Patrik Elias

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

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

• Mahalo's Guide to the New Jersey Devils
  • NHL.com: Career Stats
  • Height: 6-1
  • Weight: 196
  • Rookie Year: 1995

• April 13, 1976: Born

• 1994: Selected in the second round of the NHL Draft by the New Jersey Devils

• 2000: Helped New Jersey win the Stanley Cup championship

• 2001: Wins share of the NHL Plus/Minus Award

• 2001: Finished third in the NHL in overall points

• 2003: Helps New Jersey win another Stanley Cup championship

• 2006: Named New Jersey Devils Team Captain