Christián Jaroš (born 2 April 1996) is a Slovak professional

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for the

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of the

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(NHL). Jaroš was drafted 139th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the

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Playing career

Jaros made his

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debut playing with

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during the

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. On 30 May 2017, Jaroš was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the

. He made his NHL debut on 10 October, against

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but spent the rest of the season with their

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(AHL) team, the

Belleville Senators The Belleville Senators (colloquially known as the B-Sens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Belleville, Ontario. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Ottawa Senators. The Senators pl ...

. Despite beginning the 2018–19 season in the AHL, Jaroš was recalled to the NHL and on 21 November 2018, scored his first career NHL goal in a 6–4 loss to the

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. On 27 January 2021, Jaroš was traded by the Senators to the

San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. The Sharks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Con ...

. He made his debut for the Sharks on 6 April, in a 5–1 loss to the

Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California. The Ducks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Confere ...

. His first point came four days later, assisting Dylan Gambrell for the first Sharks goal, in a 4–2 defeat by the

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. On 26 July 2021, Jaroš was traded by San Jose to the

New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The club w ...

in exchange for

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. In the following 2021–22 season, he remained on the Devils roster, serving in a depth defenceman role. He appeared in 11 games for the Devils before he was placed on waivers and re-assigned to AHL affiliate, the

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, at the NHL trade deadline, on 21 March 2022. After failing to report to the AHL, Jaroš was placed on unconditional waivers in order to mutually terminate the remainder of his contract with the Devils on 24 March. On 9 June 2022, Jaroš signed one-year contract with

Avangard Omsk Hockey Club Avangard (, Vanguard), also known as Avangard Omsk, is a professional ice hockey club based in Omsk, Russia. It is a member of the Chernyshev Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Franchise history Early years of Omsk hock ...

of the

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(KHL). In the 2022–23 season, Jaroš featured in 24 games from the blueline for Avangard Omsk, registering three goals and six assists. On 23 December, Jaroš was traded by Avangard Omsk to

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in exchange for Dmitri Alexeyev. He won the

Gagarin Cup The Gagarin Cup () is the trophy presented to the winner of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) playoffs, and is named after Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space. The Cup was supposedly named after Gagarin because the last po ...

in 2023 with SKA Moscow, although missed the playoffs due to injury. In the off-season, Jaroš was announced to have left CSKA on 1 July 2023. On 19 October, his KHL rights were traded to

Severstal Cherepovets Hockey Club Severstal is a professional ice hockey club based in Cherepovets, Russia. It is a member of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). History Founded in 1956, the club was originally known as Stroitel (Builder) Cher ...

. After a lone season with Severstal, Jaroš returned for a second stint with former club CSKA Moscow, in signing a one-year contract on 4 July 2024. In the 2024–25 season, Jaroš in a top four pairing role contributed with 2 goals and 12 points in 51 regular season games for CSKA. As a free agent, Jaroš opted to return to North America by agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets for the season on 1 July 2025.

Personal life

Jaroš is a cousin of Erik Černák, who plays for the

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and won a

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and

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jaros, Christian 1996 births Living people Asplöven HC players Avangard Omsk players Belleville Senators players HC CSKA Moscow players Ice hockey people from Košice Luleå HF players New Jersey Devils players Ottawa Senators draft picks Ottawa Senators players San Jose Barracuda players San Jose Sharks players Severstal Cherepovets players Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Slovak ice hockey defencemen 21st-century Slovak sportsmen