Ales Hemsky: 10th Best Czech Hockey Player?

by Jonathan Willis on Aug 23, 2009 10:03 PM MDT in News

Every year, the Golden Hockey Stick is awarded to the best Czech hockey player in the world. This year, Ales Hemsky finished tenth in voting for the award, which broke down as follows:

Patrik Elias (New Jersey): 428 points
Jaromir Jagr (Avangard): 357 points
Jan Marek (Magnitogorsk): 334 points
David Krejci (Boston): 323 points
Martin Straka (Plzen): 290 points
Martin Havlat (Chicago): 281 points
Jaroslav Bednar (Slavia Praha): 262 points
Jiri Hudler (Detroit): 148 points
Petr Cajanek (Moscow): 128 points
Ales Hemsky (Edmonton): 110 points

The love for European-based players doesn't bother me, but any award where Jiri Hudler finishes ahead of Ales Hemsky has some issues.

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Soft-Euros

Even soft euros don’t like soft euros :)

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by Derek Zona on Aug 23, 2009 10:10 PM MDT reply actions

3.Jan Marek (Magnitogorsk): 334 points
4.David Krejci (Boston): 323 points
5.Martin Straka (Plzen): 290 points
6.Martin Havlat (Chicago): 281 points

I’ve never heard of Jan Marek or Martin Straka. But I do that Havlat is a hell of a hockey player and it seems a little weird he’s ranked behind a couple guys I never heard of (even if that’s due to lack of due diligence on my part).

by R O on Aug 23, 2009 10:12 PM MDT reply actions

Straka?

You’ve really never heard of Martin Straka?

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by Derek Zona on Aug 23, 2009 10:28 PM MDT up reply actions

I have no recollection of ever seeing this player play or hearing about him. Which is odd, really, those boxcars are impressive.

by R O on Aug 23, 2009 11:40 PM MDT up reply actions

*Fairly impressive, I should say.

by R O on Aug 23, 2009 11:42 PM MDT up reply actions

Straka had some great days with Pittsburgh and a few with the Rangers as well. There were a few short stints with teams like LA and Ottawa but the majority of his career was spent with those two.

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by FrankD on Aug 23, 2009 11:43 PM MDT up reply actions

The Oilers have done bupkis in the playoffs in the last three years, while the Wings have played in eleven of the last twelve rounds. Hudler’s just more famous at this point.

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by Doogie2K on Aug 23, 2009 10:45 PM MDT reply actions

Jagr held the title for four years straight. I’d like to think his defection to the KHL played a part.in knocking him down a notch.

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by FrankD on Aug 23, 2009 11:41 PM MDT reply actions

Straka

Great player, when healthy.

Like Robert Lang, I seem to remember him getting viewed as a support player to Jagr, but he’s an excellent player in his own right.

I was a little surprised that he didn’t have an NHL job this past season.

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by Jonathan Willis on Aug 23, 2009 11:45 PM MDT reply actions

He had a few knee injuries over the years that really must’ve taken a toll on him. I agree he was a great player but could’ve been better if not in a supporting role. He still managed 52 points over 51 games last season in Czech.

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by FrankD on Aug 23, 2009 11:49 PM MDT up reply actions

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