Michal Jordán

Michal Jordán (born on July 17, 1990 in Zlín) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with the Amur Khabarovsk of the KHL. He was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the fourth round, 105th overall, of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
==Club career==
Jordán began playing junior hockey with the HC Zlín organisation. In 2007, he moved to North America in order to play with the Windsor Spitfires of the OHL. However, after just 22 games played with the Spitfires, Jordán moved to the Plymouth Whalers of the OHL where he finished the season with 39 regular season games and 4 play-off games played. He continued with the Whalers for the next two seasons.
Jordán made his senior debut in the 2010-11 season with the Carolina Hurricanes' AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. He spent two whole seasons with the Checkers. 
In the 2012-13 season, Jordán played 54 regular season games and 1 play-off game with the Charlotte Checkers of the AHL and also 5 games with the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL. In this season, Jordán also played at the 2013 AHL All-Star Game.
Then he spent again the whole 2013-14 season with the Charlotte Checkers of the AHL.
On October 9, 2014, just prior to the commencement of the 2014-15 season, his fifth with the Checkers, Jordán was named the Checkers' captain. He played 30 games with the Charlotte Checkers during this season while he also played 38 games with the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL.
In the 2015-16 season, Jordán played 36 games with the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL and 4 games with the Charlotte Checkers of the AHL.
After six years within the Hurricanes organization, Jordán left as a free agent following the 2015-16 season. On October 7, 2016, he belatedly signed a one-year deal for the duration of the 2016-17 season with the Ak Bars Kazan of the KHL. He was limited to 27 regular season games with the Ak Bars Kazan, contributing with 7 points. He added another 2 points in 9 play-off games.
As a free agent, Jordán opted to continue in the KHL, securing a two-year contract with the Amur Khabarovsk on May 26, 2017. During the 2018-19 season, Jordán was named the KHL Defenceman of the Week on February 25, 2019.
During the 2019-20 season, in which he continued with the Amur Khabarovsk, in November 2019, amidst the controversy of Bill Peters racially-charged comments toward a former player of color, Jordán came to the forefront of NHL media as he described playing for Peters as an "...experience with the worst coach ever by far." He went on to describe how Peters would kick and punch him and others players in the head during a game.
In the 2019-20 season, he was again named the KHL Defenceman of the Week on February 28, 2020.
Jordán continued with the Amur Khabarovsk of the KHL during the 2020-21 season. He is signed there until the end of this season.
== International career ==
Jordán played with the Czech National Team at the 2007 World U18 Championship, 2008 World U18 Championship Division I (winning there a gold medal and being named the best defenceman while having most assists by defenceman (5) on the tournament), 2008, 2009 and 2010 World Junior Championships (as the captain at the 2010 tournament), 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018 World Championships, 2016 World Cup of Hockey and at the 2018 Olympics.
==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
2007–08 	Windsor Spitfires 	OHL 	 	22 	1 	5 	6 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Plymouth Whalers 	OHL 	 	39 	5 	17 	22 	32 	 	4 	0 	3 	3 	6
2008–09 	Plymouth Whalers 	OHL 	 	58 	12 	30 	42 	39 	 	11 	0 	3 	3 	12
2009–10 	Plymouth Whalers 	OHL 	 	41 	13 	19 	32 	18 	 	9 	0 	5 	5 	8
2010–11 	Charlotte Checkers 	AHL 	 	67 	4 	14 	18 	35 	 	16 	0 	2 	2 	0
2011–12 	Charlotte Checkers 	AHL 	 	76 	4 	18 	22 	43 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Charlotte Checkers 	AHL 	 	54 	6 	10 	16 	22 	 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0
2012–13 	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Charlotte Checkers 	AHL 	 	70 	4 	21 	25 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Charlotte Checkers 	AHL 	 	30 	2 	9 	11 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL 	 	38 	2 	4 	6 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL 	 	36 	1 	0 	1 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Charlotte Checkers 	AHL 	 	4 	3 	0 	3 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Ak Bars Kazan 	KHL 	 	27 	2 	5 	7 	4 	 	9 	1 	1 	2 	0
2017–18 	Amur Khabarovsk 	KHL 	 	48 	2 	6 	8 	8 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	4
2018–19 	Amur Khabarovsk 	KHL 	 	54 	2 	13 	15 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Amur Khabarovsk 	KHL 	 	61 	7 	11 	18 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	79 	3 	4 	7 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
KHL totals	KHL totals 	KHL totals	 	190 	13 	35 	48 	48 	 	14 	1 	2 	3 	4
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 	 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007 	Czech Republic	WJC18 	9th 	 	6 	0	1	1 	4
2008 	Czech Republic	WJC18-D1 	11th 	 	5 	0	5	5 	6
2008 	Czech Republic	WJC 	5th 	 	6 	0	1	1 	4
2009 	Czech Republic	WJC 	6th 	 	6 	0	1	1 	0
2010 	Czech Republic	WJC 	7th 	 	6 	0	1	1 	4
2014 	Czech Republic	WC 	4th 	 	9 	0	1	1 	2
2015 	Czech Republic	WC 	4th 	 	10	1	1	2 	2
2016 	Czech Republic	WC 	5th 	 	8 	1	0	1 	10
2016 	Czech Republic	WCH 	6th 	 	3 	0	1	1 	2
2018 	Czech Republic	OG 	4th 	 	5 	1	0	1 	2
2018 	Czech Republic	WC 	7th 	 	7 	0	0	0 	0
Junior totals	Junior totals 	Junior totals	Junior totals	 	29	0	9	9 	18
Senior totals	Senior totals 	Senior totals	Senior totals	 	42	3	3	6 	18
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year	
IIHF World U18 Championship Division I Best Defenceman	2008	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1990 births
Category:Ak Bars Kazan players
Category:Amur Khabarovsk players
Category:Carolina Hurricanes draft picks
Category:Carolina Hurricanes players
Category:Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players
Category:Czech ice hockey defencemen
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of the Czech Republic
Category:Plymouth Whalers players
Category:Windsor Spitfires players