Jaroslav Pouzar Explained

Birth Date:23 January 1952
Birth Place:Čakovec, Czechoslovakia
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:200
Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Played For:Motor Ceske Budejovice
Edmonton Oilers
ECD Iserlohn
SB DJK Rosenheim
Augsburger EV
Ntl Team:TCH
Draft:83rd overall
Draft Year:1982
Draft Team:Edmonton Oilers
Career Start:1972
Career End:1992
Show-Medals:yes

Jaroslav Pouzar (born 23 January 1952) is a Czech former professional ice hockey forward. He was selected in the fourth round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, 83rd overall, by the Edmonton Oilers. He won 2 cups with Edmonton in, . He left to play in Europe in the summer of 1985. He returned during season to win a third cup with Edmonton. Pouzar played parts of four NHL seasons with Edmonton, as well as seeing extensive playing time in Europe.

Pouzar twice represented Czechoslovakia at the Winter Olympics, in 1976 and 1980. He was inducted into the player category of the IIHF Hall of Fame during the 2024 IIHF World Championship.[1] [2]

Awards and achievements

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1972–73TJ Motor České BudějoviceCSSR40 23 6 29
1973–74TJ Motor České BudějoviceCSSR40 25 8 33
1975–76TJ Motor České BudějoviceCSSR30 14 7 21 38
1976–77TJ Motor České BudějoviceCSSR44 29 15 44
1977–78TJ Motor České BudějoviceCSSR43 42 20 62
1978–79TJ Motor České BudějoviceCSSR23 10 7 17 3815 10 4 14
1979–80TJ Motor České BudějoviceCSSR44 39 23 62 4823 10 10 20 31
1980–81TJ Motor České BudějoviceCSSR42 29 23 52 4528 8 5 13
1981–82TJ Motor České BudějoviceCSSR34 19 17 36 32
1982–83Edmonton OilersNHL74 15 18 33 571 2 0 2 0
1983–84Edmonton OilersNHL67 13 19 32 4414 1 2 3 12
1984–85Edmonton OilersNHL33 4 8 12 289 2 1 3 2
1985–86ECD IserlohnGER36 17 26 43 398 3 5 8
1986–87ECD IserlohnGER35 29 32 61 303 3 6 9
1986–87Edmonton OilersNHL12 2 3 5 65 1 1 2 2
1987–88ECD IserlohnGER26 16 18 34 15
1987–88Sportbund DJK RosenheimGER7 3 7 10 145 1 4 5 0
1988–89Sportbund DJK RosenheimGER36 20 34 54 2611 10 10 20 22
1989–90Sportbund DJK RosenheimGER35 9 31 40 3211 2 7 9 28
1990–91Augsburger EVGER-233 17 46 63 2618 18 16 34 16
1991–92Sportbund DJK RosenheimGER5 1 2 3 4
CSSR totals340 230 126 356 66 28 19 47
GER totals175 94 148 242 15638 19 32 51
NHL totals186 34 48 82 13529 6 4 10 16

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1976CzechoslovakiaOLY51122
1976CzechoslovakiaWC82350
1976CzechoslovakiaCC52024
1977CzechoslovakiaWC1044814
1978CzechoslovakiaWC107184
1979CzechoslovakiaWC84376
1980CzechoslovakiaOLY685138
1981CzechoslovakiaWC71122
1981CzechoslovakiaCC61124
1982CzechoslovakiaWC103146
Senior totals7533205350

Notes and References

  1. News: Hokejisté Jágr, Pouzar a Liba budou uvedeni do Síně slávy IIHF. 15 January 2024. České Noviny. Czech News Agency. cs. Prague, Czech Republic. 15 May 2024.
  2. News: Jágr, Pouzar a Liba vstoupí během květnového MS v Praze do Síně slávy IIHF. 15 January 2024. iDnes. cs. Prague, Czech Republic. 15 May 2024.