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Czech NHL players 2019–20

34 Czech players played in the NHL in 2019–20. Together they scored 727 points, the sixth most of any country, and Czechia finished fourth of 10 in the nations league. David Pastrnak scored the most, 95 points.

34
NHL players
727
Points
4th
Nations league
66
Goalie wins
2019–20Active season69/82 games
2018–192020–21

CZECH LEADERS

In the nations league

4th
of 10 ranked nations
28
league points
Rate4thTop trio4thBlue line9thGoalies6thPer million4th

Czechia accounts for 3.5% of the NHL's players and 4.2% of its points.

The full nations league

Czech goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
David RittichCGY
4824-17-0.9072.972
Petr MrazekCAR
4021-16-0.9052.693
Pavel FrancouzCOL
3421-7-0.9232.411

Every Czech player in the NHL, team by team

34 players across 18 teams.
BOSBoston Bruins3 players
David Pastrnak
RW · 70 GP · 48G 47A95P
David KrejciINACTIVE
C · 61 GP · 13G 30A43P
Ondrej KaseINACTIVE
RW · 55 GP · 7G 17A24P
SJSSan Jose Sharks3 players
Tomas Hertl
C · 48 GP · 16G 20A36P
Radim SimekINACTIVE
D · 48 GP · 2G 7A9P
Lukas RadilINACTIVE
C · 14 GP · 0G 0A0P
WSHWashington Capitals3 players
Jakub VranaINACTIVE
LW · 69 GP · 25G 27A52P
Michal KempnyINACTIVE
D · 58 GP · 3G 15A18P
Radko Gudas
D · 63 GP · 2G 13A15P
CGYCalgary Flames2 players
Michael FrolikINACTIVE
RW · 57 GP · 6G 8A14P
David Rittich
G · 48 GP · 24 W · .90724W
CARCarolina Hurricanes2 players
Martin Necas
C · 64 GP · 16G 20A36P
Petr MrazekINACTIVE
G · 40 GP · 21 W · .90521W
CHIChicago Blackhawks2 players
Dominik KubalikINACTIVE
LW · 68 GP · 30G 16A46P
David KampfINACTIVE
C · 70 GP · 8G 8A16P
COLColorado Avalanche2 players
Martin Kaut
RW · 9 GP · 2G 1A3P
Pavel FrancouzINACTIVE
G · 34 GP · 21 W · .92321W
DALDallas Stars2 players
Radek Faksa
C · 66 GP · 11G 9A20P
Roman PolakINACTIVE
D · 41 GP · 0G 4A4P
Show all 18 teams
DETDetroit Red Wings2 players
Filip Hronek
D · 65 GP · 9G 22A31P
Filip ZadinaINACTIVE
RW · 28 GP · 8G 7A15P
NYRNew York Rangers2 players
Filip Chytil
C · 60 GP · 14G 9A23P
Libor HajekINACTIVE
D · 28 GP · 0G 5A5P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers2 players
Jakub VoracekINACTIVE
RW · 69 GP · 12G 44A56P
David KaseINACTIVE
RW · 6 GP · 1G 0A1P
PITPittsburgh Penguins2 players
Dominik KahunINACTIVE
C · 56 GP · 12G 19A31P
Dominik SimonINACTIVE
C · 64 GP · 7G 15A22P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning2 players
Ondrej Palat
LW · 69 GP · 17G 24A41P
Jan RuttaINACTIVE
D · 33 GP · 1G 6A7P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Vladimir SobotkaINACTIVE
C · 16 GP · 1G 2A3P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Martin FrkINACTIVE
RW · 17 GP · 6G 2A8P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Pavel Zacha
C · 65 GP · 8G 24A32P
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Filip ChlapikINACTIVE
C · 31 GP · 3G 3A6P
VGKVegas Golden Knights1 player
Tomas NosekINACTIVE
LW · 67 GP · 8G 7A15P

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
635
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 Switzerland

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Czechia
Czechia
4th in the league
6–1
Switzerland
Switzerland
7th in the league

Czechia wins 6–1 against Switzerland.

0.47Points per game0.45
203Best trio168
0.30Defencemen's points per game0.34
.910Goalies' save percentage.909
3.1NHL players per million inhabitants1.6
727Total points281
34Players in the NHL14
Czechia against Switzerland season by season
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