Jiří Bubla

Jiří Bubla (born January 27, 1950) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Bubla played his entire National Hockey League career with the Vancouver Canucks, beginning in 1982. He retired after the 1985–86 season. He is the father of Jiří Šlégr, who is also an ice hockey player.

Following his retirement from ice hockey, he was arrested at the 1987 IIHF World Championship in Vienna and charged with involvement in a drug trafficking ring. Convicted of smuggling four kilograms of heroin out of Pakistan into Canada via Austria, he served five years in prison in Austria.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1967–68 TJ CHZ Litvínov TCH 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1968–69 TJ CHZ Litvínov TCH 36 4 5 9 — — — — — — 1969–70 ASD Dukla Jihlava TCH — — — — — — — — — — 1970–71 ASD Dukla Jihlava TCH 36 3 9 12 — 8 1 3 4 — 1971–72 TJ CHZ Litvínov TCH 36 5 9 14 — — — — — — 1972–73 TJ CHZ Litvínov TCH 36 3 9 12 — — — — — — 1973–74 TJ CHZ Litvínov TCH 40 9 8 17 — — — — — — 1974–75 TJ CHZ Litvínov TCH 30 5 20 25 — — — — — — 1975–76 TJ CHZ Litvínov TCH 31 11 18 29 — — — — — — 1976–77 TJ CHZ Litvínov TCH 40 9 28 37 — — — — — — 1977–78 TJ CHZ Litvínov TCH 44 21 35 56 49 — — — — — 1978–79 TJ CHZ Litvínov TCH 44 12 25 37 30 — — — — — 1979–80 TJ CHZ Litvínov TCH 17 5 11 16 8 — — — — — 1979–80 TJ Sparta ČKD Praha TCH 14 1 6 7 10 — — — — — 1980–81 TJ Sparta ČKD Praha TCH 40 4 16 20 14 — — — — — 1981–82 Vancouver Canucks NHL 23 1 1 2 16 — — — — — 1982–83 Vancouver Canucks NHL 77 2 28 30 59 1 0 0 0 5 1983–84 Vancouver Canucks NHL 62 6 33 39 43 2 0 0 0 0 1984–85 Vancouver Canucks NHL 56 2 15 17 54 — — — — — 1985–86 Vancouver Canucks NHL 43 6 24 30 30 3 0 0 0 2 TCH totals 447 92 199 291 — 8 1 3 4 — NHL totals 256 17 101 118 202 6 0 0 0 7

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1971 Czechoslovakia WC 9 1 0 1 2 1972 Czechoslovakia WC 10 0 1 1 8 1973 Czechoslovakia WC 10 1 2 3 6 1974 Czechoslovakia WC 10 1 3 4 2 1975 Czechoslovakia WC 10 1 2 3 6 1976 Czechoslovakia OLY 5 1 3 4 6 1976 Czechoslovakia WC 10 4 3 7 2 1976 Czechoslovakia CC 7 3 2 5 4 1977 Czechoslovakia WC 10 0 4 4 6 1978 Czechoslovakia WC 9 1 2 3 8 1979 Czechoslovakia WC 8 2 2 4 8 1980 Czechoslovakia OLY 6 0 3 3 2 Senior totals 104 15 27 42 60