Born	November 28, 1979 (1979-11-28) (age 30), Uherské Hradiště, CZE
Height Weight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Left
Czech Extraliga team	HC Zlin
NHL Draft	184th overall, 2002 Columbus Blue Jackets
Pro career	1998 – present

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
Silver	2006	Team

Jaroslav Balaštík (born November 28, 1979 in Uherské Hradiště, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey player, currently with HC Zlin in the Czech Extraliga

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Awards 3 Records 4 Career statistics 5 International play 5.1 International statistics 6 References 6.1 Web sites

[edit] Playing career

Balaštík was drafted in the 6th round, 184th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. After playing eight seasons (1997-2005) with HC Zlín in the Czech Extraliga, and part of one season (2002-03) with HPK in the Finnish SM-liiga; Balaštík started his first pro season in 2005 with the Syracuse Crunch, the Blue Jackets' American Hockey League affiliate. He was quickly promoted to the big club, where he became somewhat of a shootout-specialist, going 6-for-9 for the season.

On December 13, 2006, Balaštík was contracted by the Swedish Jönköping-based club HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. In HV71, Balaštík played with his fellow countryman Jan Hrdina, with whom he has played before in Columbus Blue Jackets in NHL.^[1]

For 2007-08 he has rejoined HC Zlin in the Czech Republic.

[edit] Awards

• Named Best Forward in Czech Extraliga in season 2004-05.
• Silver medal at the World Championships in 2006.

[edit] Records

• Most goals scored in Czech Extraliga in seasons 2003-04 and 2004-05.
• Most points in Czech Extraliga playoffs in season 2003-04.
• Most goals scored in Czech Extraliga playoffs in season 2003-04.

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997-98	HC Zlín	CZE		6	0	2	2			--	--	--	--	--
1998-99	HC Zlín	CZE		41	4	8	12	12		9	1	0	1	27
1999-00	HC Zlín	CZE		48	7	10	17	18		4	0	1	1	2
2000-01	HC Zlín	CZE		52	8	17	25	32		6	1	1	2	6
2001-02	HC Zlín	CZE		50	25	19	44	32		11	3	5	8	14
2002-03	HC Zlín	CZE		31	14	8	22	26		--	--	--	--	--
2002-03	HPK	SM-l		13	5	7	12	2		13	4	3	7	6
2003-04	HC Zlín	CZE		51	29	18	47	54		17	9	9	18	32
2004-05	HC Zlín	CZE		52	30	16	46	74		17	4	9	13	52
2005-06	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		66	12	10	22	26		--	--	--	--	--
2005-06	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		14	3	3	6	6		--	--	--	--	--
2006-07	HV71	SEL		25	3	10	13	4		14	5	2	7	34
2007-08	HC Zlín	CZE		52	29	11	40	72		--	--	--	--	--
2008-09	HC Zlín	CZE		52	20	16	36	72		5	0	0	0	26
CZE totals				331	117	98	215	248		64	18	25	43	133
NHL totals				66	12	10	22	26		--	--	--	--	--

Statistics as of July 12, 2009

[edit] International play

Balaštík has played for Czech Republic in the following competitions:

• 1997 European Junior Championships
• 1999 World Junior Championships
• 2003 World Championships
• 2006 World Championships (silver medal)

[edit] International statistics

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997	Czech Republic	EJC		6	1	2	3	0
1999	Czech Republic	WJC		6	2	3	5	0
2003	Czech Republic	WC		8	1	0	1	2
2006	Czech Republic	WC		9	4	2	6	2
Junior int'l totals				12	3	5	8	0
Senior int'l totals				17	5	2	7	4

Statistics as of December 16, 2006

[edit] References

[edit] Web sites

• "Jaroslav Balaštík's profile at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=56996. Retrieved 2006-12-13. 
• "Jaroslav Balaštík". Elite Prospects. http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=8618. Retrieved 2006-12-13. 
• "Jaroslav Balaštík - player profile and career stats". European Hockey.Net. http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=15366. Retrieved 2006-12-13.