Jaroslav Modrý

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size=
team= HC Liberec
former_teams = HC České Budějovice
"NHL"
New Jersey Devils
Ottawa Senators
Los Angeles Kings
Atlanta Thrashers
Dallas Stars
Philadelphia Flyers
league = CZE
position = Defense
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 220
nationality = CZE
birth_date = birth date and age|1971|2|27
birth_place = České Budějovice, CS
draft = 179th overall
draft_year = 1990
draft_team = New Jersey Devils
career_start = 1988
nickname = Mo

Jaroslav Modrý (born February 27, 1971 in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He plays defense for HC Liberec in the Czech Extraliga.

Playing career

Modrý was selected 179th overall in the ninth round of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils. He made his NHL debut with the Devils during the 1993–94 season. A trade to the Ottawa Senators in July 1995 was followed months later in March 1996 by a trade to the Los Angeles Kings. Modrý started seeing more playing time in the NHL and eventually became an NHL regular with the Kings, playing his first full season in 2000–01. The following season, 2001–02, saw Modrý set career highs in assists (38) and points (42) and play in the NHL All-Star Game. He scored a career high 13 goals in 2002–03.

After the 2003–04 season, Modrý left the Kings as an unrestricted free agent and signed with the Atlanta Thrashers. He returned to the Czech Extraliga and played for HC Liberec during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. After only one season with Atlanta, Modrý was traded along with Patrik Štefan to the Dallas Stars for Niko Kapanen and a 2006 7th round draft pick. After playing half of the 2006–07 season with the Stars, Dallas sent him back to the Kings as part of a deadline-day deal to acquire former Kings teammate Mattias Norström. A year later during the following season, Modrý was on the move again as the Kings traded him to the Philadelphia Flyers for a 2008 3rd round draft pick.

Modrý left the NHL for the Czech Extraliga when he signed a two-year contract with HC Liberec for the 2008–09 season. [cite news| url=http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=244931 | title=Modry leaves NHL to play for team in Czech Republic | publisher=Canadian Press | date=2008-07-31 | accessdate=2008-08-04]

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