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Czech NHL players 2008–09

57 Czech players played in the NHL in 2008–09. Together they scored 1 455 points, the third most of any country, and Czechia finished second of 9 in the nations league. Patrik Elias scored the most, 78 points.

57
NHL players
1 455
Points
2nd
Nations league
31
Goalie wins
2008–09Last season82/82 games
2007–082009–10

CZECH LEADERS

In the nations league

2nd
of 9 ranked nations
34
league points
Rate3rdTop trio5thBlue line3rdGoalies2ndPer million3rd

Czechia accounts for 5.9% of the NHL's players and 7.6% of its points.

The full nations league

Czech goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Tomas VokounFLA
5926-23-0.9262.496
Ondrej PavelecATL
123-7-0.8803.600
Michal NeuvirthWSH
52-1-0.8923.000
Marek SchwarzSTL
20-0-01.0000.000

Every Czech player in the NHL, team by team

57 players across 24 teams.
TBLTampa Bay Lightning7 players
Vinny ProspalINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 19G 26A45P
Lukas KrajicekINACTIVE
D · 71 GP · 2G 17A19P
Josef MelicharINACTIVE
D · 39 GP · 0G 9A9P
Radim VrbataINACTIVE
RW · 18 GP · 3G 3A6P
Marek MalikINACTIVE
D · 42 GP · 0G 5A5P
David KociINACTIVE
LW · 37 GP · 1G 1A2P
Radek SmolenakINACTIVE
LW · 6 GP · 0G 1A1P
FLAFlorida Panthers6 players
Michael FrolikINACTIVE
RW · 79 GP · 21G 24A45P
Radek DvorakINACTIVE
RW · 81 GP · 15G 21A36P
Kamil KrepsINACTIVE
C · 66 GP · 4G 15A19P
Rostislav OleszINACTIVE
LW · 37 GP · 4G 5A9P
Michal RepikINACTIVE
RW · 5 GP · 2G 0A2P
Tomas VokounINACTIVE
G · 59 GP · 26 W · .92626W
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets4 players
Jakub VoracekINACTIVE
RW · 80 GP · 9G 29A38P
Jan HejdaINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 3G 18A21P
Rostislav KleslaINACTIVE
D · 34 GP · 1G 8A9P
Jiri NovotnyINACTIVE
C · 42 GP · 4G 3A7P
EDMEdmonton Oilers3 players
Ales HemskyINACTIVE
RW · 72 GP · 23G 43A66P
Ales KotalikINACTIVE
RW · 75 GP · 20G 23A43P
Ladislav SmidINACTIVE
D · 60 GP · 0G 11A11P
MINMinnesota Wild3 players
Marek ZidlickyINACTIVE
D · 76 GP · 12G 30A42P
Martin SkoulaINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 4G 12A16P
Tomas MojzisINACTIVE
D · 4 GP · 0G 1A1P
MTLMontréal Canadiens3 players
Tomas PlekanecINACTIVE
C · 80 GP · 20G 19A39P
Robert LangINACTIVE
C · 50 GP · 18G 21A39P
Roman HamrlikINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 6G 27A33P
NJDNew Jersey Devils3 players
Patrik EliasINACTIVE
C · 77 GP · 31G 47A78P
Bobby HolikINACTIVE
C · 62 GP · 4G 5A9P
Petr VranaINACTIVE
LW · 16 GP · 1G 0A1P
PHXPhoenix Coyotes3 players
Martin HanzalINACTIVE
C · 74 GP · 11G 20A31P
Zbynek MichalekINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 6G 21A27P
Petr PruchaINACTIVE
RW · 47 GP · 6G 13A19P
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SJSSan Jose Sharks3 players
Milan MichalekINACTIVE
LW · 77 GP · 23G 34A57P
Tomas PlihalINACTIVE
C · 64 GP · 5G 8A13P
Lukas KasparINACTIVE
LW · 13 GP · 2G 2A4P
TORToronto Maple Leafs3 players
Pavel KubinaINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 14G 26A40P
Tomas KaberleINACTIVE
D · 57 GP · 4G 27A31P
Jiri TlustyINACTIVE
LW · 14 GP · 0G 4A4P
BOSBoston Bruins2 players
David KrejciINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 22G 51A73P
Vladimir SobotkaINACTIVE
C · 25 GP · 1G 4A5P
CARCarolina Hurricanes2 players
Frantisek KaberleINACTIVE
D · 30 GP · 1G 7A8P
Jakub PetruzalekINACTIVE
C · 2 GP · 0G 1A1P
NSHNashville Predators2 players
Martin EratINACTIVE
RW · 71 GP · 17G 33A50P
Radek BonkINACTIVE
C · 66 GP · 9G 16A25P
STLSt. Louis Blues2 players
Roman PolakINACTIVE
D · 69 GP · 1G 14A15P
Marek SchwarzINACTIVE
G · 2 GP · 0 W · 1.0000W
WSHWashington Capitals2 players
Tomas FleischmannINACTIVE
LW · 73 GP · 19G 18A37P
Michal NeuvirthINACTIVE
G · 5 GP · 2 W · .8922W
ATLAtlanta Thrashers1 player
Ondrej PavelecINACTIVE
G · 12 GP · 3 W · .8803W
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Jaroslav SpacekINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 8G 37A45P
CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player
Martin HavlatINACTIVE
RW · 81 GP · 29G 48A77P
COLColorado Avalanche1 player
Milan HejdukINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 27G 32A59P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Jiri HudlerINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 23G 34A57P
NYINew York Islanders1 player
Radek MartinekINACTIVE
D · 51 GP · 6G 4A10P
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Michal RozsivalINACTIVE
D · 76 GP · 8G 22A30P
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Filip KubaINACTIVE
D · 71 GP · 3G 37A40P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Petr SykoraINACTIVE
RW · 76 GP · 25G 21A46P

Season by season

Czechia had 11 players in the NHL in 1989–90 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.
6
4
4
529
293
4
2
2
152
198
1
1
4
174
103
1
4
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
2nd in the league
3–4
USA
USA
7th in the league

USA wins 4–3 against Czechia.

0.47Points per game0.39
228Best trio233
0.34Defencemen's points per game0.29
.914Goalies' save percentage.915
5.2NHL players per million inhabitants0.6
1 455Total points3 447
57Players in the NHL216
Czechia against USA season by season
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