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1982 NHL DRAFT PICK
Jiri Lala
Selected in fourth round
No. 76 overall by Quebec Nordiques

Born August 21, 1959
Position: Right Wing
Height: 5-10   Weight: 180
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)                   
Birthplace: Tabor, Czechoslovakia
Hometown: Tabor, Czech Republic
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1976-77 Ceske BudejoviceCzech. 32 95 148
1977-78 Ceske BudejoviceCzech. 27 94 1310
1978-79 Ceske BudejoviceCzech. 40 37 1014
1979-80 Ceske BudejoviceCzech. 44 2218 4018
1980-81 JihlavaCzech. 44 4022 6210
1981-82 JihlavaCzech. 4225 2651 26

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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