Jan Vopat (born 22 March 1973) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player who played 126 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings and Nashville Predators between 1996 and 1999. He is the older brother of former NHL centre, Roman Vopat. Internationally he played for the Czech national team at several tournaments, including the 1994 Winter Olympics.
| Jan Vopat | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
22 March 1973 Most, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
HC Litvínov Los Angeles Kings Nashville Predators | ||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | ||
| NHL draft |
57th overall, 1992 Hartford Whalers | ||
| Playing career | 1990–2000 | ||
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1987–88 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | CSSR U16 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | CSSR U16 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | HC CHZ Litvínov | CSSR U18 | ||||||||||||
| 1990–91 | HC CHZ Litvínov | CSSR | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | HC Chemopetrol Litvínov | CSSR U18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | HC Chemopetrol Litvínov | CSSR | 37 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1992–93 | HC Chemopetrol Litvínov | CSSR | 45 | 10 | 11 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | HC Chemopetrol Litvínov | CZE | 41 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | HC Litvínov, s.r.o. | CZE | 42 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 47 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 33 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 38 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 55 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | EV Landshut | GER-3 | 32 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Ilves | FIN | 30 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | EHV Schönheide | GER-4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| CSSR totals | 100 | 11 | 16 | 27 | — | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 126 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | EJC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | EJC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1992 | Czechoslovakia | WJC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1993 | Czechoslovakia | WJC | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | |
| 1994 | Czech Republic | OLY | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1995 | Czech Republic | WC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 25 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 14 | |||
| Senior totals | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |||
External links
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