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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Milan Novy
Selected in
third round
No. 58 overall by Washington Capitals
Born
September 23, 1951
 | Position:
Center
Height: 5-10 Weight: 196
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Kladno (Czechoslovakia)
Birthplace:
Kladno, Czechoslovakia
Hometown: Kladno, Czech Republic |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1963-64 |
Kladno | Czech. Jr. |
-- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
| 1964-65 |
Kladno | Czech. Jr. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1965-66 |
Kladno | Czech. Jr. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1966-67 |
Kladno | Czech. Jr. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1967-68 |
Kladno | Czech. Jr. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1968-69 |
Kladno | Czech. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1969-70 |
Kladno | Czech. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1970-71 |
Kladno | Czech. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1971-72 |
Kladno | Czech. |
36 | 19 |
14 | 33 |
-- | | 1972-73 |
Jihlava | Czech. |
40 | 39 |
17 | 56 |
18 | | 1973-74 |
Jihlava | Czech. |
44 | 34 |
23 | 57 |
18 | | 1974-75 |
Kladno | Czech. |
40 | 46 |
22 | 68 |
38 | | 1975-76 |
Kladno | Czech. |
32 | 32 |
25 | 57 |
14 | | 1976-77 |
Kladno | Czech. |
44 | 59 |
31 | 90 |
-- | | 1977-78 |
Kladno | Czech. |
44 | 40 |
35 | 75 |
64 | | 1978-79 |
Kladno | Czech. |
44 | 33 |
23 | 56 |
-- | | 1979-80 |
Kladno | Czech. |
44 | 36 |
30 | 66 |
20 | | 1980-81 |
Kladno | Czech. |
16 | 19 |
42 | 61 |
12 | | 1981-82 |
Kladno | Czech. |
44 | 29 |
38 | 67 |
40 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Olympics: 1976 (silver medal), 1980 (fifth place)
Czechoslovakian Championship:
1974 (Jihlava), 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980 (Kladno)
Canada Cup: 1976 (second place), 1981 (third
place)
World Championships: 1975 (silver), 1976 (gold), 1977 (gold),
1978 (silver), 1979 (silver), 1981 (bronze), 1982 (silver)
Canada Cup All-Star First Team: 1976
World Championships All-Star First Team: 1976
Czechoslovakia
Golden Stick Award (MVP): 1976-77, 1980-81, 1981-82 (Kladno)
Olympics Points Leader: 1980 (15 points)
Olympics Goals Leader:
1980 (7 goals)
World Championships Goals Leader: 1976 (9 goals)
Czech Records: Most goals in one season
(59 for Kladno in 1976-77)
Czechoslovakia
Points Leader: 1975-76 (Kladno) (57 points),
1976-77 (Kladno) (90), 1980-81 (Kladno) (61), 1981-82 (Kladno) (67)
Czechoslovakia Goals
Leader: 1972-73 (Jihlava) (39 goals),
1974-75 (Kladno) (46),
1975-76 (Kladno) (32), 1976-77 (Kladno) (51)
Czechoslovakia Assists
Leader: 1980-81 (Kladno) (42 assists), 1981-82 (Kladno) (38 assists)
Miscellaneous: Scored loan goal for Czechoslovakia in 1-0 upset win
over Team Canada at 1976 Canada Cup tournament and was named Czechoslovakia's MVP
for the tournament. ... Was Kladno captain in early 1980s before
entering NHL. ... Named one of Czechoslovakia's top
three players at 1982 World Championships. ... Was leading goals and points scorer in Czech hockey history
when drafted. ... Scored 33 goals and added 25 assists in 64 career international
games for Team Czechoslovakia from 1975 to 1982. ... Wore No. 6 for Czech
national team ... Played on Kladno's top scoring line with Eduard Novak and
Lubomir Bauer. ... Ranked No. 2 European player of all-time behind Vladislav Tretiak in a pre-draft poll of European journalists. ...
Released to NHL by Czech authorities after
1981-82 season, making him a strong prospect for the 1982 draft despite his
advanced age. The NHL ruled he would have to enter the league through the
1982 Entry Draft rather than through a special draft for Czechoslovakian
players as had been the case with two players released to the NHL one year
earlier. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 6, 1982 (Washington at N.Y.
Rangers)
Numbers: 26, 66 (Washington)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1989 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1982-83 |
Washington | 73 |
18 | 30 |
48 | 16 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | |
1983 | Washington | 2 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Signed one-year contract with Washington for $110,000 plus
incentive bonuses in August 1982. ... Scored goal and had two assists in first NHL game. His goal beat N.Y. Rangers goalie Ed Mio at 7:09 of the
third period, enabling Washington to tie game at 4-4. Washington went on to
win 5-4 when Mike Gartner scored with 1:50 remaining. ... Released
by Washington after having played only one season in June 1983 because he had difficulty adjusting to the
NHL style of play and wanted to continue his career back in Europe. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Team Czechoslovakia; Zurich (Switzerland); Vienna (Austria); Kladno
(Czechoslovakia)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Education: Studied law at Karlova
University in Prague.
Miscellaneous: Spoke no English
when he arrived in North America and had to do all of his interviews through
an interpreter.
Personal: Father of European hockey player Milan
Novy Jr. |
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SNAPSHOT '82 | | Total Selected: |
252 | | Forwards: |
152 | | Defense: |
82 | | Goaltenders: |
18 | | Major Junior: |
129 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
27/4 | | College Players: |
20 | | High School: |
37 |
| Canadian: |
152 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
62 |
| European: |
35 |
| Reached NHL: |
109 |
| Stanley Cup: |
18 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
37 |
| Picks Traded: |
50 |
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