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1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Jiri Lala Selected in fourth round No.
76 overall by Quebec Nordiques Born August
21, 1959
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Right Wing Height: 5-10 Weight: 180
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BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
Birthplace: Tabor, Czechoslovakia Hometown:
Tabor, Czech Republic |
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PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
1976-77 |
Ceske Budejovice | Czech. |
32 |
9 | 5 |
14 | 8 |
1977-78 |
Ceske Budejovice | Czech. |
27 |
9 | 4 |
13 | 10 |
1978-79 |
Ceske Budejovice | Czech. |
40 |
3 | 7 |
10 | 14 |
1979-80 |
Ceske Budejovice | Czech. |
44 |
22 | 18 |
40 | 18 |
1980-81 |
Jihlava | Czech. |
44 |
40 | 22 |
62 | 10 | 1981-82 |
Jihlava | Czech. |
42 | 25 |
26 | 51 |
26 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Canada Cup: 1981 (third place)
World Championships: 1981 (bronze medal), 1982 (silver medal)
World Junior Championships: 1979 (silver medal)
Czechoslovakian Championship: 1982 (Jihlava)
Miscellaneous: Was eligible for the draft at age 22 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: Ceske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia);
Frankfurt, Mannheim (Germany); Bern (Switzerland); Zurich (Switzerland); Ayr
(Great Britain); Selb, Regensburg (Germany) Olympics: 1984 (silver
medal), 1988 (sixth place) Canada Cup: 1984 (fifth place) World Championships: 1983
(silver), 1985 (gold), 1986 (fifth) NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS Switzerland Championship: 1992 (Bern)
Germany Goals Leader: 1989-90 (Frankfurt) (36 goals), 1990-91
(Frankfurt) (47 goals)
Coaching Career: Named Regensburg (Germany) player-head coach in
January 2002 and remained in position through 2001-02 season.
Management Career: Named Regensburg (Germany) general manager prior to 2002-03 season and
remained in that position into
2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Retired from pro hockey after 2001-02 season. A farewell
game was held in his honor on Aug. 23, 2002, in Regensburg, Germany. In that
game, the local team faced a team of Czech All-Stars that included Lala and
NHLers Milan Hejduk and Robert Reichel. |
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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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