Jiří Látal

Jiří Látal
Born (1967-02-02) February 2, 1967 (age 57)
Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for TJ Sparta ČKD Praha
ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín
Philadelphia Flyers
Vålerenga Ishockey
Reipas Lahti
HC Olomouc
HC Dadák Vsetín
National team  Czechoslovakia
NHL draft 106th overall, 1985
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1984–1996

Jiří Látal (born February 2, 1967) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player. He played 92 games in the National Hockey League with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1989 to 1991. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1984 to 1996, was mainly spent in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League and then Czech Extraliga. Internationally he played for the Czechoslovak national team at three World Junior Championships and at the 1989 World Championships, winning a bronze at the latter. In December 2009, he served as the General Manager of the Czech Republic team competing in the World Junior Hockey Championships in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1983–84 TJ DS Olomouc CSSR U20 34 12 14 26
1984–85 TJ Sparta ČKD Praha CSSR 26 2 2 4 10
1985–86 TJ Sparta ČKD Praha CSSR 27 3 2 5 8
1986–87 TJ Sparta ČKD Praha CSSR 9 1 0 1 2
1987–88 ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín CSSR 46 8 12 20 27
1988–89 ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín CSSR 34 6 20 26 34 11 0 2 2
1989–90 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 32 6 13 19 6
1989–90 Hershey Bears AHL 22 10 18 28 10
1990–91 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 50 5 21 26 14
1991–92 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 10 1 2 3 4
1991–92 Vålerenga Ishockey NOR 32 7 16 23 18
1992–93 Reipas Lahti SM-l 41 5 20 25 18
1993–94 Vålerenga Ishockey NOR
1994–95 HC Olomouc CZE 2 0 0 0 0
1995–96 HC Dadák Vsetín CZE 2 0 1 1 0
1995–96 HC Olomouc CZE 27 5 8 13 18 4 2 2 4 0
CSSR totals 142 20 36 56 81 11 0 2 2
NHL totals 92 12 36 48 24

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1984 Czechoslovakia EJC 5 0 0 0 6
1985 Czechoslovakia WJC 7 0 4 4 2
1986 Czechoslovakia WJC 7 0 2 2 2
1987 Czechoslovakia WJC 7 4 2 6 0
1989 Czechoslovakia WC 1 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 26 4 8 12 10
Senior totals 1 0 0 0 0