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Czech NHL players 2016–17

37 Czech players played in the NHL in 2016–17. Together they scored 653 points, the sixth most of any country, and Czechia finished tenth of 10 in the nations league. David Pastrnak scored the most, 70 points.

37
NHL players
653
Points
10th
Nations league
33
Goalie wins
2016–17Last season82/82 games
2015–162017–18

CZECH LEADERS

In the nations league

10th
of 10 ranked nations
20
league points
Rate5thTop trio6thBlue line10thGoalies10thPer million4th

Czechia accounts for 3.8% of the NHL's players and 3.6% of its points.

The full nations league

Czech goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Petr MrazekDET
5018-21-0.9013.041
Michal NeuvirthPHI
2811-11-0.8912.820
Ondrej PavelecWPG
84-4-0.8883.550
Marek MazanecNSH
40-2-0.8394.730
Marek LanghamerARI
10-0-0.8753.870
David RittichCGY
10-0-0.9003.000

Every Czech player in the NHL, team by team

37 players across 22 teams.
ARIArizona Coyotes3 players
Radim VrbataINACTIVE
RW · 81 GP · 20G 35A55P
Zbynek MichalekINACTIVE
D · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
Marek LanghamerINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 0 W · .8750W
CARCarolina Hurricanes3 players
Andrej NestrasilINACTIVE
C · 19 GP · 1G 4A5P
Jakub NakladalINACTIVE
D · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
Martin FrkINACTIVE
RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
DALDallas Stars3 players
Radek Faksa
C · 80 GP · 12G 21A33P
Jiri HudlerINACTIVE
RW · 32 GP · 3G 8A11P
Ales HemskyINACTIVE
RW · 15 GP · 4G 3A7P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers3 players
Jakub VoracekINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 20G 41A61P
Radko Gudas
D · 67 GP · 6G 17A23P
Michal NeuvirthINACTIVE
G · 28 GP · 11 W · .89111W
BOSBoston Bruins2 players
David Pastrnak
RW · 75 GP · 34G 36A70P
David KrejciINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 23G 31A54P
CGYCalgary Flames2 players
Michael FrolikINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 17G 27A44P
David Rittich
G · 1 GP · 0 W · .9000W
CHIChicago Blackhawks2 players
Michal KempnyINACTIVE
D · 50 GP · 2G 6A8P
Michal RozsivalINACTIVE
D · 22 GP · 1G 2A3P
DETDetroit Red Wings2 players
Tomas NosekINACTIVE
LW · 11 GP · 1G 0A1P
Petr MrazekINACTIVE
G · 50 GP · 18 W · .90118W
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FLAFlorida Panthers2 players
Jaromir JagrINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 16G 30A46P
Jakub KindlINACTIVE
D · 39 GP · 0G 4A4P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning2 players
Ondrej Palat
LW · 75 GP · 17G 35A52P
Andrej SustrINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 3G 11A14P
TORToronto Maple Leafs2 players
Roman PolakINACTIVE
D · 75 GP · 4G 7A11P
Milan MichalekINACTIVE
LW · 5 GP · 1G 1A2P
ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player
Ondrej KaseINACTIVE
RW · 53 GP · 5G 10A15P
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player
Lukas SedlakINACTIVE
C · 62 GP · 7G 6A13P
MINMinnesota Wild1 player
Martin HanzalINACTIVE
C · 71 GP · 20G 19A39P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Tomas PlekanecINACTIVE
C · 78 GP · 10G 18A28P
NSHNashville Predators1 player
Marek MazanecINACTIVE
G · 4 GP · 0 W · .8390W
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Pavel Zacha
C · 70 GP · 8G 16A24P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Dominik SimonINACTIVE
C · 2 GP · 0G 1A1P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Tomas Hertl
C · 49 GP · 10G 12A22P
STLSt. Louis Blues1 player
Vladimir SobotkaINACTIVE
C · 1 GP · 1G 0A1P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Jakub VranaINACTIVE
LW · 21 GP · 3G 3A6P
WPGWinnipeg Jets1 player
Ondrej PavelecINACTIVE
G · 8 GP · 4 W · .8884W

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
248
509
6
6
7
537
314
4
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 Slovakia

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Czechia
Czechia
10th in the league
5–2
Slovakia
Slovakia
4th in the league

Czechia wins 5–2 against Slovakia.

0.44Points per game0.42
186Best trio135
0.24Defencemen's points per game0.34
.902Goalies' save percentage.915
3.4NHL players per million inhabitants2.2
653Total points232
37Players in the NHL12
Czechia against Slovakia season by season
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