Milan Hejduk

Milan Hejduk (born February 14, 1976, in Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech retired ice hockey right winger. He played a combined 14 seasons in the National Hockey League all with the Colorado Avalanche.

Milan Hejduk
Hejduk during warmups before a Avalanche-Thrashers game on March 11, 2008
Born	(1976-02-14) February 14, 1976 (age 49) Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Played for	NHL: Colorado Avalanche ELH: HC Pardubice
National team	Czech Republic
NHL draft	87th overall, 1994 Quebec Nordiques
Playing career	1993–2013

Career

Before playing in the NHL, Hejduk played 5 seasons with HC Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga. He was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques with the 87th overall pick in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. In 2001, Hejduk won the Stanley Cup with the Avalanche when they defeated the New Jersey Devils 4 games to 3. During the 2002-03 NHL season, he was able to win the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy beating out Markus Näslund of the Vancouver Canucks.^[1] When the 2004-05 NHL lockout happened, Hejduk returned to the Czech Republic to play for his old team, HC Pardubice. He became the captain of the Avalanche on November 14, 2011.^[2] He gave up captaincy because of his role in the organization changing.^[3]

Hejduk retired from playing professional ice hockey on November 13, 2013.^[4]