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Jiří Hudler
Czech ice hockey player

Jiří Hudler

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Czech ice hockey player
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Olomouc
Age
40 years
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Jiří Hudler (/ˈjɪriː ˈhʌdlər/; Czech: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈɦudlɛr]; born January 4, 1984) is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). After beginning his career in the Czech Extraliga with HC Vsetín, Hudler was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft and won the Stanley Cup with the club in 2008. Hudler also played for Dynamo Moscow in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for one season before the team was merged to form UHC Dynamo.

Playing career

Hudler spent his youth in the elite Czech Extraliga with HC Vsetín, beginning in the 1999–2000 season. After recording a point-per-game season with the club in 2001–02, he was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings with their first pick in the second round, 58th overall, of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He remained in the Extraliga the following season, including a brief stint with Ak Bars Kazan of the Russian Superleague (RSL), before moving to North America for the 2003–04 season. Although he competed in 12 games for the Red Wings that season, he played the majority of the campaign with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL), Detroit's top minor league affiliate, scoring 49 points in 57 games in his rookie AHL season. Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Hudler remained in the AHL the following season while also returning to play with Vsetín for seven games. Although NHL play resumed in 2005–06, he played his third season with the Griffins, breaking out with 36 goals and 96 points in 76 games to be named to the AHL Second All-Star Team. His 60 assists established a single-season Griffins team-record.

Hudler played six seasons in Detroit

Hudler finally broke through onto the Red Wings roster in 2006–07 and scored 25 points in 76 games to be chosen team rookie of the year by the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association. No one in the NHL scored more goals in fewer average minutes per game (10:02) than Hudler. Hudler played sporadically in the 2007 playoffs, however, often splitting time with Kyle Calder. He chipped in two assists in six games. Former Wings teammate and fellow Czech Robert Lang took Hudler under his wing when Hudler joined the team. Hudler spent time living in Lang's home when he first arrived in the United States, and Lang even went so far as to call Hudler "a third son." Following his rookie NHL season, Hudler spent time during the off-season training with fellow NHLers Chris Chelios, Mathieu Schneider and Rob Blake in Southern California. As a result, he said that he felt faster and stronger.

Jiří Hudler holding the Stanley Cup

Playing in his second full season with the Red Wings, Hudler improved to 42 points. On June 4, 2008, he won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Red Wings, scoring five goals and adding nine assists during Detroit's successful playoff run, including the game-winning goal in Game 4 of the Finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He continued to improve in 2008–09, notching 23 goals and 57 points. However, facing the Penguins once again in the Finals, Hudler and the Red Wings failed to defend their championship, losing in seven games.

Becoming a restricted free agent in the off-season, Hudler filed for arbitration with the Red Wings. However, soon thereafter, he signed a contract with Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for $10 million over two years on July 8, 2009, while his arbitration case with the Red Wings was later settled at $5.75 million over the same term. In response to Hudler's signing with Dynamo Moscow, USA Hockey filed an appeal to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) that Hudler was still under contract with the Red Wings. Pending the IIHF's investigation, Hudler was not granted a transfer card, which would have either prevented him from playing in the KHL or caused the league sanctions. The IIHF later approved Hudler's KHL contract on September 9, 2009, revealing that although Hudler's agent had filed for the arbitration case on his client's behalf, Hudler had not actually signed for the case himself, deeming the arbitration case invalid. Furthermore, the IIHF ruled that USA Hockey had failed to submit their appeal within the stipulated deadlines.

After one season with Dynamo Moscow, Hudler was released by the team on April 18, 2010, just four days before Dynamo was merged into UHC Dynamo. Eight days later, Hudler returned to the same Red Wings team he had left following his 2009 arbitration case, for two years at $2.875 million, the same contract he would have received in arbitration in 2009. In spite of reaching a settlement with the team, he was ineligible to return for the 2010 playoffs, as he was not an active roster player before the NHL trade deadline. Hudler would return for the 2010-11 season.

On July 2, 2012, Hudler signed a four-year, $16 million contract with the Calgary Flames. The contract will pay him $4 million per year. In the 2014–15 season, Hudler NHL career-highs in points, scoring 76 points in 78 games, helping the Flames reach the playoffs for the first time in six years. He was also nominated for the Lady Byng Trophy, awarded to the NHL's most sportsmanlike player, a trophy he won on June 24.

During the 2015–16 season, on February 27, 2016, Hudler, in the final year of his contract with the Flames, was traded to the Florida Panthers in exchange for a 2016 second-round and 2018 fourth-round draft selection.

As a free agent from the Panthers in the off-season, on August 23, 2016, Hudler signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the Dallas Stars.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1999–00HC VsetínCZE20110
2000–01HC VsetínCZE2214510
2000–01Havířov PanthersCZE1551612
2001–02HC VsetínCZE4615314654
2002–03HC VsetínCZE3019274623
2002–03Ak Bars KazanRSL111561210000
2003–04Detroit Red WingsNHL1212310
2003–04Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL571732494641562
2004–05Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL5212223410
2004–05HC VsetínCZE752710
2005–06Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL7636609656166162220
2005–06Detroit Red WingsNHL40002
2006–07Detroit Red WingsNHL761510253660224
2007–08Detroit Red WingsNHL811329422622591414
2008–09Detroit Red WingsNHL82233457162348126
2009–10HC Dynamo MoscowKHL541935541840114
2010–11Detroit Red WingsNHL731027372841230
2011–12Detroit Red WingsNHL812525504252024
2012–13Oceláři TřinecCZE43254
2012–13Lev PrahaKHL40112
2012–13Calgary FlamesNHL4210172722
2013–14Calgary FlamesNHL7517375416
2014–15Calgary FlamesNHL7831457614114482
2015–16Calgary FlamesNHL5310253517
2015–16Florida PanthersNHL1965111060114
NHL totals6761612564172398316264240
KHL totals692041616850114

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2000Czech RepublicU175th52460
2000Czech RepublicU186th60228
2002Czech RepublicU183rd, bronze medalist(s)877148
2002Czech RepublicWJC7th71230
2003Czech RepublicWJC6th63472
2003Czech RepublicWC4th92462
2004Czech RepublicWJC4th72356
2013Czech RepublicWC7th84156
2014Czech RepublicWC4th101348
Junior totals3915223724
Senior totals27781516

Awards and records

  • 2005–06 — AHL Second All-Star Team
  • 2005–06 — AHL Grand Rapids Griffins team record with 60 assists.
  • 2006–07 — Hudler was named "Detroit Red Wings Rookie of the Year" by the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association.
  • 2007–08 — NHL Stanley Cup (Detroit Red Wings)
  • 2014–15 — Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

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