David Výborný David Výborný ( born January 22 , 1975 ) is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for BK Mladá Boleslav of the Czech Extraliga . He has played for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Playing career . Early career . Výborný first rose to prominence playing with Sparta Prague of the Czech Extraliga in 1992 . He scored 20 goals and 44 points in 52 games , all as a teenager . The Edmonton Oilers picked Výborný up in the second round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft , and he proved that he was not a fluke by scoring 46 points for Sparta in the next season . Výborný came over to North America for the 1994 – 95 season and played for the Cape Breton Oilers of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) . He again performed quite well , scoring 61 points in 76 games , third most on his team and fifth most among AHL rookies . However , he headed back to Europe after only one season in the AHL . Upon his return to Sparta , he scored at a rigorous pace . He scored 42 points in 40 games and helped Sparta into the playoffs , where he again scored more than a point per game . Výborný spent one more season in Prague and continued to improve with 49 points in 47 games ; he added 14 more in the playoffs . Výborný was a star in the Czech Republic , but he went to Sweden for the 1997 – 98 season . He played for Modo and led the team in scoring . Again , after just one season abroad , Výborný went back to Sparta Prague . In the 1998 – 99 season , Výborný cemented his place as one of the stars of the Czech hockey scene . He scored 70 points in 52 games and won the Extraliga ' s scoring title by 18 points . In the next season , he continued to rack up points and finished second in the league ' s scoring race . He also won a championship with Sparta . Finally , it seemed as if Výborný had nothing left to prove in the Czech Republic . NHL career . On June 8 , 2000 , Výborný was signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets to add some scoring punch in their first season . He debuted in the NHL on October 7 , and scored a goal on in his very first NHL game . His production for Columbus was much less than it had been in Prague . In the end , he scored 13 goals and 19 assist s , for a total of 32 points in 79 games . He was also ranked 10th among rookies for goals and points and was the first rookie ever to score on multiple penalty shot s in one season . Výborný ' s performance ( 31 points ) was very similar in his second season . As the Blue Jackets improved , though , so did Výborný . In the 2002 – 03 NHL season , he scored 46 points and led his team with a + 12 plus / minus , which set a record for the Blue Jackets . Výborný improved still more for the 2003 – 04 NHL season , and he scored 22 goals and 31 assists , for a total of 53 points . He led Columbus in assists and came in second to Rick Nash in goals and points . In addition to his offensive talent , Výborný has proved to be quite durable , as he currently holds the Blue Jackets record for the most consecutive games , with 161 . He tied for fourth in the NHL in shorthanded goals with four , another record for the Blue Jackets . Výborný played for Sparta Prague during the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout . Back to Europe . On April 25 , 2008 , it was announced that Výborný is returning to Sparta Prague for the 2008 – 09 season . With his departure , Rostislav Klesla became the only remaining player from the Blue Jackets ' inaugural season .