Martin Straka
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Martin Straka Facts
- Date of Birth
- Sep 03, 1972
- Age
- 54
- Place of Birth
- Plzen, CZE
- Nation
- Czechia
- Youth Team
- HC Plzen
- Position
- C
- Height
- 176 cm / 5'9"
- Weight
- 79 kg / 174 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Status
- Retired
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Straka began his NHL career with Pittsburgh Penguins in 1992 and went from mere survivor to scoring star. After netting 64 points in his first year, he went into serious decline, as he bounced around three teams in two seasons. But when he returned to Penguins in 1997, he maximized his chances and impressively rebounded into a key figure and Penguins all-star.
Though only five feet nine, Straka became a giant performer. He would excel where it counted most-scoring important goals in the playoffs. Straka was a clever and intelligent player and great leader. He had a style that was somewhat reckless, but he managed to avoid getting battered by the bigger bodies in the NHL for the most part and became one of the Penguins' most prolific players of all time. After leaving NHL in 2008, he came back to Czech republic and served six more seasons as the captain of HC Plzen, the team where he was also a franchise owner and general manager. In 2013 he celebrated the Czech title. After retiring, he quickly moved into a coaching position. figure and Penguins all-star.
Straka enjoyed success on international ice as well, winning a gold medal at the Nagano Olympic games (1998), bronze medal at the Torino Olympic games (2006) and a gold medal at the World championship in 2005.
Brother: Michal Straka
Team Staff profile of Martin Straka also available »Though only five feet nine, Straka became a giant performer. He would excel where it counted most-scoring important goals in the playoffs. Straka was a clever and intelligent player and great leader. He had a style that was somewhat reckless, but he managed to avoid getting battered by the bigger bodies in the NHL for the most part and became one of the Penguins' most prolific players of all time. After leaving NHL in 2008, he came back to Czech republic and served six more seasons as the captain of HC Plzen, the team where he was also a franchise owner and general manager. In 2013 he celebrated the Czech title. After retiring, he quickly moved into a coaching position. figure and Penguins all-star.
Straka enjoyed success on international ice as well, winning a gold medal at the Nagano Olympic games (1998), bronze medal at the Torino Olympic games (2006) and a gold medal at the World championship in 2005.
Brother: Michal Straka
I will have a beer and cigarette. It was really nice 25 years in hockey
—Martin Straka 2014
I think left wing is a little bit easier than center. But since I've been playing left wing for the last few years,I'd say I now prefer left
—Martin Straka 2007
You always want to go back home with the family because our parents, our grandparents and all of our friends are there. We want to see them
—Martin Straka 2007
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Martin Straka Tournament Statistics
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| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | POST | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89-90 |  Czechoslovakia U18 | Viking Cup | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 03-04 | Czechia | EHT | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 04-05 | Czechia | EHT | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 11-12 | HC Plzeň 1929 | ET | 8 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | - | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 12-13 | HC Plzeň | ET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 13-14 | HC Plzeň | ET | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
Martin Straka Career Totals
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| League | Years | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Years | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
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| Czechia | 8 | 328 | 120 | 218 | 338 | 1.03 | 208 | 80 | 6 | 65 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 1.00 | 20 | 9 |
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | 83 | 30 | 48 | 79 | 0.95 | 6* | 10* | 1 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.57 | - | - |
| Czechoslovakia U18 | 1 | 34 | 37 | 34 | 71 | 2.09 | 42 | - | 0 | |||||||
 EHT | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| EJC-18 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.00 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| ET | 3 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.91 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 |
 IHL | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| International | 10 | 81 | 28 | 27* | 55* | 0.68* | 30* | 4* | 0 | |||||||
| NHL | 15 | 954 | 257 | 460 | 717 | 0.75 | 360 | 67 | 11 | 106 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 0.66 | 52 | -6 |
| OG | 2 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.79 | 6 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| Viking Cup | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| WC | 4 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 0.68 | 20 | 11 | 0 | |||||||
| WCup | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| WJC-20 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.08 | 4 | - | 0 |
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Martin Straka Career Highlights
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| 1997-1998 | |
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| 2012-2013 |
RetiredMartin Straka Biography and Trivia
Number 28 retired by HC Plzen
Cult/Star player for Czechia
Cult/Star player for HC Plzen
Cult/Star player for New York Rangers
Cult/Star player for Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2014-03-14 • Announced his retirement
- 2008-07-10 • Signed by HC Plzen
- 2005-08-02 • Signed by the New York Rangers
- 2003-11-30 • Traded to the Los Angeles Kings for Martin Strbak & the rights to Sergei Anshakov
- 1997-08-06 • Signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 1996-03-15 • Claimed off waivers by the Florida Panthers
- 1996-01-23 • Traded to the New York Islanders with & Don Beaupre & the rights to Bryan Berard for Damian Rhodes & the rights to Wade Redden
- 1995-04-07 • Traded to the Ottawa Senators for Troy Murray & Norm Maciver
- 1992-06-20 • Selected 19th overall in the NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins
Other memorable dates
- 1993-02-10 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. New York Rangers vs. Mike Richter)
- 1992-11-07 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Toronto Maple Leafs)