Jaroslav Modrý (born 27 February 1971) is a

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former professional

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who played 13 seasons in the

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(NHL) for the New Jersey Devils,

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, Atlanta Thrashers,

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, and

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Playing career

Modrý was selected 179th overall in the ninth round of the

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by the New Jersey Devils. He made his NHL debut with the Devils during the 1993–94 season. A trade to the

in July 1995 was followed months later in March 1996 by a trade to the

. 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

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. 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

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

for a

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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. He took up the position of captain upon his arrival in Liberec. At the end of the season, however, he left the club. Modrý left Liberec on 1 May 2009 and signed with HC Plzeň.Martin Straka v Plzni prodloužil smlouvu, přicházejí Modrý, Hanzlík, Tvrdík a Hvila
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Later

After his playing career concluded, Modrý got involved in coaching youth hockey. As of 2016, he was working as a youth coach in the Los Angeles Kings organization.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

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