Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
NHL Team	Colorado Avalanche
Nationality	Czech Republic
Born	February 14, 1976 (1976-02-14) (age 31), Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
NHL Draft	87th overall, 1994 Quebec Nordiques
Pro Career	1993 – present

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The engraved names of the 2000-01 Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche

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Playing career

The 6-foot (1.83 m) tall, 190-pound (86 kg) Hejduk was drafted 87th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 4th round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. Before he left for the NHL, he played in Pardubice, where he returned during the 2004-05 NHL lockout. The Quebec Nordiques (in french Nordiques de Québec, pronounced ; translated into English as Northmen or Northerners) were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. ... The NHL entry draft occurs during the off season and consists of amateur players being selected for national teams. ... Pardubice (German: Pardubitz) capital of the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic on the Labe (Elbe) river. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Milan joined HC Pardubice in the Czech Extraliga in 1993-94 and won Rookie of the Year honours with nine points in 22 games. After improving to 11 goals in 1994-95, Milan improved to 13 markers in 1995-96. In 1996-97, Milan set a personal Extraliga high with 27 goals in 51 games. In 1997-98, Milan scored 26 goals and a personal best 45 Extraliga points. HC Pardubice is a professional ice hockey franchise that plays in the Czech Republic Elite League. ... The Czech Extraliga is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. ...

He won the Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy as the NHL's top goalscorer when he potted 50 goals for the Avalanche in the 2002-03 season, narrowly beating Markus Näslund of the Vancouver Canucks, who had been leading for most of the season. Hejduk scored a goal against the Calgary Flames in a 3-0 win for the Avalanche on 12 March 2006, putting him equal with Peter Forsberg in sixth place on the all-time Avalanche franchise goalscoring list with 216 goals. He won a Stanley Cup in 2001 with the Colorado Avalanche. Maurice Richard Trophy on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame The Rocket poses with the Trophy named after him The Maurice Rocket Richard Trophy is awarded annually to the leading goal scorer in the National Hockey League. ... Markus Näslund (born July 30, 1973, in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden) is a professional Swedish ice hockey player and is currently the captain of the Vancouver Canucks in the NHL. He is often referred to as Nazzy by Canucks fans, while he is nicknamed Macke and Mackan in his native... The Vancouver Canucks are the professional National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... The Calgary Lames are a crappy hockey team based on Mars, Alberta, Canada and play out of the Pengrowth Saddledome. ...   (born July 20, 1973, in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden) is a professional Swedish ice hockey player currently playing center for the Nashville Predators. ... The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (French: ) is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... The 2000-01 NHL season was the 84th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... A request has been made of the Mediation Cabal for mediation on this page. ...

Awards

• 2001 Stanley Cup Championship (Colorado)
• Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy - 2003
• Bud Light Plus/Minus Award - 2003

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Career statistics

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International play

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• 1998 Winter Olympics (gold medal)
• 1998 World Championships (bronze medal)
• 2002 Winter Olympics
• 2004 World Cup of Hockey
• 2006 Winter Olympics (bronze medal)

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References

• NHLPA Player Bio