Nations in the NHLCzech NHL players 1997–98
39 Czech players played in the NHL in 1997–98. Together they scored 765 points, the fifth most of any country, and Czechia finished first of 8 in the nations league. Jaromir Jagr scored the most, 102 points.
39
NHL players
765
Points
1st
Nations league
44
Goalie wins
CZECH LEADERS
Points
Jaromir JagrINACTIVE
PITRW· 77 GP
35G67A102P
Bobby HolikINACTIVE
NJDC· 82 GP
29G36A65P
Robert ReichelINACTIVE
NYIC· 82 GP
25G40A65P
4
Martin RucinskyINACTIVE
MTLLW· 78 GP
21G32A53P
5
Martin StrakaINACTIVE
PITC· 75 GP
19G23A42P
In the nations league
1st
of 8 ranked nations
27
league points
Rate5thTop trio2ndBlue line7thGoalies1stPer million3rd
Czechia accounts for 4.7% of the NHL's players and 5.1% of its points.
The full nations leagueCzech goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 33-23-0 | .932 | 2.09 | 13 | |
Roman TurekDAL | 23 | 11-10-0 | .901 | 2.22 | 1 |
Every Czech player in the NHL, team by team
Michal GrosekINACTIVE
LW · 67 GP · 10G 20A30PRichard SmehlikINACTIVE
D · 72 GP · 3G 17A20PVaclav VaradaINACTIVE
RW · 27 GP · 5G 6A11PDominik HasekINACTIVE
G · 72 GP · 33 W · .93233WBobby HolikINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 29G 36A65PPatrik EliasINACTIVE
C · 74 GP · 18G 19A37PPetr SykoraINACTIVE
RW · 58 GP · 16G 20A36PVlastimil KroupaINACTIVE
D · 2 GP · 0G 1A1PJaromir JagrINACTIVE
RW · 77 GP · 35G 67A102PMartin StrakaINACTIVE
C · 75 GP · 19G 23A42PRobert LangINACTIVE
C · 54 GP · 9G 13A22PJiri SlegrINACTIVE
D · 73 GP · 5G 12A17PRadek BonkINACTIVE
C · 65 GP · 7G 9A16PStan NeckarINACTIVE
D · 60 GP · 2G 2A4PRadim BicanekINACTIVE
D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0PRoman HamrlikINACTIVE
D · 78 GP · 9G 32A41PVladimir VujtekINACTIVE
LW · 30 GP · 2G 4A6PPavel KubinaINACTIVE
D · 10 GP · 1G 2A3PJan BulisINACTIVE
C · 48 GP · 5G 11A16PMichal PivonkaINACTIVE
C · 33 GP · 3G 6A9PJaroslav SvejkovskyINACTIVE
RW · 17 GP · 4G 1A5PSeason 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 Russia
Czechia
1st in the league
3–4
Russia
3rd in the league
Russia wins 4–3 against Czechia.
0.45Points per game0.49
232Best trio228
0.27Defencemen's points per game0.35
.919Goalies' save percentage.900
3.6NHL players per million inhabitants0.3
765Total points1 304
39Players in the NHL50
Sweden
Canada
Slovakia
Finland
USAContinue reading
Top scorer
Jaromir Jagr
Czechia's top scorer in 1997–98.
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 1997–98
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.