Jaroslav Hlinka

Jaroslav Hlinka (born November 10, 1976, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward, currently playing for Linköpings HC in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.
==Playing career==
Hlinka began playing ice hockey at the age of four. When he was fourteen, HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga offered him a chance on their junior team and he accepted.
From 1994 to 2007, Hlinka mostly played for HC Sparta Praha in the Extraliga, scoring 110 goals and winning the Czech Championship four times (2000, 2002, 2006 and 2007). From 2002 to 2006 he played for three seasons with Kloten Flyers in the Swiss Nationalliga A and one season with Ak Bars Kazan in the now defunct Russian Super League.
On June 1, 2007, Hlinka signed a one year contract with the Colorado Avalanche in the NHL. On October 3, 2007, during the Avalanche season opener, he scored his first NHL point as part of a 2-assist game against the Dallas Stars. He scored his first NHL goal on October 23, 2007 against the Edmonton Oilers. In May 2008 he signed a two-year contract with Linköpings HC in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.
Hlinka has represented the Czech Republic seven times in the World Championships.
==Awards and achievements==
* Czech Champion with HC Sparta Praha in 2000, 2002, 2006 and 2007.
* Gold medal at the Ice Hockey World Championship in 2001.
* Silver medal at the Ice Hockey World Championship in 2006.
== 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
1994–95 	HC Sparta Praha 	CZE 		9 	1 	3 	4 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	HC Sparta Praha 	CZE 		30 	4 	5 	9 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	HC Sparta Praha 	CZE 		48 	8 	18 	26 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	HC Sparta Praha 	CZE 		51 	18 	19 	37 	24 		11 	2 	6 	8 	8
1998–99 	HC Sparta Praha 	CZE 		41 	9 	24 	33 	22 		6 	1 	2 	3 	0
1999–00 	HC Sparta Praha 	CZE 		49 	20 	37 	57 	51 		8 	2 	3 	5 	10
2000–01 	HC Sparta Praha 	CZE 		45 	12 	17 	29 	28 		13 	2 	9 	11 	12
2001–02 	HC Sparta Praha 	CZE 		52 	16 	45 	61 	54 		13 	9 	6 	15 	4
2002–03 	Kloten Flyers 	NLA 		41 	18 	30 	48 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Kloten Flyers 	NLA 		43 	18 	24 	42 	33 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Ak Bars Kazan 	RSL 		36 	4 	16 	20 	10 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2005–06 	Kloten Flyers 	NLA 		37 	12 	24 	36 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	HC Sparta Praha 	CZE 		9 	3 	8 	11 	14 		17 	10 	6 	16 	10
2006–07 	HC Sparta Praha 	CZE 		46 	19 	38 	57 	46 		16 	4 	12 	16 	38
2007–08 	Colorado Avalanche	NHL 		63 	8 	20 	28 	16 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2008–09 	Linköpings HC 	CHL 		4 	0 	3 	3 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Linköpings HC 	SEL 		54 	12 	43 	55 	16 		7 	1 	2 	3 	6
CZE totals	CZE totals 	CZE totals		380 	110 	214 	324 	251 		84 	30 	44 	74 	82
NLA totals	NLA totals 	NLA totals		121 	48 	78 	126 	67 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
RSL totals	RSL totals 	RSL totals		36 	4 	16 	20 	10 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		63 	8 	20 	28 	16 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
SEL totals	SEL totals 	SEL totals		54 	12 	43 	55 	16 		7 	1 	2 	3 	6
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==International play==
Hlinka played his first game in the national squad in 1999, and has played 107 times for the national team. 
Hlinka has played for the Czech Republic in:
*2001 World Championships (gold medal)
*2002 World Championships
*2003 World Championships
*2004 World Championships
*2006 World Championships (silver medal)
*2007 World Championships
*2008 World Championships
===International statistics===
Year 	Event 	 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
2001 	WC 	 	9 	1 	0 	1 	2
2002 	WC 	 	7 	1 	5 	6 	2
2003 	WC 	 	9 	2 	1 	3 	6
2004 	WC 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	2
2006 	WC 	 	9 	2 	4 	6 	2
2007 	WC 	 	7 	3 	4 	7 	0
2008 	WC 	 	6 	1 	3 	4 	2
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	 	49	10	18	28 	16
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1976
Category:Czech hockey players
Category:Colorado Avalanche players
Category:Linköpings HC player
Category:Ak Bars Kazan player
Category:Kloten Flyers player