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Czech NHL players 2018–19

40 Czech players played in the NHL in 2018–19. Together they scored 752 points, the sixth most of any country, and Czechia finished sixth of 10 in the nations league. David Pastrnak scored the most, 81 points.

40
NHL players
752
Points
6th
Nations league
51
Goalie wins
2018–19Last season82/82 games
2017–182019–20

CZECH LEADERS

In the nations league

6th
of 10 ranked nations
26
league points
Rate6thTop trio5thBlue line8thGoalies6thPer million4th

Czechia accounts for 4.0% of the NHL's players and 3.7% of its points.

The full nations league

Czech goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
David RittichCGY
4527-9-0.9112.611
Petr MrazekCAR
4023-14-0.9142.394
Michal NeuvirthPHI
71-4-0.8594.270
Pavel FrancouzCOL
20-2-0.9431.960

Every Czech player in the NHL, team by team

40 players across 21 teams.
DETDetroit Red Wings4 players
Filip Hronek
D · 46 GP · 5G 18A23P
Martin FrkINACTIVE
RW · 30 GP · 1G 5A6P
Filip ZadinaINACTIVE
RW · 9 GP · 1G 2A3P
Libor SulakINACTIVE
D · 6 GP · 0G 0A0P
BOSBoston Bruins3 players
David Pastrnak
RW · 66 GP · 38G 43A81P
David KrejciINACTIVE
C · 81 GP · 20G 53A73P
Jakub ZborilINACTIVE
D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
DALDallas Stars3 players
Radek Faksa
C · 81 GP · 15G 15A30P
Roman PolakINACTIVE
D · 77 GP · 1G 8A9P
Martin HanzalINACTIVE
C · 7 GP · 1G 1A2P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers3 players
Jakub VoracekINACTIVE
RW · 78 GP · 20G 46A66P
Radko Gudas
D · 77 GP · 4G 16A20P
Michal NeuvirthINACTIVE
G · 7 GP · 1 W · .8591W
SJSSan Jose Sharks3 players
Tomas Hertl
C · 77 GP · 35G 39A74P
Lukas RadilINACTIVE
C · 36 GP · 7G 4A11P
Radim SimekINACTIVE
D · 41 GP · 1G 8A9P
ANAAnaheim Ducks2 players
Ondrej KaseINACTIVE
RW · 30 GP · 11G 9A20P
Andrej SustrINACTIVE
D · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P
CGYCalgary Flames2 players
Michael FrolikINACTIVE
RW · 65 GP · 16G 18A34P
David Rittich
G · 45 GP · 27 W · .91127W
CARCarolina Hurricanes2 players
Martin Necas
C · 7 GP · 1G 1A2P
Petr MrazekINACTIVE
G · 40 GP · 23 W · .91423W
Show all 21 teams
CHIChicago Blackhawks2 players
Dominik KahunINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 13G 24A37P
David KampfINACTIVE
C · 63 GP · 4G 15A19P
NYRNew York Rangers2 players
Filip Chytil
C · 75 GP · 11G 12A23P
Libor HajekINACTIVE
D · 5 GP · 1G 0A1P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning2 players
Ondrej Palat
LW · 64 GP · 8G 26A34P
Jan RuttaINACTIVE
D · 37 GP · 2G 6A8P
VGKVegas Golden Knights2 players
Tomas NosekINACTIVE
LW · 68 GP · 8G 9A17P
Tomas HykaINACTIVE
RW · 17 GP · 1G 3A4P
WSHWashington Capitals2 players
Jakub VranaINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 24G 23A47P
Michal KempnyINACTIVE
D · 71 GP · 6G 19A25P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Vladimir SobotkaINACTIVE
C · 69 GP · 5G 8A13P
COLColorado Avalanche1 player
Pavel FrancouzINACTIVE
G · 2 GP · 0 W · .9430W
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player
Lukas SedlakINACTIVE
C · 47 GP · 4G 2A6P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Tomas PlekanecINACTIVE
C · 3 GP · 1G 0A1P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Pavel Zacha
C · 61 GP · 13G 12A25P
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Filip ChlapikINACTIVE
C · 5 GP · 1G 0A1P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Dominik SimonINACTIVE
C · 71 GP · 8G 20A28P
STLSt. Louis Blues1 player
Jakub JerabekINACTIVE
D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

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
10
8
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 Russia

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Czechia
Czechia
6th in the league
3–4
Russia
Russia
4th in the league

Russia wins 4–3 against Czechia.

0.46Points per game0.54
228Best trio304
0.29Defencemen's points per game0.27
.909Goalies' save percentage.915
3.7NHL players per million inhabitants0.3
752Total points1 070
40Players in the NHL38
Czechia against Russia season by season
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