Czech up - 10-26-09
(We readily admit we force some of these lame-o headlines.)
Over the summer, there was a little bit of concern the Penguins would have a streak come to an end this season. But thanks to Sergei Gonchar's bum wrist, this streak will survive another season.
For the previous 18 seasons, the Penguins have had at least one native of the Czech Republic or the former Czechoslovakia play at least one game for them. Martin Skoula's (above) debut as a Penguin Friday night extended that streak to 19. A look at the men who have made this run possible:
| Season (No. of players) |
Players | Games Played |
Goals- Assists- Points |
| 1990-91 (2) |
Jiri Hrdina Jaromir Jagr |
37 80 |
6-14-20 27-30-57 |
| 1991-92 (2) |
Jiri Hrdina Jaromir Jagr |
56 70 |
3-13-16 32-37-69 |
| 1992-93 (2) | Jaromir Jagr Martin Straka |
81 42 |
34-60-94 3-13-16 |
| 1993-94 (2) | Jaromir Jagr Martin Straka |
80 84 |
32-68-99 30-34-64 |
| 1994-95 (2) | Jaromir Jagr Martin Straka |
48 31 |
32-38-70 4-12-16 |
| 1995-96 (2) | Jaromir Jagr Petr Nedved |
82 80 |
62-87-149 45-54-99 |
| 1996-97 (4) |
Josef Beranek Petr Klima Jaromir Jagr Petr Nedved |
8 9 63 74 |
3-1-4 1-3-4 47-48-95 33-38-71 |
| 1997-98 (4) | Jaromir Jagr Robert Lang Jiri Slegr Martin Straka |
77 51 73 75 |
35-67-102 9-13-22 5-12-17 19-23-42 |
| 1998-99 (6) |
Jan Hrdina Jaromir Jagr Robert Lang Pavel Skrbek Jiri Slegr Martin Straka |
82 81 72 4 63 80 |
13-29-42 44-83-127 21-23-44 0-0-0 3-20-23 35-48-83 |
| 1999-2000 (7) |
Josef Beranek Jan Hrdina Jaromir Jagr Robert Lang Michal Rozsival Jiri Slegr Martin Straka |
13 70 63 78 75 74 71 |
4-4-8 13-33-46 42-54-96 23-42-65 4-17-21 11-20-31 20-39-59 |
| 2000-01 (11) |
Josef Beranek Jan Hrdina Jaromir Jagr Milan Kraft Frantisek Kucera Robert Lang Josef Melichar Michael Rozsival Roman Simicek Jiri Slegr Martin Straka |
70 78 81 42 7 82 18 30 29 42 82 |
9-14-23 15-28-43 52-69-121 7-7-14 0-2-2 32-48-80 0-2-2 1-4-5 3-6-9 5-10-15 27-68-95 |
| 2001-02 (6) |
Jan Hrdina Milan Kraft Robert Lang Josef Melichar Michal Rozsival Martin Straka |
79 68 62 60 79 13 |
24-33-57 8-8-16 18-32-50 0-3-3 9-20-29 5-4-9 |
| 2002-03 (7) |
Jan Hrdina Milan Kraft Josef Melichar Michal Rozsival Michael Sivek Martin Straka Vladimir Vujtek |
57 31 8 53 38 60 5 |
14-25-39 7-5-12 0-0-0 4-6-10 3-3-6 18-28-46 0-1-1 |
| 2003-04 (3) |
Milan Kraft Josef Melichar Martin Straka |
66 82 22 |
19-21-40 3-5-8 4-8-12 |
| 2005-06 (1) |
Josef Melichar | 70 | 1-11-12 |
| 2006-07 (1) | Josef Melichar | 72 | 3-12-15 |
| 2007-08 (1) | Petr Sykora | 81 | 28-35-63 |
| 2008-09 (1) | Petr Sykora | 81 | 25-21-46 |
| 2009-09 (1) | Martin Skoula | 2 | 0-0-0 |
(Photo: Gregory Shamus/NHLI via Getty Images)