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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Jaroslav Benak
Selected in 11th round
No.
211 overall by Calgary Flames
Born April 3, 1962
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-0 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
Birthplace: Havlickuv Brod, Czechoslovakia
Hometown:
Havlickuv Brod, Czech Republic |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1981-82 |
Jihlava | Czech. |
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-- | -- |
-- | | 1982-83 |
Jihlava | Czech. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Czechoslovakia Championship: 1983 (Jihlava)
World Championships: 1983 (silver
medal)
Miscellaneous: Was eligible for the draft at age 21 because NHL had
ruled that all Europeans, regardless of age, would have to enter the league
through the entry draft, rather than as unrestricted free agents. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Jihlava (Czechoslovakia/Czech
Republic);
Lappeenranta (Finland); Cortina d'Ampezzo (Italy); Zlin (Czech Republic);
Chamonix (France); Peiting, Memmingen
(Germany); Havlickuv Brod (Czech Republic)
Olympics: 1984
(silver medal), 1988 (sixth place)
Canada Cup: 1984 (fifth place),
1987 (fourth place)
World Championships: 1985 (gold medal), 1986
(fifth place), 1987 (bronze medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Czechoslovakia Championship: 1984, 1985 (Jihlava)
Coaching Career: Named Jihlava (Czech Republic) junior coach after
his retirement in 2002 and held position through 2002-03 seaosn.
Miscellaneous: Named best defenseman at the December 1987
pre-Olympic tournament in Calgary. ... Named Germany Second Division
Southern Region Defenseman of Year in 2000-01 while playing for Memmingen. |
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SNAPSHOT '83 | | Total Selected: |
242 | | Forwards: |
134 | | Defense: |
86 | | Goaltenders: |
22 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
19/5 | | College Players: |
15 | | High School: |
47 |
| Canadian: |
148 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
60 | | U.S.-Born: |
60 |
| European: |
34 |
| Reached NHL: |
113 |
| Stanley Cup: |
21 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
20 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
34 |
| Picks Traded: |
41 |
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