPetr KlimaINACTIVE
RW · 33 GP · 2G 12A14PJosef BeranekINACTIVE
LW · 8 GP · 3G 1A4PJan VopatINACTIVE
D · 33 GP · 4G 5A9PRoman VopatINACTIVE
LW · 29 GP · 4G 5A9PJaroslav ModryINACTIVE
D · 30 GP · 3G 3A6PBobby HolikINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 23G 39A62PPatrik EliasINACTIVE
C · 17 GP · 2G 3A5PPetr SykoraINACTIVE
RW · 19 GP · 1G 2A3PMichal SykoraINACTIVE
D · 63 GP · 3G 14A17PVlastimil KroupaINACTIVE
D · 35 GP · 2G 6A8PJan CalounINACTIVE
RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0PSeason by season
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.
Czech NHL players all time
Czechia against Sweden
Czechia
2nd in the league
4–3
Sweden
4th in the league
Czechia wins 4–3 against Sweden.
0.48Points per game0.46
228Best trio251
0.27Defencemen's points per game0.31
.919Goalies' save percentage.904
3.5NHL players per million inhabitants3.4
723Total points999
38Players in the NHL36
Russia
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FinlandContinue reading
Top scorer
Jaromir Jagr
Czechia's top scorer in 1996–97.
The team
Pittsburgh Penguins
Where Jaromir Jagr 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 1996–97
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.