Jiří Šlégr
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| Jiří Šlégr | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
30 May 1971 Jihlava, Czechoslovakia | |||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | |||||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | |||||
| Position | Defence | |||||
| Shot | Left | |||||
| Czech Extraliga team | HC Litvínov | |||||
| Played for |
Vancouver Canucks Edmonton Oilers Pittsburgh Penguins Atlanta Thrashers Detroit Red Wings Boston Bruins | |||||
| National team |
 NHL Draft | 23rd overall, | ||||
| Playing career | 1988–2015 | |||||
Jiří Šlégr (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈʃlɛːɡr̩] ⓘ; born 30 May 1971) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman, and was a member of the 2001–02 Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup championship team after being acquired in a late-season trade. Šlégr was inducted into the Czech Ice Hockey Hall of Fame on December 12, 2019.
In 2010, Šlégr, a candidate of the
Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
.
Playing career
Šlégr was drafted 23rd overall by the
1990 NHL Entry Draft. Šlégr played parts of three seasons with the Canucks, before being traded to the Edmonton Oilers for Roman Oksiuta, where he played for parts of two seasons. He spent the 1996–97 season playing in Södertälje SK in Sweden. He then returned to the NHL, where he had been traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 3rd round draft pick, and played three and a half seasons there, wearing number 71 that would later be more associated with Evgeni Malkin. In January 2001, he was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for a 3rd round draft pick. Atlanta traded Šlégr to the Detroit Red Wings for Yuri Butsayev and a 3rd round draft pick in March 2002 and won the Stanley Cup
with the Red Wings that season.
He signed as a free agent with Vancouver in September 2003, but was traded to the
NLA during the 2007 playoffs
.
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Representing Czechoslovakia
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Winter Olympics
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1992 Albertville | |
World Junior Championships
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1991 Canada | |
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1990 Finland | |
| Representing Czech Republic
| ||
Winter Olympics
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Nagano |
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| World Cup | ||
|
2004 World Cup | |
| World Championships | ||
|
2005 Vienna |
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1998 Switzerland |
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1997 Finland |
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Šlégr won a gold medal in the
1998 Olympics for the Czech Republic, and a bronze medal in the 1992 Olympics for Czechoslovakia. Along with the Stanley Cup he won with the Detroit Red Wings in 2002, Šlégr won all three major trophies in ice-hockey, gaining entry to the prestigious Triple Gold Club
.
Political career
In the
Ústecký kraj, a region in northern Bohemia. Although the Social Democrats won the elections, they found themselves isolated and a right-wing government led by Petr Nečas was formed instead, forcing the Social Democratic Chairman, Jiří Paroubek
, to resign.
Šlégr, loyal to Paroubek, followed the former chairman in 2011 when he left the Social Democrats and founded a new party, the National Socialists – 21st Century Left. Since he had refused to resign, Šlégr remained in the Parliament as an unaffiliated MP.[1]
Šlégr announced on June 14, 2013 that he was "going back to the clean environment among athletes" and stepped down from his position.[2]
Personal life
He is the estranged son of former Vancouver Canucks defenceman Jiří Bubla. He legally changed his surname from Bubla to his stepfather's surname of Šlégr as a child.
Šlégr was married 15 years with Kateřina Šlégrová. The couple split in November 2010 and divorced in February 2013.Lucie Králová in May, 2015.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | TJ CHZ Litvínov
|
CSR U16 | 36 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | CSR U16 | 36 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | CSR U18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | TJ CHZ Litvínov
|
CSR
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | CSR U18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | CSR | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | CSR U18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | CSR | 51 | 4 | 15 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | HC CHZ Litvínov | CSR | 47 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | HC Chemopetrol Litvínov | CSR | 42 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 41 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 109 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | Hamilton Canucks | AHL | 21 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 78 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | HC Litvínov, s.r.o. | ELH | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 57 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Södertälje SK | SHL | 30 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 62 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 32 | ||
| 1996–97 | HC Chemopetrol, a.s. | ELH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | HC Becherovka Karlovy Vary
|
CZE II | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 73 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 109 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 63 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 86 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 74 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 82 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 19 | ||
| 2000–01 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 42 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 33 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 38 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Chemopetrol, a.s. | ELH | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 45 | ||
| 2003–04 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 36 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
2004–05
|
HC Chemopetrol, a.s. | ELH | 46 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 135 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 | ||
| 2005–06 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 32 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Chemopetrol, a.s. | ELH | 41 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | EHC Biel | NLA
|
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Litvínov | ELH | 45 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 121 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Litvínov | ELH | 48 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC BENZINA Litvínov | ELH | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Verva Litvínov | ELH | 28 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Verva Litvínov | ELH | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| TCH totals | 152 | 25 | 75 | 100 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 622 | 56 | 193 | 249 | 838 | 42 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 39 | ||||
| ELH totals | 246 | 36 | 79 | 115 | 671 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 66 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Place | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Czechoslovakia | EJC | 
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | WJC
|
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | WJC |
|
7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 14 | |
1991
|
Czechoslovakia
|
WC | 6th | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 32 | |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | CC | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | |
| 1992 | Czechoslovakia | OLY |
|
8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 1996 | Czech Republic | WCH | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
1997
|
Czech Republic | WC |
|
8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 35 | |
| 1998 | Czech Republic | OLY | 
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1998 | Czech Republic | WC |
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | |
| 2004 | Czech Republic | WCH |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Czech Republic | WC | 5th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2005 | Czech Republic | WC |
|
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 20 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 36 | ||||
| Senior totals | 64 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 158 | ||||
See also
- Notable families in the NHL
References
- ^ "Tajná svatba! Nejvnadnější miss Králová řekla ano hokejistovi Šlégrovi!". Czech news center a.s. (in Czech). 1 May 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ Josef Kopecký (October 7, 2011). "Politický přestup roku: Paroubek, Šlégr a Benda opustili ČSSD". idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ^ Tereza Kühnelová (20 February 2013). "Zamilovaný Šlégr: Poprvé po rozvodu líbal Královou na veřejnosti!". Blesk.cz. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ^ "Tajná svatba! Nejvnadnější miss Králová řekla ano hokejistovi Šlégrovi!". Czech news center a.s. (in Czech). 1 May 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
External links
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