Yan Pavol Stastny (born September 30, 1982) is a
Canadian
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-
American former professional
ice hockey
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centre. He comes from the
Slovak Stastny ice hockey family, and is the son of
Hockey Hall of Fame
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r
Peter Šťastný (one of the first star
Eastern Bloc
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players to defect to the West). His uncles
Anton and
Marián Šťastný also played in the NHL, and his brother
Paul Stastny
Paul Stastny (; ) (born December 27, 1985) is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey center who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Colorado Avalanche, St. Louis Blues, Winnipeg Jets, Vegas Golden Knights, ...
.
Early life
Yan Stastny was born in
Quebec City
Quebec City is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Census Metropolitan Area (including surrounding communities) had a populati ...
, but he moved to
New Jersey
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and then to
St. Louis at the age of 7 when his father joined the
St. Louis Blues, and where he and his siblings were raised.
As a youth, he played in the 1996
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
The Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament () is an annual minor ice hockey event in Quebec City. The tournament was founded in 1960 to coincide with the Quebec Winter Carnival, and give an opportunity for international competition to p ...
with the St. Louis Blues
minor ice hockey
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team.
He played
high school ice hockey for
Chaminade College Preparatory School for two years, and then transferred to
Parkway Central High School, because Chaminade would not let him miss classes to play junior ice hockey.
During his final years of high school, he played for the Junior B
St. Louis Jr. Blues and then the Junior A
St. Louis Sting.
Yan's number 26 was retired by
Chaminade College Preparatory School in honor of Yan and his brother Paul in August 2018.
Playing career
Amateur
Stastny played for the Omaha Lancers, a Junior A team in the United States Hockey League (USHL) during the 2000–01 season. He helped them win the Clark Cup playoff trophy and the Gold Cup National Championship over the Texas Tornado. After high school, he attended the
University of Notre Dame
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for two years where he played for the
Fighting Irish before being drafted into the NHL.
Professional
Stastny was drafted in the eighth round (259th overall) in the 2002 NHL entry draft. He played for Team USA in the
2005 IIHF World Championship, making the Stastnys the first ice hockey family known to have represented four different countries in international play (his father played for
Czechoslovakia
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and
Canada
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in the
Canada Cup series in
1976
Events January
* January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 18 – Full diplomatic ...
and
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
, and for
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...
after the
dissolution of Czechoslovakia
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).
After playing 51 games of the 2005–06 season with the
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary developmental league of the National Hockey League (NHL). The league comprises 32 teams, with 26 in the United States and 6 in Cana ...
(AHL)'s
Iowa Stars
The Iowa Stars, later known as the Iowa Chops, were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The club was based in Des Moines, Iowa at the Wells Fargo Arena.
History
The Stars were founded by Howard Baldwin, of Hockey Holdi ...
, Stastny made his NHL debut on March 1, 2006, with the
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. Th ...
against the
St. Louis Blues, the last team for which his father played. Eight days later, he was traded by the Oilers back to the
Boston Bruins
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along with
Marty Reasoner
Martin Ernest Reasoner (born February 26, 1977) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers, Atlanta Thrashers a ...
and a 2006 second round pick (
Milan Lucic
Milan Lucic (; born June 7, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played major junior career with the Vancouver ...
) for
Sergei Samsonov
Sergei Viktorovich Samsonov (; born October 27, 1978) is a Russian former professional ice hockey forward who is now a scout for the Carolina Hurricanes. He played in the NHL with six teams from 1997 to 2011, most notably for the Boston Bruins. I ...
as part of an NHL trade deadline deal. He scored his first NHL goal for Boston in a 4-3 home loss against the Montreal Canadiens on April 13, 2006. On January 16, 2007, the
Boston Bruins
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traded him to the St. Louis Blues for a 2007 fifth round draft pick.
On March 3, 2010, the Blues traded him to the
Vancouver Canucks
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for
Pierre-Cédric Labrie. He never appeared with the Canucks, instead playing with AHL affiliate, the
Manitoba Moose
The Manitoba Moose are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). The team plays its home games at Canada Life Centre.
The fran ...
, to conclude the
2009–10 season. On June 29, 2010, Stastny joined
CSKA Moscow
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of the
Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; ) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs based in Russia (20), Belarus (1), Kazakhstan (1), and China (1) for a total of 23 clubs.
It was considered in ...
(KHL).
After a season with
Mora IK
Mora IK (or Mora Ishockeyklubb) is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Mora in northern Dalarna. After failing the 2019 SHL qualifiers, Mora has been relegated for play in the second-tier league, HockeyAllsvenskan. Mora has previously p ...
in the
HockeyAllsvenskan
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, Stastny returned to the German
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
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(DEL), signing an initial try-out contract with the
Schwenninger Wild Wings
The Schwenninger Wild Wings are a professional Germany, German ice hockey team from Villingen-Schwenningen in Baden-Wuerttemberg that was founded on 20 July 1904 and currently plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). The greatest success of the ...
on August 2, 2015. He later secured a one-year deal on August 31.
As a free agent the following off-season, Stastny returned to North America after six European seasons, agreeing to a professional try-out contract to attend the training camp with his former club, the St. Louis Blues, joining his brother Paul, on September 10, 2016.
After Stastny failed to make the Blues he signed with
HC Vítkovice Ridera
HC Vítkovice Ridera is a professional ice hockey team based in Vítkovice, the Moravian-part of Ostrava, in the Czech Republic, competing in the Czech Extraliga. It plays at Ostravar Aréna.
The club was founded in 1928 after the merger of S ...
of the
Czech Extraliga
The Czech Extraliga () is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. It was created in 1993 following the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia midway through the 1992–93 Czechoslovak Extraliga season (which all Slovak and ...
(ELH) in October 2016. For the 2017–18 season, Stastny signed with
EHC Lustenau
Eishockey Club Lustenau, commonly referred to as EHC Lustenau or simply Lustenau, is an ice hockey team in Lustenau, Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. ...
of the
Alps Hockey League
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and set a career high in goals with 25. He has not signed with a team since.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
See also
*
Notable families in the NHL
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References
External links
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1982 births
Living people
American men's ice hockey centers
American sportspeople of Canadian descent
American people of Slovak descent
Boston Bruins draft picks
Boston Bruins players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Canadian ice hockey centres
Canadian people of Slovak descent
Chaminade College Preparatory School (Missouri) alumni
Edmonton Oilers players
HC CSKA Moscow players
HC Vítkovice players
Ice hockey people from St. Louis
Ice hockey people from Quebec City
Iowa Stars players
EHC Lustenau players
Manitoba Moose players
Mora IK players
Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey players
Nürnberg Ice Tigers players
Omaha Lancers players
Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players
Providence Bruins players
Schwenninger Wild Wings players
St. Louis Blues players