Guide Note

All-star hockey player Patrik Elias plays for the New Jersey Devils in the National Hockey League. Elias served as captain of the Devils during the 2006-07 season.

Fast Facts

1. Born: April 13, 1976
2. Birthplace: Trebic, Czech Republic
3. Nickname: Patty
4. Height: 6' 1"
5. Weight: 195 lbs.
6. Position: Left wing
7. Shoots: Left
8. Draft year: 1994
9. Spouse: Petra Volakova
10. Stanley Cup Champion with New Jersey Devils in 2000 and 2003
11. Three-time NHL All-Star
12. First player to attempt two career overtime penalty shots¹

Elias was drafted 51st overall in the 1994 NHL draft by the New Jersey Devils. He made his NHL debut in 1995 and played a single game with the Devils. Elias split his first three seasons between the Devils and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Albany River Rats. During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, Elias played in both Russia and the Czech Republic. He returned to the Devils following the lockout, but was sidelined for the first half of the 2005-06 season after he was diagnosed with Hepatitis A.

• 1998: NHL All-Rookie Team
• 2000: NHL All-Star Game
• 2000: Stanley Cup Championship
• 2001: NHL All-Star Game
• 2001: NHL Plus/Minus Award
• 2002: NHL All-Star Game
• 2003: Stanley Cup Championship
• 2006: Winter Olympics, bronze medal

• 1992-95: HC Kladno, Czech Extraliga
• 1994: Drafted by the New Jersey Devils
• 1995-97: Albany River Rats, AHL
• 1995-04: New Jersey Devils
• 2004-05: HC Znojemsti Orli Znojmo, Czech Extraliga
• 2004-05: Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Russian Super League
• 2005-present: New Jersey Devils