Jan Hlaváč (born September 19, 1976) is a Czech former professional

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player who last played for HC Stadion Vrchlabí in CZE.3.

Playing career

Hlaváč has played at the

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level for the

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City. The Rangers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team plays ...

Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team play ...

Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. The Canucks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conferenc ...

Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes (colloquially known as the Canes) are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Con ...

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and

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. His first stint with the Rangers saw him play on the Czech-mate line with countrymen Radek Dvořák and

Petr Nedvěd Petr Nedvěd (born December 9, 1971) is a Czech-Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1990 and 2007. Early career Nedvěd was born in Liberec, Czechoslovakia to Jaroslav ...

. He scored 19 goals and 42 points in 1999–2000, his rookie season, and he scored an NHL career high 28 goals and 64 points in 2000–01. He was unable to duplicate his early success in Philadelphia, Vancouver, and Carolina and returned to Europe following a second stint with New York in 2003–04. After 3 seasons in Europe, Hlaváč returned to the NHL for the

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as a member of the

, scoring 22 points in 62 games before being traded to the Nashville Predators. Hlaváč had decent success with Nashville, scoring 3 goals and 10 assists for 13 points in just 18 games. Hlaváč became an unrestricted free agent after the Predators decided not to retain him on July 1. In August, he signed a one-year contract with Linköpings HC of Swedish Elitserien.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Transactions

* July 14, 1998 - Traded by the

New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (N ...

to the

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in exchange for Jörgen Jönsson. * June 26, 1999 - Traded by the Calgary Flames along with Calgary's 1999 1st round and 3rd round draft choice, to the

in exchange for Marc Savard and New York's 1999 1st round draft choice. * August 20, 2001 - Traded by the New York Rangers, along with Kim Johnsson, Pavel Brendl and New York's 2003 3rd round draft choice, to the

in exchange for

Eric Lindros Eric Bryan Lindros (; born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for the Oshawa Generals prior to being chosen first overall in the 1991 NHL entry d ...

. * December 17, 2001 - Traded by the Philadelphia Flyers, along with Tampa Bay's 2002 3rd round draft choice, to the

in exchange for Donald Brashear and Vancouver's 2002 6th round draft choice. * November 1, 2002 - Traded by the Vancouver Canucks, along with Harold Druken, to the

in exchange for Darren Langdon and Marek Malík. * August 28, 2003 - Signed as a free agent with the

. * June 14, 2007 - Signed as a free agent with the

. * February 26, 2008 - Traded by the Tampa Bay Lightning to the

in exchange for a 7th round draft choice. * August 7, 2008 - Signed as a free agent with Linköpings HC.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hlavac, Jan 1976 births Living people Carolina Hurricanes players Czech ice hockey left wingers Genève-Servette HC players Hartford Wolf Pack players HC Benátky nad Jizerou players HC Bílí Tygři Liberec players HC Karlovy Vary players Rytíři Kladno players HC Sparta Praha players Linköping HC players Nashville Predators players New York Islanders draft picks New York Rangers players Philadelphia Flyers players Ice hockey people from Prague Tampa Bay Lightning players Vancouver Canucks players Växjö Lakers players Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland