Jaroslav Svejkovský
Jaroslav Svejkovský | |||
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Born |
Plzeň, Czechoslovakia | October 1, 1976||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Washington Capitals Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
NHL draft |
17th overall, 1996 Washington Capitals | ||
Playing career | 1996–2000 |
Jaroslav "Yogi" Svejkovský (born October 1, 1976) is a Czech ice hockey coach and former professional left wing. He currently serves as an assistant coach of the Vancouver Canucks. He was drafted in the first round, 17th overall, by the Washington Capitals in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, and played for them and the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Career
[edit]As a player
[edit]Drafted from the Western Hockey League's Tri-City Americans, Svejkovský made his professional debut with the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League in the 1996–97 season. He played a key part in the Pirates' offence; his 38 goals and 66 points earned him the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the league's best rookie.[1] He made his NHL debut during the same season with the Capitals, appearing in 19 games and scoring seven goals. In the Capitals' last game of the 1996–97 season, Svejkovský scored four goals, as Washington beat the Buffalo Sabres 8–3.[2] He remains the only Capitals rookie to date to score four goals in one game.[3]
Svejkovský's subsequent playing years were plagued by injuries and inconsistent play. He played only 42 games over the next two seasons, missing significant time due to ankle injuries and a concussion. By mid-January 2000, Svejkovský had played only 23 of the Capitals' 37 games that season, missing seven games with a shoulder injury.[1] He had served as a healthy scratch for seven of the Capitals' last eight games when, on January 17, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a seventh-round draft pick in the 2000 NHL entry draft and a third-round pick in the 2001 draft. Up to that point, Svejkovský had not registered a goal since the Capitals' first game of the season.[4]
Svejkovský finished the season with the Lightning, then was assigned to begin the 2000–01 season in the International Hockey League with the Detroit Vipers. He sustained a concussion during his second game for the Vipers, subsequently retiring from the sport without taking part in any more games.[5] In a 2002 USA Today story, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Jay Feaster said that Svejkovský was out of hockey due to post-concussion syndrome.[6] In his NHL career, Svejkovský appeared in 113 games, scoring 23 goals and adding 19 assists.
As a coach
[edit]In 2024, Svejkovský was named an assistant coach for the Vancouver Canucks.[7] He is also Director of Hockey Operations with the Seafair Minor Hockey Association,[8] and Program Director of the BC Bears[9] AAA spring hockey association.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1993–94 | HC Škoda Plzeň | ELH | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | HC Interconnex Plzeň | CZE U20 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | HC Tábor | CZE-2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 70 | 58 | 43 | 101 | 118 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 8 | ||
1996–97 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 54 | 38 | 28 | 66 | 56 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
1996–97 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 19 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 16 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
1997–98 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1998–99 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 25 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 29 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 113 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Awards
[edit]- WHL West Second All-Star Team – 1995-96 season
- Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award (most outstanding rookie in AHL): 1996–97 season
References
[edit]- ^ a b La Canfora, Jason (January 17, 2000). "Capitals notebook: Svejkovsky is traded for draft picks". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "Capitals 8, Sabres 3". Associated Press. April 13, 1997. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
- ^ Booth, Mark (October 6, 2011). "Seafair Minor Hockey tackles concussions head on". Richmond News. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
- ^ Jones, Tom (January 18, 2000). "Addition of "Yogi' bolsters front line". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ Fennell, Don (October 24, 2011). "'New life' after NHL career cut short". Richmond Review. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
- ^ "USATODAY.com". Cgil.usatoday.com. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Canucks say Sedins to be more involved with coaching; promote Svejkovsky". TSN. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Seafair Minor Hockey Association (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdesk.com)". Seafairhockey.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "BC Bears Hockey (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdesk.com)". Bcbearshockey.com. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Czech ice hockey left wingers
- Detroit Vipers players
- HC Plzeň players
- HC Tábor players
- NHL first-round draft picks
- Ice hockey people from Plzeň
- Portland Pirates players
- Tampa Bay Lightning players
- Tri-City Americans players
- Washington Capitals draft picks
- Washington Capitals players
- Czech ice hockey coaches
- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Czech expatriate sportspeople in Canada