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Czechia Vladimír Sobotka
#71 HC Sparta Praha / Czechia - 24/25
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Jul 02, 1987
Position
C/LW
Age
37
Height
5'10" / 179 cm
Place of Birth
Trebic, CZE
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
SK Horacka Slavia Trebic
Contract
24/25
Drafted
2005 round 4 #106 overall by Boston Bruins
Agency
PREMIUM

A forward with good energy and attitude. Small, but still plays tough. Has a good eye for the game. USeful on both powerplay and penalty kill. Needs to improve his offensive skills and skating. (Matias Strozyk)
Brother: Lukas Sobotka

@Photo: Jakub Pláteník / hcsparta.cz

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Vladimír Sobotka Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 SK Horacka Slavia Trebic U18 Czechia U18 2 2* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
2001-02 SK Horacka Slavia Trebic U18 Czechia U18 2 41* 30* 32* 62* 106* -* |
2002-03 HC Slavia Praha U18 Czechia U18 46* 16* 24* 40* 50* -* | Playoffs 8 1 1 2 29 -
2003-04 HC Slavia Praha U18 “C” Czechia U18 35* 24* 41* 65* 109* -1* | Playoffs 7 7 12 19 8 4
HC Slavia Praha U20 Czechia U20 18* 6* 6* 12* 16* 2* |
HC Slavia Praha Czechia 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Czechia U17 (all) International-Jr 10* 3* 4* 7* 20* 0* |
Czechia U18 WJC-18 7* 1* 0* 1* 10* 3* |
Czechia U18 (all) International-Jr 8* 3* 0* 3* 12* -* |
2004-05 HC Slavia Praha U20 Czechia U20 27* 12* 21* 33* 91* 18* |
HC Slavia Praha Czechia 18* 0* 1* 1* 8* 2* |
HC Havlíčkův Brod Czechia3 7* 3* 0* 3* 31* -* | Playoffs 7 1 5 6 0 -
HC Havlíčkův Brod Czechia2 Q -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 7 3 0 3 31 -1
Czechia U18 WJC-18 7* 1* 0* 1* 10* 3* |
Czechia U18 (all) International-Jr 7* 1* 0* 1* 10* -* |
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2005-06 HC Slavia Praha U20 Czechia U20 8* 10* 4* 14* 42* 10* |
HC Slavia Praha Czechia 33* 1* 9* 10* 28* 9* | Playoffs 11 2 3 5 10 1
Czechia U20 WJC-20 6* 2* 2* 4* 33* -2* |
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 10* 4* 2* 6* 39* -* |
2006-07 HC Slavia Praha Czechia 33* 7* 6* 13* 38* -5* |
Czechia U20 WJC-20 6* 4* 4* 8* 12* 2* |
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 7* 5* 4* 9* 12* -* |
2007-08 Boston Bruins NHL 48* 1* 6* 7* 24* 1* | Playoffs 6 2 0 2 0 0
Providence Bruins AHL 18* 10* 10* 20* 27* 12* | Playoffs 6 0 4 4 0 0
2008-09 Boston Bruins NHL 25* 1* 4* 5* 10* -10* |
Providence Bruins AHL 44* 20* 24* 44* 83* 11* | Playoffs 14 2 11 13 43 -2
2009-10 Boston Bruins NHL 61* 4* 6* 10* 30* -7* | Playoffs 13 0 2 2 15 -10
Providence Bruins AHL 6* 4* 6* 10* 4* 6* |
2010-11 St. Louis Blues NHL 65* 7* 22* 29* 69* -4* |
2011-12 St. Louis Blues NHL 73* 5* 15* 20* 42* 12* | Playoffs 9 1 1 2 15 0
2012-13 HC Slavia Praha Czechia 27* 10* 15* 25* 8* 10* |
St. Louis Blues NHL 48* 8* 11* 19* 35* -4* | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 0 4
2013-14 St. Louis Blues NHL 61* 9* 24* 33* 72* 14* | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 4 2
Czechia WC 9* 2* 4* 6* 10* 1* |
Czechia (all) International 9* 2* 4* 6* 10* 1* |
2014-15 Avangard Omsk KHL 53* 10* 28* 38* 51* 12* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 0 1
Czechia WC 10* 4* 0* 4* 4* 0* |
Czechia (all) International 19* 7* 1* 8* 8* 2* |
2015-16 Avangard Omsk KHL 44* 18* 16* 34* 22* 17* | Playoffs 2 0 2 2 0 1
Czechia (all) International 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
2016-17 Avangard Omsk KHL 41* 9* 21* 30* 30* 11* | Playoffs 12 3 7 10 16 7
St. Louis Blues NHL 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* 0* | Playoffs 11 2 4 6 2 4
Czechia WCup 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
Czechia WC 3* 0* 0* 0* 4* -1* |
Czechia (all) International 10* 0* 3* 3* 6* -2* |
2017-18 St. Louis Blues NHL 81* 11* 20* 31* 50* -6* |
2018-19 Buffalo Sabres NHL 69* 5* 8* 13* 26* -20* |
2019-20 Buffalo Sabres NHL 16* 1* 2* 3* 4* 2* |
2020-21 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NL 4* 0* 2* 2* 6* 1* |
HC Sparta Praha Czechia 36* 7* 24* 31* 26* 6* | Playoffs 11 2 4 6 4 1
2021-22 HC Sparta Praha Czechia 40* 12* 24* 36* 29* 19* | Playoffs 15 4 4 8 8 -1
Czechia OG 4* 0* 1* 1* 6* -2* |
Czechia (all) International 7* 0* 2* 2* 6* -3* |
2022-23 HC Sparta Praha “A” Czechia 45* 13* 22* 35* 16* -4* | Playoffs 6 2 2 4 2 -2
Czechia “A” WC 8* 0* 2* 2* 2* -4* |
Czechia (all) International 17* 1* 6* 7* 6* -4* |
2023-24 HC Sparta Praha Czechia 41* 12* 15* 27* 18* 17* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 2 -1
2024-25 HC Sparta Praha “C” Czechia 19* 6* 8* 14* 2* 6* |
Projected Czechia 39* 12* 16* 28* 4* 12* |

Vladimír Sobotka Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Czechia EHT 9* 3* 1* 4* 4* 2* |
2015-16 Czechia “C” EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
2016-17 Czechia “C” EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -2* |
2020-21 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Swiss Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2021-22 HC Sparta Praha Champions HL 8* 1* 5* 6* 2* 4* |
Czechia (EHT) EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
2022-23 HC Sparta Praha “A” Champions HL 4* 1* 3* 4* 0* 2* |
HC Sparta Praha “A” Spengler Cup 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
Czechia EHT 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* -3* |
2024-25 HC Sparta Praha Champions HL 5* 0* 3* 3* 0* 0* |

Vladimír Sobotka Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 68* 34* 40* 74* 1.09* 114* 29* | 2 20 2 * 15 * 17 * 0.85 * 43 * -2 *
Champions HL 3 17* 2* 11* 13* 0.76* 2* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia 10 293* 68* 124* 192* 0.66* 173* 60* | 5 50 10 * 13 * 23 * 0.46 * 26 * -2 *
Czechia U18 2 81* 40* 65* 105* 1.30* 159* -1* | 2 15 8 * 13 * 21 * 1.40 * 37 * 4 *
Czechia U18 2 2 43* 31* 32* 63* 1.47* 108* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia U20 3 53* 28* 31* 59* 1.11* 149* 30* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia2 Q 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 1 7 3 * 0 * 3 * 0.43 * 31 * -1 *
Czechia3 1 7* 3* 0* 3* 0.43* 31* -* | 1 7 1 * 5 * 6 * 0.86 * 0 * - *
EHT 5 23* 3* 5* 8* 0.35* 12* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
International 6 65* 10* 17* 27* 0.42* 38* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 45* 16* 10* 26* 0.58* 93* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 3 138* 37* 65* 102* 0.74* 103* 40* | 3 18 4 * 10 * 14 * 0.78 * 16 * 9 *
NHL 11 548* 53* 118* 171* 0.31* 362* -22* | 6 51 5 * 13 * 18 * 0.35 * 36 * 0 *
NL 1 4* 0* 2* 2* 0.50* 6* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
OG 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 6* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Swiss Cup 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 4 30* 6* 6* 12* 0.40* 20* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 2 14* 2* 0* 2* 0.14* 20* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 12* 6* 6* 12* 1.00* 45* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Vladimír Sobotka Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/14/2024
01/14/2024 Extension HC Sparta Praha HC Sparta Praha
04/30/2021
04/30/2021 Extension HC Sparta Praha HC Sparta Praha
01/23/2021
01/23/2021 Extension HC Sparta Praha HC Sparta Praha
11/14/2020
11/14/2020 Confirmed SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers HC Sparta Praha
10/09/2020
10/09/2020 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
07/02/2018
07/02/2018 Confirmed St. Louis Blues Buffalo Sabres
04/07/2017
04/07/2017 Confirmed Avangard Omsk St. Louis Blues
07/10/2014
07/10/2014 Confirmed St. Louis Blues Avangard Omsk
09/17/2012
09/17/2012 Confirmed St. Louis Blues HC Slavia Praha
06/03/2011
06/03/2011 Extension St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues
07/01/2010
07/01/2010 Extension St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues
06/26/2010
06/26/2010 Confirmed Boston Bruins St. Louis Blues
Player Biography and Trivia

Career transactions
- 2020-12-10 • Signed to a two months contract extension [Jan. 31 2021] by the HC Sparta Praha - 2010-06-26 • Traded to the St. Louis Blues for the rights to David Warsofsky
- 2007-05-31 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Boston Bruins

Other memorable dates
- 2008-02-13 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Ty Conklin)
- 2007-11-24 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Pittsburgh Penguins)