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Czech NHL players 2020–21

35 Czech players played in the NHL in 2020–21. Together they scored 544 points, the sixth most of any country, and Czechia finished sixth of 10 in the nations league. David Pastrnak scored the most, 48 points.

35
NHL players
544
Points
6th
Nations league
37
Goalie wins
2020–21Active season56/82 games
2019–202021–22

CZECH LEADERS

In the nations league

6th
of 10 ranked nations
27
league points
Rate3rdTop trio6thBlue line8thGoalies7thPer million4th

Czechia accounts for 3.5% of the NHL's players and 4.0% of its points.

The full nations league

Czech goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Vitek VanecekWSH
3721-10-0.9082.692
David RittichTOR
195-8-0.9012.861
Petr MrazekCAR
126-2-0.9232.063
Josef KorenarSJS
103-5-0.8993.170
Dan VladarBOS
52-2-0.8863.400

Every Czech player in the NHL, team by team

35 players across 22 teams.
BOSBoston Bruins5 players
David Pastrnak
RW · 48 GP · 20G 28A48P
David KrejciINACTIVE
C · 51 GP · 8G 36A44P
Jakub ZborilINACTIVE
D · 42 GP · 0G 9A9P
Ondrej KaseINACTIVE
RW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
Dan Vladar
G · 5 GP · 2 W · .8862W
SJSSan Jose Sharks3 players
Tomas Hertl
C · 50 GP · 19G 24A43P
Radim SimekINACTIVE
D · 40 GP · 2G 4A6P
Josef KorenarINACTIVE
G · 10 GP · 3 W · .8993W
CARCarolina Hurricanes2 players
Martin Necas
C · 53 GP · 14G 27A41P
Petr MrazekINACTIVE
G · 12 GP · 6 W · .9236W
CHIChicago Blackhawks2 players
Dominik KubalikINACTIVE
LW · 56 GP · 17G 21A38P
David KampfINACTIVE
C · 56 GP · 1G 11A12P
DETDetroit Red Wings2 players
Filip Hronek
D · 56 GP · 2G 24A26P
Filip ZadinaINACTIVE
RW · 49 GP · 6G 13A19P
NYRNew York Rangers2 players
Filip Chytil
C · 42 GP · 8G 14A22P
Libor HajekINACTIVE
D · 44 GP · 2G 2A4P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers2 players
Jakub VoracekINACTIVE
RW · 53 GP · 9G 34A43P
David KaseINACTIVE
RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning2 players
Ondrej Palat
LW · 55 GP · 15G 31A46P
Jan RuttaINACTIVE
D · 35 GP · 0G 8A8P
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WSHWashington Capitals2 players
Jakub VranaINACTIVE
LW · 50 GP · 19G 17A36P
Vitek Vanecek
G · 37 GP · 21 W · .90821W
ARIArizona Coyotes1 player
Jan Jenik
C · 2 GP · 2G 0A2P
CGYCalgary Flames1 player
Dominik SimonINACTIVE
C · 11 GP · 0G 0A0P
COLColorado Avalanche1 player
Martin Kaut
RW · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P
DALDallas Stars1 player
Radek Faksa
C · 55 GP · 6G 8A14P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Dominik KahunINACTIVE
C · 48 GP · 9G 6A15P
FLAFlorida Panthers1 player
Radko Gudas
D · 54 GP · 2G 9A11P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Martin FrkINACTIVE
RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Michael FrolikINACTIVE
RW · 8 GP · 0G 0A0P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Pavel Zacha
C · 50 GP · 17G 18A35P
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Filip ChlapikINACTIVE
C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Radim ZohornaINACTIVE
LW · 8 GP · 2G 2A4P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
David Rittich
G · 19 GP · 5 W · .9015W
VGKVegas Golden Knights1 player
Tomas NosekINACTIVE
LW · 38 GP · 8G 10A18P

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
634
419
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
6th in the league
2–5
USA
USA
1st in the league

USA wins 5–2 against Czechia.

0.49Points per game0.44
138Best trio189
0.28Defencemen's points per game0.34
.907Goalies' save percentage.910
3.2NHL players per million inhabitants0.9
544Total points3 902
35Players in the NHL291
Czechia against USA season by season
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