Patrik Eliáš

Patrik Eliáš
Born	April 13, 1976 (1976-04-13) (age 35) Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	New Jersey Devils HC Rabat Kladno (Cze-1/CzEx) HC Pardubice (CzEx) HC JME Znojemští Orli (CzEx) Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL)
National team	Czech Republic
NHL Draft	51st overall, 1994 New Jersey Devils
Playing career	1992–present

Patrik Eliáš (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpatrɪk ˈɛlɪjaːʃ] ( listen); born April 13, 1976) is a Czech professional hockey left winger and alternate captain for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). A long-time Devil and currently the team's longest-tenured skater, Eliáš is the franchise's all-time leading scorer, while also holding franchise records for most points in a season (96) and most career game-winning goals (74). Eliáš is also tied with Mats Sundin, Sergei Fedorov, and fellow Czech Jaromír Jágr for the most overtime goals scored in the NHL (15).

Playing career

Eliáš was drafted by the New Jersey Devils 51st overall (2nd round) in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.

As part of the A Line with Petr Sýkora and Jason Arnott, he helped lead the team to the 1999–2000 Stanley Cup championship. He assisted on Arnott's Cup-clinching goal in double overtime in Game 6 at Dallas. The following year he scored a team record 96 points in the regular season, third best in the league. He also played a key role in helping New Jersey win the 2003 Stanley Cup.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, he played hockey in Russia.

Eliáš before a game in Calgary

Three months into the 2005–06 season, he made his first appearance of the season on January 3, 2006, against the Florida Panthers, resuming his role as an alternate captain (replacing Alexander Mogilny). He picked up where he left off, scoring eight points in his first four games and helping the Devils win his first nine games back with the team. In the first game of the 2006 playoffs against the New York Rangers, he became the 10th player to score six points in an NHL playoff game, with two goals and four assists. Eliáš' 2006 postseason campaign was spectacular, even though the Devils were eliminated by eventual Cup champions, Carolina, in the second round. Eliáš scored 6 goals and added 10 assists for an impressive 16 points in just 9 games.

He was named the Devils new captain on October 5, 2006, becoming the seventh captain in team history. The previous captain of the Devils was Canadian born defenceman Scott Stevens, now retired.^[1] He is also the first European born captain in the history of the franchise.

At the start of the 2007–08 season, Eliáš was stripped of the captaincy by new coach Brent Sutter. The Devils named Jamie Langenbrunner captain on December 5, 2007.

Sutter later placed Eliáš on a top scoring line which consisted of Dainus Zubrus and Brian Gionta. Eliáš is also known to work well with Devils superstar Zach Parise, with whom he occasionally plays with on "heroes line" and frequently plays with on the power-play unit.

On March 17, 2009, Eliáš became the New Jersey Devils' all-time leading scorer by recording his 702nd regular season point, an assist on Brian Gionta's shorthanded goal. Gionta's goal was the game-winner in a 3-2 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks, giving the edge for Martin Brodeur's record-breaking 552nd win as a goaltender to pass Patrick Roy, who held the former record at 551 wins. Chants of "Pa-trik E-li-as" were heard as Devils' PA announcer Kevin Clark confirmed to the crowd that Eliáš had broken John MacLean's record. Eliáš was the second star of the night, only behind Brodeur.

He was the winner of the 2009 Golden Hockey Stick as the world's best Czech hockey player, ending Jaromír Jágr's 4 year run. He scored his 300th career goal on December 12, 2009, against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Patrik Elias has been named as the Captain of the Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team.

Despite a weak first half by the Devils during the 2010–11 season, Patrik Elias was selected to be the Devils sole representative during the 2011 NHL All-Star Game. This is his third all-star appearance, and he was eventually selected by Team Staal in the first ever NHL All-Star draft.

On February 19, 2011 Patrik recorded the 800th point of his career, with his third assist of the game against the Carolina Hurricanes.

On April 1, 2011 Patrik scored his 8th career Hat Trick against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Awards

• 1998: World championship Bronze medal, Czech Republic
• 1997–98: NHL All-Rookie team
• 1999–2000: Stanley Cup champion, New Jersey Devils
• 1999–2000: NHL All-Star Game participant
• 2000–01: NHL First All-Star team
• 2000–01: NHL Bud Light Plus/Minus Award (shared with Joe Sakic)
• 2001–02: NHL All-Star Game participant
• 2002–03: Stanley Cup champion, New Jersey Devils
• 2006: Olympic Bronze medal, Czech Republic
• 2011: NHL All-Star Game participant
• 2011: World championship Bronze medal, Czech Republic

Records

• Eliáš is the only NHL player to be awarded two penalty shots in overtime. Both occurred in separate games versus the New York Islanders, and in both cases, Eliáš missed the penalty shot.
• Most overtime goals in a season, 4.
• Most overtime winners, 15 (tied with Mats Sundin, Sergei Federov, and Jaromír Jágr)
• New Jersey Devils record for most points in one season, 96.
• New Jersey Devils record for most points in a playoff season, 23.
• New Jersey Devils all-time leader in playoff goals (40), assists (77), and points (117).
• New Jersey Devils record for hat tricks, 8.
• New Jersey Devils record for career assists, 440.
• New Jersey Devils record for career points (800), ahead of John MacLean
• New Jersey Devils record for game winning goals (66).

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992–93	HC Kladno	Czecho		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	HC Kladno	CzEx		15	1	2	3	0		11	2	2	4	0
1994–95	HC Kladno	CzEx		28	4	3	7	37		7	1	2	3	12
1995–96	Albany River Rats	AHL		74	27	36	63	83		4	1	1	2	2
1995–96	New Jersey Devils	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Albany River Rats	AHL		57	24	43	67	76		6	1	2	3	8
1996–97	New Jersey Devils	NHL		17	2	3	5	2		8	2	3	5	4
1997–98	Albany River Rats	AHL		3	3	0	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	New Jersey Devils	NHL		74	18	19	37	28		4	0	1	1	0
1998–99	New Jersey Devils	NHL		74	17	33	50	34		7	0	5	5	6
1999–00	New Jersey Devils	NHL		72	35	37	72	58		23	7	13	20	9
1999–00	HC Pardubice	CzEx		5	1	4	5	31		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Horácká Slavia Třebíč	1.Liga		2	1	2	3	18		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	New Jersey Devils	NHL		82	40	56	96	51		25	9	14	23	10
2001–02	New Jersey Devils	NHL		75	29	32	61	36		6	2	4	6	6
2002–03	New Jersey Devils	NHL		81	28	29	57	22		24	5	8	13	26
2003–04	New Jersey Devils	NHL		82	38	43	81	44		5	3	2	5	2
2004–05	HC JME Znojemští Orli	CzEx		28	8	20	28	65		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	RSL		17	5	9	14	28		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	New Jersey Devils	NHL		38	16	29	45	20		9	6	10	16	4
2006–07	New Jersey Devils	NHL		75	21	48	69	38		10	1	9	10	4
2007–08	New Jersey Devils	NHL		74	20	35	55	38		5	4	2	6	4
2008–09	New Jersey Devils	NHL		77	31	47	78	32		7	1	2	3	2
2009–10	New Jersey Devils	NHL		58	19	28	48	40		5	0	4	4	2
2010–11	New Jersey Devils	NHL		81	21	41	62	16		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				961	335	481	816	477		138	40	77	117	79

International play

Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
Bronze	2006 Turin	Ice hockey
World Championships
Bronze	1998 Switzerland	Ice hockey
Bronze	2011 Slovakia	Ice hockey

Eliáš played his first game in the national squad in 1998, and has played 40 times for the national team, score 20 goals (as of end of season 2010/2011).^[2]

International statistics

Year	Team	Competition		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998	Czech Republic	W.Champ		3	1	0	1	0
2002	Czech Republic	Oly		4	1	1	2	0
2004	Czech Republic	W.Cup		5	2	3	5	10
2006	Czech Republic	Oly		1	0	0	0	2
2008	Czech Republic	W.Champ		7	6	3	9	6
2010	Czech Republic	Oly		5	2	2	4	2
2011	Czech Republic	W.Champ		9	4	5	9	6
Senior int'l totals				34	16	14	30	26

References

1. ^ TSN : NHL – Canada's Sports Leader
2. ^ Stats at hokej.cz(Czech)

External links

• Patrik Elias – Official website
• Patrik Elias's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Chris Pronger	Co-winner of the NHL Plus/Minus Award (with Joe Sakic) 2001	Succeeded by Chris Chelios
Preceded by Jaromír Jágr	Golden Hockey Stick 2009	Succeeded by Tomáš Vokoun
Sporting positions
Preceded by Scott Stevens Scott Niedermayer	New Jersey Devils captain 2006–07	Succeeded by Jamie Langenbrunner

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Name	Elias, Patrik
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Date of birth	April 13, 1976
Place of birth	Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
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