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Czechia Martin Erat
#10 HC Kometa Brno / Czechia - 19/20
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time CHL Memorial Cup Champion 1
2-time Czech Extraliga Champion 2
1-time WHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Aug 29, 1981
Position
RW/LW
Age
43
Height
5'10" / 179 cm
Place of Birth
Trebic, CZE
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
SK Horacka Slavia Trebic
Status
Retired
Drafted
1999 round 7 #191 overall by Nashville Predators
Agency
PREMIUM

An incredibly fast forward who has a creative mind and reads the game well. Has a fast wrist shot. Erat isn't very strong without the puck and his defending could use some improvement. (Matias Strozyk)

Brothers: Roman Erat, Jiri Erat

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Martin Erat Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 HC Zlín U20 Czechia U20 46* 35* 30* 65* -* -* |
1998-99 Berani Zlin U20 Czechia U20 35* 21* 23* 44* -* -* |
HC Zlín Czechia 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Czechia U18 WJC-18 6* 0* 2* 2* 12* 2* |
1999-00 Saskatoon Blades WHL 66* 27* 26* 53* 82* 7* | Playoffs 11 4 8 12 16 2
2000-01 Saskatoon Blades WHL 31* 19* 35* 54* 48* -5* |
Red Deer Rebels WHL 17* 4* 24* 28* 24* 10* | Playoffs 22 15 21 36 32 20
Czechia U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 1* 3* 16* 3* |
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 7* 2* 1* 3* 16* 3* |
2001-02 Nashville Predators NHL 80* 9* 24* 33* 32* -11* |
2002-03 Nashville Predators NHL 27* 1* 7* 8* 14* -9* |
Milwaukee Admirals AHL 45* 10* 22* 32* 41* -3* | Playoffs 6 5 4 9 4 1
2003-04 Nashville Predators NHL 76* 16* 33* 49* 38* 10* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 6 -2
2004-05 HC Hamé Czechia 48* 20* 23* 43* 129* 7* | Playoffs 16 7 5 12 12 -1
Czechia (all) International 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2005-06 Nashville Predators NHL 80* 20* 29* 49* 76* 0* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 6 -1
Czechia OG 8* 1* 1* 2* 4* 1* |
Czechia WC 9* 3* 5* 8* 6* 1* |
Czechia (all) International 17* 4* 6* 10* 10* -* |
2006-07 Nashville Predators NHL 68* 16* 41* 57* 50* 13* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -1
2007-08 Nashville Predators NHL 76* 23* 34* 57* 40* -3* | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 8 0
Czechia WC 7* 2* 4* 6* 14* -4* |
Czechia (all) International 7* 2* 4* 6* 14* -* |
2008-09 Nashville Predators NHL 71* 17* 33* 50* 48* -7* |
2009-10 Nashville Predators NHL 74* 21* 28* 49* 50* -7* | Playoffs 6 4 1 5 4 -2
Czechia OG 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
Czechia (all) International 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2010-11 Nashville Predators NHL 64* 17* 33* 50* 22* 14* | Playoffs 10 1 5 6 6 0
2011-12 Nashville Predators NHL 71* 19* 39* 58* 30* 12* | Playoffs 10 1 3 4 6 -1
Czechia WC 5* 3* 1* 4* 2* -2* |
Czechia (all) International 5* 3* 1* 4* 2* 0* |
2012-13 Nashville Predators “A” NHL 36* 4* 17* 21* 26* -7* |
Washington Capitals NHL 9* 1* 2* 3* 4* 0* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 1
2013-14 Washington Capitals NHL 53* 1* 23* 24* 22* 1* |
Phoenix Coyotes NHL 17* 2* 3* 5* 6* 4* |
Czechia OG 5* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* |
Czechia (all) International 5* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* |
2014-15 Arizona Coyotes NHL 79* 9* 23* 32* 48* -16* |
Czechia WC 10* 1* 3* 4* 6* -3* |
Czechia (all) International 12* 2* 5* 7* 8* -1* |
2015-16 Avangard Omsk KHL 40* 5* 19* 24* 16* 10* | Playoffs 10 1 7 8 14 4
2016-17 HC Kometa Brno Czechia 39* 13* 23* 36* 34* 10* | Playoffs 13 4 4 8 12 6
2017-18 HC Kometa Brno “A” Czechia 49* 12* 34* 46* 20* 0* | Playoffs 14 5 6 11 10 6
Czechia “C” OG 6* 0* 1* 1* 4* -3* |
Czechia (all) International 10* 2* 4* 6* 8* -2* |
2018-19 HC Kometa Brno “A” Czechia 18* 3* 14* 17* 29* 5* | Playoffs 9 0 6 6 4 -5
2019-20 HC Kometa Brno Czechia 16* 1* 5* 6* 12* -9* |

Martin Erat Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 Red Deer Rebels Memorial Cup 4* 1* 5* 6* 0* -3* |
2004-05 HC Hamé ECC 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* 2* |
Czechia EHT 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2014-15 Czechia EHT 2* 1* 2* 3* 2* 2* |
2017-18 HC Kometa Brno “A” Champions HL 2* 2* 2* 4* 0* 2* |
Czechia “C” EHT 3* 2* 3* 5* 4* 3* |

Martin Erat Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 45* 10* 22* 32* 0.71* 41* -3* | 1 6 5 * 4 * 9 * 1.50 * 4 * 1 *
Champions HL 1 2* 2* 2* 4* 2.00* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia 6 175* 49* 99* 148* 0.85* 226* 13* | 4 52 16 * 21 * 37 * 0.71 * 38 * 6 *
Czechia U20 2 81* 56* 53* 109* 1.35* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ECC 1 2* 1* 1* 2* 1.00* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 3 11* 3* 5* 8* 0.73* 8* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
International 8 67* 14* 21* 35* 0.52* 46* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 7* 2* 1* 3* 0.43* 16* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 40* 5* 19* 24* 0.60* 16* 10* | 1 10 1 * 7 * 8 * 0.80 * 14 * 4 *
Memorial Cup 1 4* 1* 5* 6* 1.50* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 13 881* 176* 369* 545* 0.62* 506* -6* | 8 50 8 * 15 * 23 * 0.46 * 40 * -6 *
OG 4 24* 2* 3* 5* 0.21* 10* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 4 31* 9* 13* 22* 0.71* 28* -8* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 2 114* 50* 85* 135* 1.18* 154* 12* | 2 33 19 * 29 * 48 * 1.45 * 48 * 22 *
WJC-18 1 6* 0* 2* 2* 0.33* 12* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 2* 1* 3* 0.43* 16* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Martin Erat Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/19/2020
06/19/2020 Confirmed HC Kometa Brno Retired
05/21/2018
05/21/2018 Extension HC Kometa Brno HC Kometa Brno
06/18/2017
06/18/2017 Extension HC Kometa Brno HC Kometa Brno
05/20/2016
05/20/2016 Confirmed Avangard Omsk HC Kometa Brno
09/17/2015
09/17/2015 Confirmed Arizona Coyotes Avangard Omsk
03/04/2014
03/04/2014 Confirmed Washington Capitals Phoenix Coyotes
04/03/2013
04/03/2013 Confirmed Nashville Predators Washington Capitals
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1999, 1 #6 overall by Saskatoon Blades in the CHL Import Draft

Cult/Star player for Czechia

Cult/Star player for HC Kometa Brno

Cult/Star player for Nashville Predators

Career transactions
- 2001-01-11 • Traded to the Red Deer Rebels with Darcy Robinson and Cam Ondrik for Michael Garnett, Justin Wallin, Martin Vymazal and future considerations
- 2005-09-05 • Signed to a lockout contract by HC Zlin
- 2013-04-03 • Traded to the Washington Capitals with Michael Latta for Filip Forsberg
- 2014-03-04 • Traded to the Phoenix Coyotes with John Mitchell for Rostislav Klesla, Chris Brown and 2015 4th round pick (previously acquired, later traded to Carolina - Callum Booth)
- 2015-09-17 • Signed as a free agent by the Avangard Omsk
- 2016-05-20 • Signed as a free agent by the HC Kometa Brno
- 2017-06-18 • Signed to a 1-year contract extension by the HC Kometa Brno

Other memorable dates
- 2001-10-30 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Minnesota Wild vs. Dwayne Roloson)
- 2001-10-05 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Dallas Stars)