Position	Defense
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Boston Bruins Vancouver Canucks Edmonton Oilers Pittsburgh Penguins Atlanta Thrashers Detroit Red Wings
Nationality	Czech Republic
Born	May 30, 1971, Jihlava, CZE
NHL Draft	23rd overall, 1990 Vancouver Canucks
Pro Career	1992 – present

Jiří Šlégr czech pronunciation (help· info) or Jiri Slegr (born May 30, 1971 in Jihlava, Czechoslovakia) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Boston Bruins of the NHL. He is also the estranged son of former Vancouver Canucks defenceman Jiří Bubla. The position an ice hockey player plays can be divided into three basic categories: Forwards Centre Wingers Defenceman Goaltender ... Defence (defense in the U.S.A.) in hockey is a player position with a primary responsibility to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals. ... A shot in ice hockey is an attempt by a player to score a goal by striking the puck with his stick in the direction of the net. ... Human height, or stature, is the height of a human being. ... Weight in measuring human body weight in the medical sciences and in sports is used synonymously with mass (rather than the correct technical definition of weight), expressed in units of mass, such as kilograms (kg) or weight, such as pounds (lb). ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The Vancouver Canucks are a professional National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... The Atlanta Thrashers are a professional ice hockey team based at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. ... The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... A child on her first birthday For other uses of the term, see Birthday (disambiguation). ... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Jihlava â–¶(?) (German Iglau) is a city in the Czech Republic. ... Czechoslovakia (Czech: ÄŒeskoslovensko, Slovak: ÄŒesko-Slovensko/before 1990 ÄŒeskoslovensko) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1918 until early 1993 (with government-in-exile during the World War II period). ... The NHL Entry Draft is a collective meeting in which the franchises of the National Hockey League systematically select the rights to available amateur players who meet the eligibility requirements to play professional hockey in the NHL. // History The first NHL Amateur Draft was held on June 5, 1963 at... B.C. Place, Vancouver, British Columbia The 1990 NHL Entry Draft was held June 16th at B.C. Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... The Vancouver Canucks are a professional National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... Ice hockey tournaments have been competed at the Olympic Games since the 1920 Summer Olympics. ... The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1992 in Albertville, France. ... The 1992 Winter Olympics Ice hockey results in Albertville, France. ... The XVIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. ... Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics // Overview 1998 was the first year that featured women in ice hockey competition. ... Image File history File links Jirislegr. ... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Jihlava â–¶(?) (German Iglau) is a city in the Czech Republic. ... A professional provides a service in exchange for payment in accordance with established protocols for licensing, ethics, procedures, standards of service and training/certification. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The modernized NHL shield logo debuted in 2005, replacing the orange and black shield, which had been used since the leagues inception. ... The Vancouver Canucks are a professional National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ...

Šlégr was drafted 23rd overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. The Vancouver Canucks are a professional National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... B.C. Place, Vancouver, British Columbia The 1990 NHL Entry Draft was held June 16th at B.C. Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. ...

He played parts of 3 seasons with the Canucks, before being traded to the Edmonton Oilers for Roman Oksiuta, where he played for parts of 2 seasons. Spent the 1996-1997 season playing in Europe. Returned to the NHL where he had been traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 3rd round draft pick and played 3 and a half seasons there. 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. He signed as a free agent with Vancouver in September 2003, but was traded to the Boston Bruins in January, 2004 for a conditional pick. The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of Earth; the term continent here referring to a cultural and political distinction, rather than a physiographic one, thus leading to various perspectives about Europes precise borders. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Atlanta Thrashers are a professional ice hockey team based at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. ... The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... Yuri Butsayev (born October 11, 1978, in Togliatti, Russia) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Šlégr won a gold medal in the 2005 World Championships and 1998 Olympics for the Czech Republic, and a Bronze Medal in the 1992 Olympics for Czechoslovakia. He also won a Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings in 2002. Having won all three major trophies in ice-hockey he is the member of prestigious Triple Gold Club. The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... Stanley Cup on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame The Stanley Cup, originally called the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, is awarded each year by the National Hockey League to the champion of its playoff tournament. ... The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The 2001-02 NHL season was the 85th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The Triple Gold Club is a term used for an exclusive group of ice hockey players who have won Olympic gold, World Championships gold, and the Stanley Cup. ...

Stats as of January 4, 2006. January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Notable families in the NHL