Václav Nedorost
Václav Nedorost (born March 16, 1982) is a Czech former professional ice hockey center. He played in the National Hockey League with the Colorado Avalanche, who selected him 14th overall at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, and the Florida Panthers between 2001 and 2004. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1998 to 2019, was spent in the Czech Extraliga and the Kontinental Hockey League. Internationally Nedorost played for the Czech national junior team, and won the gold medal at the 2000 and 2001 World Junior Championships.
| Václav Nedorost | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
March 16, 1982 České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 171 lb (78 kg; 12 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
HC České Budějovice Colorado Avalanche Florida Panthers HC Bílí Tygři Liberec Metallurg Novokuznetsk HC Lev Poprad HC Donbass HC Slovan Bratislava HC Plzeň | ||
| NHL Draft |
14th overall, 2000 Colorado Avalanche | ||
| Playing career | 1998–2019 | ||
Playing career
Nedorost was drafted in the first round, 14th overall, by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Drafted out of HC České Budějovice of the Czech Extraliga, Nedorost made his North American debut with Colorado's American Hockey League affiliate, the Hershey Bears, in the 2001–02 season. He also appeared in 25 NHL games for the Avalanche during the 2001–02 season, scoring two goals and two assists. Nedorost appeared in 42 more games for the Avalanche in the 2002–03 season.
On July 19, 2003, before the 2003–04 season Nedorost was traded by Colorado, along with Eric Messier, to the Florida Panthers for Peter Worrell and a 2nd round selection.[1] He appeared in 32 games for the Panthers that season.
During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Nedorost went to the Czech Republic to play for HC Bílí Tygři Liberec of the Czech Extraliga. After not playing the following season due to injury, Nedorost then signed for HC České Budějovice in the 2006–07 season before returning to HC Bílí Tygři Liberec the following season.
On May 19, 2010, Nedorost signed a one-year contract with Russian team, Metallurg Novokuznetsk, of the KHL.[2]
Nedorost enjoyed two successful seasons with HC Donbass before civil unrest in Ukraine suspended Donbass' participation in the KHL. Nedorost as a free agent agreed to a one-year contract with Slovakian KHL competitor, HC Slovan Bratislava on August 4, 2014.[3]
Returning to the Czech Extraliga for the 2018–19 season, Nedorost played his 19th and last professional year with HC Plzeň, notching 6 points in 14 playoff games before announcing his retirement on May 1, 2019.[4]
Executive career
Nedorost immediately embarked on a managerial career, accepting an assistant sporting director role working under former Avalanche draft pick and teammate, Radim Vrbata, at BK Mladá Boleslav of the Extraliga on May 1, 2019.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | HC České Budějovice | CZE U18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | HC České Budějovice | CZE U20 | 39 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | HC České Budějovice | ELH | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | HC České Budějovice | CZE U20 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | HC České Budějovice | ELH | 38 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | HC České Budějovice | CZE U20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | HC České Budějovice | ELH | 36 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 49 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 42 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 21 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 32 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 48 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Mountfield | ELH | 30 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 27 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 50 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 26 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 18 | ||
| 2010–11 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | KHL | 48 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Lev Poprad | KHL | 37 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Donbass | KHL | 52 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Donbass | KHL | 43 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 37 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 54 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 36 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | ČEZ Motor České Budějovice | Czech.2 | 51 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 50 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Škoda Plzeň | ELH | 29 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| ELH totals | 291 | 56 | 86 | 142 | 198 | 51 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 44 | ||||
| KHL totals | 307 | 81 | 73 | 154 | 244 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 99 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Czech Republic | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2000 Umeå | |
| 2001 Moscow | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Czech Republic | WJC |  |
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2000 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 6th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Czech Republic | WJC | |
7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 20 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | ||||
References
- "Nedorost, Messier head to South Florida". ESPN. 2003-07-19. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- "Vaclav signs contract with Metallurg" (in Russian). Metallurg Novokuznetsk. 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- "Bratislava sign striker Vaclav Nedorost" (in Slovak). HC Slovan Bratislava. 2014-08-04. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- "Nederost finishes career heads to Boleslav" (in Czech). isport.blesk.cz. 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
External links
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| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Mikhail Kuleshov |
Colorado Avalanche first round draft pick 2000 |
Succeeded by Jonas Johansson |