"Jan is another of Pittsburgh's stars from the Czech Republic. In 1998-99, he finished fourth among rookies in scoring and was the only Penguin to appear in all 82 games.
And what made him fourth in scoring after playing in all 82 games? 13G, 29A, 42P. He was really all the Penguins could ask for and more, considering. He ended the season with 55 votes for the Calder, including 1 first place vote which I can't fathom who cast that one.
Hrdina went on to play 366 games for the Pens before being traded to the Coyotes during the 2002-03 season, in the midst of the continued dismantling of those 90s teams. We was sent to the desert along with Francois Leroux in exchange for Ramzi Abid, Dan Focht, and Guillaume Lefebvre. Household names for sure.
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