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Born	February 5, 1976 (age 33),; Hradec Králové, CS
Height; Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m); 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
SEL team; F. teams	HV71; NHL; Pittsburgh Penguins; Phoenix Coyotes; New Jersey Devils; Columbus Blue Jackets; AHL; Syracuse Crunch; IHL; Cleveland Lumberjacks; WHL; Seattle Thunderbirds; Spokane Chiefs; Extraliga; HC Hradec Králové; HC Kladno; SM-I; HIFK
Ntl. team	Czech Republic
NHL Draft	128th overall, 1995; Pittsburgh Penguins
Pro career	1993 – present

Jan Hrdina (born February 5, 1976(1976-02-05), in Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for HV71 of the Swedish Elitserien.

[edit] Playing career

Hrdina was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft in the 5th round, 128th overall.

In March 2003, the Pittsburgh Penguins traded Hrdina and François Leroux to the Phoenix Coyotes for Ramzi Abid, Dan Focht and Guillaume Lefebvre. One year later, March 2004, the Phoenix Coyotes traded him to the New Jersey Devils for Michael Rupp and a second-round draft pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

On August 28, 2006, Hrdina signed a six-month contract with the Swedish elite club HV71 in Elitserien. He joined the club on October 18, 2006, due to some Swedish tax laws concerning the specific type of contract signed. Before that he started the season 2006–07 playing for HIFK in the Finnish SM-liiga.^[1] After the season he extended the contract for another two years.^[2]

[edit] Awards

Swedish Champion with HV71 in 2008.

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	HC Hradec Králové	Extraliga	23	1	6	7	0	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	69	41	59	100	79	4	0	1	1	8
1995–96	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	30	19	28	47	37	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Spokane Chiefs	WHL	18	10	16	26	25	18	5	14	19	49
1996–97	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL	68	23	31	54	82	13	1	2	3	8
1997–98	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	72	20	24	44	82	5	1	3	4	10
1998-99	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	82	13	29	42	40	13	4	1	5	12
1999–00	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	70	13	33	46	43	9	4	8	12	2
2000–01	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	78	15	28	43	48	18	2	5	7	8
2001–02	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	79	24	33	57	50	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	57	14	25	39	34	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	4	0	4	4	8	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	55	11	15	26	30	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	New Jersey Devils	NHL	13	1	6	7	10	5	2	0	2	2
2004–05	HC Kladno	Extraliga	23	4	3	7	38	7	3	3	6	4
2005–06	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	75	10	23	33	78	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	HIFK	SM-l	10	2	6	8	22	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	HV71	SEL	41	7	19	26	66	14	2	8	10	82
2007–08	HV71	SEL	51	18	24	42	60	17	6	1	7	53
2008–09	HV71	SEL	3	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
SEL totals			95	25	43	68	126	31	8	9	17	135
NHL totals			513	101	196	297	341	45	12	14	26	24

Statistics as of September 2, 2009.^[3]^[4]

[edit] International play

Hrdina has played for Czech Republic in the following competitions:

[edit] International statistics

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994	Czech Republic	EJC	5	1	1	2	0
1995	Czech Republic	WJC	7	2	1	3	4
2002	Czech Republic	Oly	4	0	0	0	0
2002	Czech Republic	WC	7	2	1	3	12
Junior int'l totals			12	3	2	5	4
Senior int'l totals			11	2	1	3	12

Statistics as of January 14, 2007.^[3]^[4]

[edit] References

^ Daniel Gustafsson (2006-08-28). "JAN HRDINA KLAR FÖR HV71" (in Swedish). HV71.se. http://www.hv71.se/nyhet.asp?sid=1160. Retrieved 2006-08-29.
^ Daniel Gustafsson (2007-04-24). "Hrdina fortsätter två säsonger i HV71" (in Swedish). HV71.se. http://www.hv71.se/nyhet.asp?sid=1160. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
^ ^a ^b "Jan Hrdina". Elite Prospects. http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=8623. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
^ ^a ^b "Jan Hrdina - player profile and career stats". European Hockey.Net. http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=13707. Retrieved 2009-09-02.

[0] Daniel Gustafsson (2006-08-28). "JAN HRDINA KLAR FÖR HV71" (in Swedish). HV71.se. http://www.hv71.se/nyhet.asp?sid=1160. Retrieved 2006-08-29.

[1] Daniel Gustafsson (2007-04-24). "Hrdina fortsätter två säsonger i HV71" (in Swedish). HV71.se. http://www.hv71.se/nyhet.asp?sid=1160. Retrieved 2007-04-24.

[EliteProspects-profile-2] "Jan Hrdina". Elite Prospects. http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=8623. Retrieved 2009-09-02.

[EuroHockey-profile-3] "Jan Hrdina - player profile and career stats". European Hockey.Net. http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=13707. Retrieved 2009-09-02.

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