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• Czech professional hockey player Jiri Novotny plays in the National Hockey League with the Columbus Blue Jackets. In November of 2008, it was rumored that the Blue Jackets may look to trade Novotny.The Fourth Period: Blue Jackets Looking to Deal?

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: August 12, 1983
  2. Birthplace: Pelhrimov, Czech Republic
  3. Height: 6' 3"
  4. Weight: 209 lbs.
  5. Position: Center
  6. Shoots: Right
  7. Draft year: 2001

• NHL Career

  Novotny was drafted 22nd overall in the 2001 NHL draft by the Buffalo Sabres. He spent three years with the Sabres' American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans, before making his NHL debut with the Sabres in 2006. Novotny split the next two seasons between the NHL and the AHL. He was traded to the Washington Capitals on February 27, 2007. Novotny completed the season with the Capitals and signed as a free agent with the Columbus Blue Jackets on July 3, 2007.

• Timeline

  • 1999-02: HC Ceske Budejovice, Czech Extraliga (Czech Elite League)
  • 2001: Drafted by the Buffalo Sabres
  • 2002: Rochester Americans, AHL
  • 2006-07: Buffalo Sabres
  • 2007: Washington Capitals
  • 2007-present: Columbus Blue Jackets

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