# Jiří Šlégr

Jiří Šlégr (Czech pronunciation: ; born 30 May 1971) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman, and was a member of the 2001–02 Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup championship team after being acquired in a late-season trade. Šlégr was inducted into the Czech Ice Hockey Hall of Fame on December 12, 2019.
In 2010, Šlégr, a candidate of the Czech Social Democratic Party, was elected into the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic.
He is currently general manager of the Czech men's national team.

## Playing career

Šlégr was drafted 23rd overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. Šlégr played parts of three seasons with the Canucks, before being traded to the Edmonton Oilers for Roman Oksiuta, where he played for parts of two seasons. He spent the 1996–97 season playing in Södertälje SK in Sweden. He then returned to the NHL, where he had been traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 3rd round draft pick, and played three and a half seasons there, wearing number 71 that would later be more associated with Evgeni Malkin. In January 2001, he was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for a 3rd round draft pick. Atlanta traded Šlégr to the Detroit Red Wings for Yuri Butsayev and a 3rd round draft pick in March 2002 and won the Stanley Cup with the Red Wings that season.
He signed as a free agent with Vancouver in September 2003, but was traded to the Boston Bruins in January 2004 for a conditional pick after falling out of favor with Vancouver Canucks coach Marc Crawford. Šlégr spent the 2004–05 NHL lockout season with HC Litvínov in the Czech Republic before returning to the Boston Bruins for the 2005–06 season. After leaving the NHL, Šlégr returned to the Czech Republic to play for HC Litvínov, and for EHC Biel of the NLA during the 2007 playoffs.

## International play

Šlégr won a gold medal in the 2005 World Championships and 1998 Olympics for the Czech Republic, and a bronze medal in the 1992 Olympics for Czechoslovakia. Along with the Stanley Cup he won with the Detroit Red Wings in 2002, Šlégr won all three major trophies in ice hockey, gaining entry to the prestigious Triple Gold Club.

## Political career

In the 2010 elections, Šlégr was elected into the Chamber of Deputies as a candidate of the Czech Social Democratic Party in the Ústecký kraj, a region in northern Bohemia. Although the Social Democrats won the elections, they found themselves isolated and a right-wing government led by Petr Nečas was formed instead, forcing the Social Democratic Chairman, Jiří Paroubek, to resign. Šlégr, loyal to Paroubek, followed the former chairman in 2011 when he left the Social Democrats and founded a new party, the National Socialists – 21st Century Left. Since he had refused to resign, Šlégr remained in the Parliament as an unaffiliated MP.
Šlégr announced on June 14, 2013 that he was "going back to the clean environment among athletes" and stepped down from his position.

## Return to hockey

At 42 years of age, Šlégr returned to play two more seasons for Litvínov, finally retiring for good as a player in 2015. In his last season, he also served as the team's assistant coach, which began a transition into an off-ice career. He would serve as Litvínov's head coach, general manager and club president before leaving in 2020.
On 10 October 2024, Šlégr was named the new general manager of the Czech men's national team. He replaced former teammate Petr Nedvěd, who had resigned due to family reasons.

## Personal life

He is the estranged son of former Vancouver Canucks defenceman Jiří Bubla. He legally changed his surname from Bubla to his stepfather's surname Šlégr as a child.
Šlégr was married 15 years with Kateřina Šlégrová. The couple split in November 2010 and divorced in February 2013. Šlégr married Lucie Králová in May, 2015.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1985–86 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | CSR U16 | 36 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | CSR U16 | 36 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | CSR U18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | CSR | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | CSR U18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | CSR | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | CSR U18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | CSR | 51 | 4 | 15 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | HC CHZ Litvínov | CSR | 47 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | HC Chemopetrol Litvínov | CSR | 42 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 41 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 109 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 1992–93 | Hamilton Canucks | AHL | 21 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 78 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | HC Litvínov, s.r.o. | ELH | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 57 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Södertälje SK | SHL | 30 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 62 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 32 |
| 1996–97 | HC Chemopetrol, a.s. | ELH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | HC Becherovka Karlovy Vary | CZE II | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 73 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 109 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 1998–99 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 63 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 86 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 1999–2000 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 74 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 82 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 2000–01 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 42 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 33 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 38 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002–03 | HC Chemopetrol, a.s. | ELH | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 45 |
| 2003–04 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 36 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | HC Chemopetrol, a.s. | ELH | 46 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 135 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 |
| 2005–06 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 32 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | HC Chemopetrol, a.s. | ELH | 41 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | EHC Biel | NLA | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2007–08 | HC Litvínov | ELH | 45 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 121 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| 2008–09 | HC Litvínov | ELH | 48 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009–10 | HC BENZINA Litvínov | ELH | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013–14 | HC Verva Litvínov | ELH | 28 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | HC Verva Litvínov | ELH | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| TCH totals | TCH totals | TCH totals | 152 | 25 | 75 | 100 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 622 | 56 | 193 | 249 | 838 | 42 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 39 |
| ELH totals | ELH totals | ELH totals | 246 | 36 | 79 | 115 | 671 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 66 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | Place | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1989 | Czechoslovakia | EJC | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | WJC | | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | WJC | | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 14 |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 6th | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 32 |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | CC | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| 1992 | Czechoslovakia | OLY | | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 1996 | Czech Republic | WCH | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1997 | Czech Republic | WC | | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 35 |
| 1998 | Czech Republic | OLY | | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 1998 | Czech Republic | WC | | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 2004 | Czech Republic | WCH | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | Czech Republic | WC | 5th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2005 | Czech Republic | WC | | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 20 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 36 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 64 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 158 |