Josef Vašíček
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| Position | Center |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Carolina Hurricanes Nashville Predators |
| Nationality |  Czech Republic |
| Born | September 12, 1980, Havlíčkův Brod, CS |
| NHL Draft | 91st overall, 1998 Carolina Hurricanes |
| Pro Career | 2000 – present |
Josef Vašíček (born 12 September 1980 in Havlíčkův Brod, Czechoslovakia) is an ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League.
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[edit] Playing career
- Vasicek was drafted 91st overall by the Hurricanes in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
- He scored his first hat trick against San Jose
- Won Stanley Cup with Carolina in 2006
- Vasicek was traded to the Nashville Predators in the Summer of 2006 for Scott Walker.
- In early 2007, he was traded back to Carolina for Eric Belanger.
[edit] Personal Info
BACKGROUND: Enjoys playing tennis, golf and skiing… Spends the off-season in his hometown of Havlickuv Brod, Czech Republic… Favorites include: Friends (TV show), Green Day and Czech rock bands (band/musician), George Clooney and Jennifer Aniston (actor/actress), Czech (food) and Puerto Rico (vacation spot)… Winning the Stanley Cup in 2006 is his favorite hockey memory… Counts Frantisek Kaberle (Carolina) as his best friend in hockey… Single.
[edit] Awards
- 1999-00: Third All-Star Team (OHL)
- 2005-06: Stanley Cup (NHL)
[edit] Records
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998-99 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 66 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 1999-00 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 54 | 26 | 46 | 72 | 49 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | ||
| 2000-01 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 76 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 53 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2000-01 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001-02 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 78 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 53 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2002-03 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 57 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003-04 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 82 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004-05 | HC Slavia Prague | CzEx | 52 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2005-06 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 23 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 316 | 55 | 71 | 126 | 207 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | ||||
C. Adams 27 | K. Adams 14 | Babchuk 48 | Brind'Amour 17 (Captain) | Cole 26 | Commodore 22 | Gerber 29 | Hedican 6 | Hutchinson 24 | Kaberle 5 | Ladd 16 | Larose 59 | Recchi 18 | Staal 12 | Stillman 61 | Tverdovsky 70 | Vasicek 63 | Wallin 7 | A. Ward 4 | C. Ward 30 (Conn Smythe Trophy Winner) | Weight 39 | Wesley 2 | Whitney 13 | Williams 11 | Coach Laviolette | GM Rutherford
