Czechia Jan Hrdina
#24 HV71 / Elitserien - 08/09
1-time U18 EJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time SHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Position
C
Age
48
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
207 lbs / 94 kg
Nation
Shoots
R
Status
Retired

Hrdina was a skilled two-way center. He had great hockey sense and fine playmaking ability. He also an absolute ace on faceoffs.
- Erik K. Piri, EP

Team Staff profile of Jan Hrdina also available

Jan Hrdina Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 Mountfield HK U20 Czechia U20 10* 1* 6* 7* 0* -* |
HC Stadion Hradec Králové Czechia Q -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 2 0 0 0 0 0
HC Stadion Hradec Králové Czechia 23* 1* 5* 6* 0* -1* | Relegation 4 0 1 1 2 0
Czechia U18 EJC-18 5* 1* 1* 2* 0* 0* |
1994-95 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 69* 41* 59* 100* 79* -* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 8 -
Czechia U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 1* 3* 4* -* |
1995-96 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 30* 19* 28* 47* 37* -* |
Spokane Chiefs WHL 18* 10* 16* 26* 25* -* | Playoffs 18 5 14 19 49 3
1996-97 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 68* 23* 31* 54* 82* 17* | Playoffs 13 1 2 3 8 -1
1997-98 Syracuse Crunch AHL 72* 20* 24* 44* 82* -3* | Playoffs 5 1 3 4 10 2
1998-99 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82* 13* 29* 42* 40* -2* | Playoffs 13 4 1 5 12 -1
1999-00 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 70* 13* 33* 46* 43* 13* | Playoffs 9 4 8 12 2 9
2000-01 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 78* 15* 28* 43* 48* 19* | Playoffs 18 2 5 7 8 -4
2001-02 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 79* 24* 33* 57* 50* -7* |
Czechia OG 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Czechia WC 7* 2* 1* 3* 12* 5* |
Czechia (all) International 13* 3* 2* 5* 14* 6* |
2002-03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 57* 14* 25* 39* 34* 1* |
Phoenix Coyotes NHL 4* 0* 4* 4* 8* 3* |
2003-04 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 55* 11* 15* 26* 30* -10* |
New Jersey Devils NHL 13* 1* 6* 7* 10* 4* | Playoffs 5 2 0 2 2 0
2004-05 HC Kladno Czechia 23* 4* 3* 7* 38* -4* | Playoffs 7 3 3 6 4 2
2005-06 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 75* 10* 23* 33* 78* -8* |
2006-07 HIFK SM-liiga 10* 2* 6* 8* 22* 3* |
HV71 Elitserien 41* 7* 19* 26* 66* -10* | Playoffs 14 2 8 10 82 2
Czechia (all) International 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2007-08 TPS SM-liiga 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
HV71 Elitserien 51* 18* 24* 42* 60* 8* | Playoffs 17 6 1 7 53 -3
2008-09 HV71 Elitserien 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |

Jan Hrdina Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Czechia EHT 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |

Jan Hrdina Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 72* 20* 24* 44* 0.61* 82* -3* | 1 5 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.80 * 10 * 2 *
Czechia 2 46* 5* 8* 13* 0.28* 38* -5* | 2 11 3 * 4 * 7 * 0.64 * 6 * 2 *
Czechia Q 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
Czechia U20 1 10* 1* 6* 7* 0.70* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 1 2* 1* 0* 1* 0.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 1 68* 23* 31* 54* 0.79* 82* 17* | 1 13 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.23 * 8 * -1 *
International 2 16* 4* 2* 6* 0.38* 14* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 2 14* 2* 7* 9* 0.64* 24* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 7 513* 101* 196* 297* 0.58* 341* 13* | 4 45 12 * 14 * 26 * 0.58 * 24 * 4 *
OG 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 3 95* 25* 43* 68* 0.72* 126* -1* | 2 31 8 * 9 * 17 * 0.55 * 135 * -1 *
WC 1 7* 2* 1* 3* 0.43* 12* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 2 117* 70* 103* 173* 1.48* 141* -* | 2 22 5 * 15 * 20 * 0.91 * 57 * 3 *
WJC-20 1 7* 2* 1* 3* 0.43* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jan Hrdina Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1994, 1 #16 overall by Seattle Thunderbirds in the CHL Import Draft

Cult/Star player for HV71

Career transactions
- 2006-08-28 • Signed by HV71
- 2005-08-10 • Signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets
- 2004-03-05 • Traded to the New Jersey Devils for Mike Rupp & a 2004 2nd round pick (traded to EDM: Geoff Paukovich)
- 2002-03-11 • Traded to the Phoenix Coyotes with François Leroux for Ramzi Abid, Dan Focht & Guillaume Lefebvre
- 1995-07-08 • Selected 128th overall in the NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins

Other memorable dates
- 1998-11-05 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Ottawa Senators vs. Damian Rhodes)
- 1998-10-10 • Made his NHL debut (vs. New York Islanders)

Retirement
In an interview from July 2011, Hrdina commented that was retired from professional hockey due to two hip surgeries on the same hip, which put loads of pressure on his leg when skating. Aside from the hip surgery, Hrdina has also admitted that he had problems with his groin and back over the previous five or six years.