Jiří Šlégr

Jiří Šlégr (; 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.
==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.
==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 of 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
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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