Jiří Látal

Jiří Látal (born February 2, 1967) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player. He played 92 games in the National Hockey League with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1989 to 1991. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1984 to 1996, was mainly spent in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League and then Czech Extraliga. Internationally he played for the Czechoslovak national team at three World Junior Championships and at the 1989 World Championships, winning a bronze at the latter. In December 2009, he served as the General Manager of the Czech Republic team competing in the World Junior Hockey Championships in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Jiří Látal
Born	(1967-02-02) February 2, 1967 (age 58) Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Left
Played for	TJ Sparta ČKD Praha ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín Philadelphia Flyers Vålerenga Ishockey Reipas Lahti HC Olomouc HC Dadák Vsetín
National team	Czechoslovakia
NHL draft	106th overall, 1985 Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	1984–1996

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1983–84	TJ DS Olomouc	CSSR U20		34	12	14	26	—		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	TJ Sparta ČKD Praha	CSSR		26	2	2	4	10		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	TJ Sparta ČKD Praha	CSSR		27	3	2	5	8		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	TJ Sparta ČKD Praha	CSSR		9	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín	CSSR		46	8	12	20	27		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín	CSSR		34	6	20	26	34		11	0	2	2	—
1989–90	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		32	6	13	19	6		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Hershey Bears	AHL		22	10	18	28	10		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		50	5	21	26	14		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		10	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Vålerenga Ishockey	NOR		32	7	16	23	18		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Reipas Lahti	SM-l		41	5	20	25	18		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Vålerenga Ishockey	NOR		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	HC Olomouc	CZE		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	HC Dadák Vsetín	CZE		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	HC Olomouc	CZE		27	5	8	13	18		4	2	2	4	0
CSSR totals				142	20	36	56	81		11	0	2	2	—
NHL totals				92	12	36	48	24		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1984	Czechoslovakia	EJC		5	0	0	0	6
1985	Czechoslovakia	WJC		7	0	4	4	2
1986	Czechoslovakia	WJC		7	0	2	2	2
1987	Czechoslovakia	WJC		7	4	2	6	0
1989	Czechoslovakia	WC		1	0	0	0	0
Junior totals				26	4	8	12	10
Senior totals				1	0	0	0	0

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database