Patrik Stefan

Patrik Štefan 	Patrik Štefan
Born 	September 16, 1980 (1980-09-16) (age 29),
Příbram, CS
Height
Weight 	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position 	Centre
Shot 	Left
Played for 	Atlanta Thrashers
Dallas Stars
NHL Draft 	1st overall, 1999
Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career	1996–2007
Patrik Štefan (September 16, 1980 in Příbram, Czechoslovakia) is a retired Czech professional ice hockey player who was drafted 1st overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
== Playing career==
Patrik Štefan was drafted first over-all by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
Prior to being drafted by the Thrashers, Štefan played for HC Sparta Praha in the Czech Republic, and the Long Beach Ice Dogs of the IHL
Patrik played six seasons for the Atlanta Thrashers scoring 177 points. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Patrik played for Ilves Tampere in the SM-liiga. In 37 games, Stefan collected a total of 41 points including 28 assists. In the playoffs, Štefan had six assists and a goal in seven games.
On June 24, 2006, Štefan was traded to the Dallas Stars along with Jaroslav Modrý for Niko Kapanen and a 7th round draft pick in 2006.
Štefan earned significant notoriety when he missed and fell on a breakaway towards an empty net against the Edmonton Oilers on January 4, 2007,[1] which allowed a play to develop where fellow Czech Aleš Hemský scored with two seconds remaining to send the game to overtime.[1]. Former NHL player and former teammate of Stefan, Ray Ferraro, who was commentating the game for Sportsnet, remarked that it was the "worst play" he'd seen in 25 years of NHL hockey; Ferraro also remarked, "That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen... Patrik Stefan, you should be embarrassed for what you just did; that does not belong in the National Hockey League!" Stars analyst Daryl Reaugh, meanwhile, compared Štefan to Leon Lett, another Dallas athlete remembered for two costly misplays while a member of the Cowboys. (The Edmonton goal tied the game 5-5, but Dallas then won 6-5 in overtime on a shootout.)
After Štefan's contract expired in 2007, the Dallas Stars chose not to re-sign him. Štefan signed with SC Bern of the Nationalliga A, but he only played three games for them before retiring in October 2007.[2] He is currently a player agent in Laguna Beach, California, and a coach at Orange County Ice Palace.
== Career statistics==
 	 	 		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
1996–97 	HC Sparta Praha 	CZE 		5 	0 	1 	1 	2 		7 	1 	0 	1 	0
1997–98 	HC Sparta Praha 	CZE 		27 	2 	6 	8 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Long Beach Ice Dogs	IHL 		25 	5 	10 	15 	10 		10 	1 	1 	2 	2
1998–99 	Long Beach Ice Dogs	IHL 		33 	11 	24 	35 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		72 	5 	20 	25 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		66 	10 	21 	31 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		5 	3 	0 	3 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		59 	7 	16 	23 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		71 	13 	21 	34 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		82 	14 	26 	40 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Ilves 	SM-liiga 		37 	13 	28 	41 	47 		7 	1 	6 	7 	4
2005–06 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		64 	10 	14 	24 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		41 	5 	6 	11 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	SC Bern 	NLA 		3 	1 	0 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		455 	64 	124 	188 	158 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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