Pavel Trnka

Pavel Trnka (born July 27, 1976) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played seven seasons in the National Hockey League with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Florida Panthers between 1997 and 2004. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1993 to 2012, was mainly spent in the Czech Extraliga. Internationally Trnka played the for the Czech national team at both the junior and senior level. After retiring from play, Trnka went into coaching, and has worked with HC Vítkovice at their senior and youth level since 2012.

Pavel Trnka
Born	(1976-07-27) July 27, 1976 (age 49) Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Florida Panthers HC Plzeň HC Kladno HC Vítkovice
NHL draft	106th overall, 1994 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Playing career	1993–2012

Trnka was drafted 106th overall by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft and started his NHL career with the Ducks in 1997 and stayed there for six seasons before he was traded to the Florida Panthers for Sandis Ozolinsh and Lance Ward. In total, Trnka played 411 regular season games, scoring 14 goals and 63 assists for 77 points and collecting 323 penalty minutes. He left the NHL after the 2004 season to return to the Czech Republic for HC Lasselsberger Plzeň. He had two spells in Sweden's Elitserien for Leksands IF and Malmö Redhawks.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992–93	HC Škoda Plzeň	CZE U20		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	HC Škoda Plzeň	ELH		11	0	0	0	12		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	HC Interconnex Plzeň	ELH		6	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Poldi SONP Kladno	ELH		28	0	5	5	24		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Baltimore Bandits	AHL		69	2	6	8	44		6	0	0	0	2
1996–97	Baltimore Bandits	AHL		69	6	14	20	86		3	0	0	0	2
1997–98	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		48	3	4	7	40		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		23	3	5	8	28		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		63	0	4	4	60		4	0	1	1	2
1999–2000	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		57	2	15	17	34		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		59	1	7	8	42		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		71	2	11	13	66		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		24	3	6	9	6		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Florida Panthers	NHL		22	0	3	3	24		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Florida Panthers	NHL		67	3	13	16	51		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HC Lasselsberger Plzeň	ELH		47	7	10	17	103		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	HC Lasselsberger Plzeň	ELH		38	8	6	14	40		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Leksands IF	SEL		7	0	3	3	8		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	HC Lasselsberger Plzeň	ELH		28	3	2	5	62		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Malmö Redhawks	SEL		20	0	1	1	36		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	HC Vítkovice Steel	ELH		48	1	3	4	70		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	HC Vítkovice Steel	ELH		31	1	8	9	20		7	0	1	1	10
2009–10	HC Vítkovice Steel	ELH		46	1	6	7	42		16	0	1	1	16
2010–11	HC Vítkovice Steel	ELH		49	2	7	9	48		15	0	8	8	26
2011–12	HC Vítkovice Steel	ELH		34	0	5	5	16		3	0	0	0	4
ELH totals				366	23	52	75	437		41	0	10	10	56
NHL totals				411	14	63	77	323		4	0	1	1	2

International

Medal record
Representing Czech Republic
Men's ice hockey
European Junior Championships
	1994 Finland

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994	Czech Republic	EJC		5	0	1	1	6
1995	Czech Republic	WJC		7	0	0	0	8
2003	Czech Republic	WC		5	1	0	1	6
Junior totals				12	0	1	1	14
Senior totals				5	1	0	1	6

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