Martin Havlát
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Havlát with the New Jersey Devils in January 2015
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| Born |
April 19, 1981 Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 217 lb (98 kg; 15 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Oceláři Třinec Ottawa Senators Chicago Blackhawks Minnesota Wild San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils St. Louis Blues |
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| National team |
 Czech Republic
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| NHL Draft | 26th overall, 1999 Ottawa Senators |
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| Playing career | 1998–2015 | ||
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| Representing Czech Republic
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| World Championships | ||
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2000 Saint Petersburg | |
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2011 Bratislava | |
| World Junior Hockey Championship | ||
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2000 Umeå/Skellefteå | |
Martin Havlát (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmarcɪn ˈɦavlaːt]; born April 19, 1981) is a retired Czech professional ice hockey player who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Havlát was drafted out of the Czech Extraliga in the first round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, 26th overall, by the Ottawa Senators. He remained in the Czech Republic for one more season following his draft before joining the Senators for his rookie NHL season in 2000–01. Havlát recorded 19 goals and 42 points in his first year and was a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy for the League's rookie of the year. Playing for the Senators, he earned the nickname "Mach 9" for his speed and the jersey number he wore.
In Havlát's third year with the club, he notched his second-consecutive 20-goal campaign with 24 goals and 59 points before helping the Senators on a 2003 playoff run to the Eastern Conference Finals. He was criticized in the second round by Philadelphia Flyers Head Coach Ken Hitchcock for his stickwork against the Flyers during the series. The Senators went on to eliminate Philadelphia in six games, but could not overcome the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the New Jersey Devils, in the third round. Havlát finished the playoffs with 11 points in 18 games.
The following season, in 2003–04, Ken Hitchcock made headlines once more with comments regarding a high-sticking incident with Havlát, saying that, "Somebody is going to make him eat his lunch." Over the course of the campaign, Havlát was suspended twice, once for kicking, and once for high-sticking. Despite missing time, however, he continued to improve offensively, with 31 goals and 68 points in 68 games, his most productive season with the Senators.
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