Radek Dvořák
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| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
St. Louis Blues Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers Florida Panthers |
| Nationality |  Czech Republic |
| Born | March 9, 1977, Tábor, CSE |
| NHL Draft | 10th overall, 1995 Florida Panthers |
| Pro Career | 1995 – present |
Radek Dvořák (born 9 March 1977, Tábor, Czechoslovakia) is a winger for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. He was drafted in the first round of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, 10th overall, by the Florida Panthers. He has played for the Florida Panthers, New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. He was traded to the San Jose Sharks but was traded by the Sharks to the Rangers the very same day.
Dvořák played in the NHL the very next season, and spent four and a half seasons playing for Florida, before being involved in a three-way trade for Mike Vernon. Dvořák ended up on the New York Rangers, and the following season (2000/01), he scored a career-high 30 goals and 67 points playing on a line with fellow Czechs Petr Nedvěd and Jan Hlaváč. Dvořák was traded to the Edmonton Oilers at the 2002/03 NHL trade deadline, along with Cory Cross, for Anson Carter and Ales Pisa.
Dvořák returned to his native Czech Republic for the 2004-05 NHL lockout, and has represented his country at world championships, and the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.
In the 2005-06 NHL season, Dvořák was part of the Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Finalists team. On September 14, 2006, Dvořák signed a contract with the St. Louis Blues as an unrestricted free agent.
[edit] Transactions
- July 8, 1995- Florida Panthers 1st round draft choice, 10th overall in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.
- December 30, 1999- Traded by the Florida Panthers to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Mike Vernon.
- December 30, 1999- Traded by the San Jose Sharks to the New York Rangers in exchange for Todd Harvey.
- March 11, 2003- Traded by the New York Rangers, along with Cory Cross, to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Anson Carter and Ales Pisa.
- September 14, 2006- Signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Blues.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995-96 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 77 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1996-97 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 78 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997-98 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 64 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998-99 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 82 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999-00 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 35 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999-00 | New York Rangers | NHL | 46 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000-01 | New York Rangers | NHL | 82 | 31 | 36 | 67 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001-02 | New York Rangers | NHL | 65 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002-03 | New York Rangers | NHL | 63 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002-03 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2003-04 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 78 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005-06 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 64 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| NHL Totals | 746 | 161 | 251 | 412 | 244 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||||
Stats as of September 25, 2006.
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