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• 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. In November of 2008, rumors spread that Elias may soon be traded by the Devils, possibly to the Chicago Blackhawks.ESPN.com: NHL Insider Rumors

• 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 shotsOfficial Site of the New Jersey Devils: Patrik Elias

• NHL Career

  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.

• Career Highlights

  • 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

• Timeline

  • 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

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