Jiří Novotný (born August 12, 1983) is a Czech professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for Motor České Budějovice of the Czech Extraliga (ELH).
| Jiří Novotný | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
August 12, 1983 Pelhřimov, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| ELH team Former teams |
Motor České Budějovice Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets Atlant Moscow Oblast Barys Astana Lev Praha Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Traktor Chelyabinsk Lada Togliatti HC Plzeň HC Ambrì-Piotta | ||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | ||
| NHL Draft |
22nd overall, 2001 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 2002–present | ||
Playing career edit
Novotný was drafted 22nd overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He spent two seasons with HC České Budějovice in the Czech Republic before moving on to the Sabres' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Rochester Americans. He made his NHL debut with the Sabres in a January 12, 2006 game against the Phoenix Coyotes.
Novotný's first NHL point came in his second game, when he assisted on a Daniel Paille goal against the Los Angeles Kings on January 14, 2006. His first NHL goal came in his sixth game, against the Florida Panthers on February 11, 2006.
He was traded on February 27, 2007 to the Washington Capitals with a 1st round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft for Dainius Zubrus and Timo Helbling.[1] At the conclusion of the season, he was not extended a qualifying offer by the Capitals, making him an unrestricted free agent.
On July 3, 2007, Novotný was signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets to a two-year contract.[2]
On July 2, 2014, he signed a two-year contract with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, after Lev Praha announced not to participate in 2014–15 KHL season.[3]
Having returned to the Czech Republic to begin the 2018–19 season with HC Plzeň of the ELH, on September 20, 2018, one day prior to the start of the National League, Novotny was signed to a two-month contract worth CHF 500,000 by HC Ambrì-Piotta to replace injured Bryan Lerg. Novotny will make CHF 84,000 out of this contract. On October 25, 2018, his CHF 500,000 contract was extended through the end of the 2018–19 season.
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–2000 | HC České Budějovice | CZE U18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 | HC České Budějovice | CZE U20 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | HC České Budějovice | CZE U20 | 37 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 29 | ||
| 2000–01 | HC České Budějovice | ELH | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | SHC Vajgar Jindřichův Hradec | CZE.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | HC České Budějovice | ELH | 41 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | SHC Vajgar Jindřichův Hradec | CZE.3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 43 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2003–04 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 48 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2004–05 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 61 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 66 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 50 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 65 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 42 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Atlant Moscow Oblast | KHL | 45 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Barys Astana | KHL | 53 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Barys Astana | KHL | 42 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | ||
| 2012–13 | Lev Praha | KHL | 43 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Lev Praha | KHL | 49 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26 | ||
| 2014–15 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 59 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 38 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 21 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Lada Togliatti | KHL | 33 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Škoda Plzeň | ELH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NL | 46 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2019–20 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NL | 46 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Motor České Budějovice | ELH | 34 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Samson České Budějovice | CZE.4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 189 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| KHL totals | 383 | 71 | 128 | 199 | 244 | 57 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 71 | ||||
International edit
| Medal record | ||
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| Representing Czech Rep
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2010 Cologne | |
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2011 Bratislava | |
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2012 Helsinki | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 6th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 4th | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2002 | Czech Republic | WJC | 7th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2003 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | Czech Republic | WC | 7th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Czech Republic | WC | 5th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Czech Republic | WC | 
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9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
| 2011 | Czech Republic | WC | 
|
9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Czech Republic | WC |
|
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Czech Republic | WC | 7th | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Czech Republic | OG | 6th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Czech Republic | WC | 4th | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Czech Republic | WC | 4th | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 25 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | ||||
| Senior totals | 73 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 24 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Capitals acquire first-round pick, Novotny from Buffalo". capitals.nhl.com. 2007-02-27. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "Blue Jackets sign center Jiri Novotny to two-year deal". bluejackets.nhl.com. 2007-07-03. Archived from the original on 2007-09-10. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "Jiri Novotny with Lokomotiv" (in Russian). Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. 2014-07-02. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Media related to Jiří Novotný (ice hockey) at Wikimedia Commons
