Milan Hejduk
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| Born | February 14, 1976 , Ústí nad Labem, CS |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Right wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| NHL team | Colorado Avalanche |
| Ntl. team |  Czech Republic |
| NHL Draft | 87th overall, 1994 Quebec Nordiques |
| Pro career | 1993 – present |
Milan Hejduk 
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[edit] Playing career
The 6-foot (1.83 m) tall, 190-pound (86 kg) Hejduk was drafted 87th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 4th round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. Before he left for the NHL, he played in Pardubice, where he returned during the 2004–05 NHL lockout.
Milan joined HC Pardubice in the Czech Extraliga in 1993–94 and won Rookie of the Year honours with nine points in 22 games. After improving to 11 goals in 1994–95, Milan improved to 13 markers in 1995–96. In 1996–97, Milan set a personal Extraliga high with 27 goals in 51 games. In 1997–98, Milan scored 26 goals and a personal best 45 Extraliga points.
He won the Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy as the NHL's top goalscorer when he potted 50 goals for the Avalanche in the 2002–03 season, narrowly beating Markus Näslund of the Vancouver Canucks, who had been leading for most of the season. Hejduk scored a goal against the Calgary Flames in a 3–0 win for the Avalanche on 12 March 2006, putting him equal with Peter Forsberg in sixth place on the all-time Avalanche franchise goalscoring list with 216 goals. He won a Stanley Cup in 2001 with the Colorado Avalanche.
In the 2008-2009 NHL season, Hejduk scored his 300th goal alongside Ryan Smyth on January 18 against the Calgary Flames in a 6-2 victory at the Pepsi Center. He ended the 08-09 season tied with Smyth as the Av's top scorer with 59 points, though scoring one more goal than Smyth did, with 27. Milan dressed for all 82 games that year for the Avalanche.
[edit] NHL All-Star Games
Hejduk has been selcted to play in three NHL All-Star Games. In 2000 All-Star Game, he played on the World team in a 9-4 win over North America. He earned a primary assist on Pavol Demitra's third period goal. In 2001, he was chosen to replace an injured Jaromír Jágr in the starting line-up, one of the six Avs selected as starters. He did not, however, pick up a point in a 14-12 loss to North America. In 2009, he was selected as the only Av in the All-Star Lineup for the 57th All-Star Game.[1]. He got a goal and two assists in an 11 to 12 shootout loss to the Eastern Conference.
[edit] Awards
- 2001 Stanley Cup championship
- Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy - 2003
- Bud Light Plus/Minus Award - 2003
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | HC Pardubice | Czech Rep | 22 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | HC Pardubice | Czech Rep | 43 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | HC Pardubice | Czech Rep | 37 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | HC Pardubice | Czech Rep | 51 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 27 | ||
| 1997–98 | HC Pardubice | Czech Rep | 48 | 26 | 19 | 45 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 80 | 41 | 38 | 79 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 6 | ||
| 2001–02 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 62 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 50 | 48 | 98 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 35 | 40 | 75 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Pardubice | Czech Rep | 48 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 74 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 80 | 35 | 35 | 70 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 77 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 783 | 312 | 345 | 657 | 274 | 109 | 33 | 42 | 75 | 28 | ||||
[edit] International play
| Olympic medal record | ||
| Men's ice hockey | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1998 Nagano | Ice hockey |
| Bronze | 2006 Turin | Ice hockey |
Played for the Czech Republic in:
- 1998 Winter Olympics (gold medal)
- 1998 World Championships (bronze medal)
- 2002 Winter Olympics
- 2004 World Cup of Hockey
- 2006 Winter Olympics (bronze medal)
[edit] International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 1998 | Czech Republic | Oly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | Czech Republic | Oly | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Czech Republic | WCH | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Czech Republic | Oly | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Olympic totals | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ NHL.com Bio
| Preceded by Jarome Iginla |
Winner of the Rocket Richard Trophy 2003 |
Succeeded by Jarome Iginla, Ilya Kovalchuk, Rick Nash |
| Preceded by Chris Chelios |
Co-winner of the NHL Plus/Minus Award (with Peter Forsberg) 2003 |
Succeeded by Martin St. Louis and Marek Malik |
| Preceded by Jaromír Jágr |
Golden Hockey Stick 2003 |
Succeeded by Robert Lang |
