Milan HEJDUK
Shoots: Right
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: February 14, 1976 Usti-nad Labem, Czech Republic
Career Highlights
Won Gold Medal with 1998 Czech Republic Olympic Team
1999 NHL All-Rookie Team
1999 Calder Memorial Trophy Finalist
100th NHL Game - Nov. 15, 1999 at VAN
First NHL All-Star appearance, Feb. 2000
100th NHL point - Feb. 22, 2000 vs. ATL
NHL Firsts
Game: Oct. 10, 1999 vs. OTT
Goal: Oct. 10, 1999 vs. OTT
Assist: Oct. 10, 1999 vs. OTT
Avalanche Firsts
Game: Oct. 10, 1999 vs. OTT
Goal: Oct. 10, 1999 vs. OTT
Assist: Oct. 10, 1999 vs. OTT
Career Milestones
Most Goals/Game: 2 (6x) Feb. 3, 2000 vs. S.J.
Most Assists/Game: 4 Mar. 28, 1999 vs. L.A.
Most Points/Game: 4 (3x) Mar. 2, 2000 vs. N.J.
Point Streak: 5 games 11/27-12/6/99
Goal Streak: 3 games 4/5-4/9/00
Assist Streak: 3 games (4x) 11/27-12/1/99
Cons. Games Played: 164 10/10/98-4/9/00
Mult. Pt. Games: 24 2pt., 2 3pt., 2 4pt
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Transactions
Colorado's sixth choice (87th overall) in the 1994 Entry Draft.
Last Year
Finished his sophomore season second on club in PP Points (27), PP goals (13), First on club in Goals (36)...
His 36 goals surpassed his total of 14 in 1998-99....
Owns team's longest consecutive games played streak (164), having played in all 82 games each of his last two seasons...
Closed the season with a three-game goal streak (career best)...
Named to the NHL World All-Star Team (first All-Star appearance)...
Finished the season 34th on franchise scoring list, one of only six players in the Top 50 with two seasons or less...
Recorded career-high five-game point streak (11/27-12/6) 4g/4a...
Recorded four-game point streaks: (12/10-12/17) 1g/4a & (2/10-2/17) 2g/3a...
Became the fifth Avs player since 1995-96 to record 30 goals...
Scored one goal on one shot four times, the last time - 4/9 vs. DET...
Recorded career-high four points (1g/3a) & 14th multi-point game 3/2 vs. N.J. (11 multi-point games all of 1998-99)...
Recorded his sixth multi-goal game 2/3 vs. S.J...
Tallied 30 points (14g/16a) in his last 29 games...
Scored ninth GW goal and second GW goal in previous two games 3/27 vs. CHI (17:30 of third period)...
Recorded back-to-back multi-point games 3/7 at CGY 1g/1a (15th) and 3/10 at EDM 2a (16th)...
Tallied 1g/1a 4/7 at CGY (18th multi-point game)...
Scored seven goals in final ten games, including his 50th career goal 4/9 vs. DET PLAYOFFS: Recorded power play points in second consecutive game Game Three at DET - CSF (assist)...
Recorded points in three consecutive games (Game Two - Game Four vs. DET (CSF)...
Recorded GW goal (PP) Game One at DAL (CF)...
Scored game-tying goal at 2:19 of the third period in Game Five at DAL (CF)...
Led Avs in shots (6) in Game Six vs. DAL (CF).
Career
1998-99: Finished first among NHL rookies in points scored (48)
...Finished third in Calder Trophy voting...
Played in all 82 games...
Tallied first NHL goal and assist in first NHL game 10/10 vs. OTT...
Two three-game point streaks (10/24-10/29 1g/3a & 11/13-11/17 4a), two four-game point streaks (3/18-3/24 2g/4a & 4/3-4/11 2g/3a)...
Tallied fifth GW goal 3/7 at PIT, his second GW goal in three games...
Recorded four assists 3/28 vs. L.A. (equals team high for assists in a game)...
18 points in last 15 games (4g/15a)...
PLAYOFFS: Led all rookies in points (12)...
Assist in first playoff game (Game One vs. S.J.)...
Scored GW goal in OT (Games Two and Six CQF vs. S.J.), first rookie since 1939 to tally two OT goals in a playoff series, equals franchise mark for most OT goals in the playoffs (2) and most GW goals in a series (2)...
Recorded points in five of six games vs. S.J. (CQF)...
Posted 1g/1a in Game Four (CSF) vs. DET, including his third GW goal of the post-season...
Suffered broken collarbone in Game Four (CF) vs. DAL.
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Spent the summer working on his golf and tennis game and playing soccer in his native Czech Republic...
Boyhood idol: Vladimir Ruzicka.
