Patrik Eliáš | |||
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Born |
Třebíč, Czechoslovakia |
13 April 1976 ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Poldi SONP Kladno New Jersey Devils LTC Pardubice JME Znojemští Orli Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
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National team | Czech Republic | ||
NHL Draft | 51st overall, 1994 New Jersey Devils |
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Playing career | 1992–2016 | ||
Website | eliaspatrik.com |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Czech Republic | ||
Ice hockey | ||
Winter Olympics | ||
2006 Turin | ||
World Championships | ||
1998 Switzerland | ||
2011 Slovakia |
Patrik Eliáš (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpatrɪk ˈɛlɪjaːʃ]; born 13 April 1976) is a retired Czech professional hockey winger who played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League with the New Jersey Devils. Eliáš is the franchise's all-time leader in points, goals and assists, and he holds the franchise records for the most points in a season (96) along with most career game-winning goals (79). Eliáš has won the Stanley Cup twice with the Devils, in 2000 and 2003.
Eliáš was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the second round, 51st overall, in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
Along with Petr Sýkora and Jason Arnott, he helped lead the team to the 1999–2000 Stanley Cup championship. He scored twice against Philadelphia Flyers in conference finals deciding game 7 [1], he also assisted on Arnott's Cup-clinching goal in double overtime in Game 6 away against the Dallas Stars. The following year, he scored a team-record 96 points in the regular season, third best in the league. Two years later he played a key role in New Jersey 2003 Stanley Cup victory recording 7 points (3+4) in the finals against Anaheim Ducks [2].