Stanislav Neckář

Stanislav "Stan" Neckář (; born 22 December 1975) is a former Czech professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers, Phoenix Coyotes, Tampa Bay Lightning and the Nashville Predators. He then played two seasons in Europe before retiring, with České Budějovice, and Elitserien team Södertälje SK.

Playing career Neckář played junior hockey with České Budějovice in 1991–92 followed by two seasons with their pro team. He was chosen in the 1994 NHL entry draft by the Ottawa Senators and he signed with Ottawa in 1994. He played part of his first season with the Ottawa affiliate Detroit Vipers before being elevated to the Senators. He would then a further nine seasons in the NHL. He stayed with Ottawa until 1998 when he was traded to the Rangers. Before the season was over, he was traded to Phoenix. He played most of three seasons with the Coyotes before being traded to Tampa Bay in 2001. He played two seasons with the Lightning, signing with Nashville in 2003, before returning to the Lightning just before the season ended. He returned just in time to play two playoff games for the team en route to winning the Stanley Cup. It was his last season in the NHL.

In his entire NHL career, Neckář played a total of 510 regular season games, scoring 12 goals and assisting on 41 others for a total of 53 points. He also played 29 playoff games, scoring 3 assists for 3 points.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout he played in his native Czech Republic, returning to České Budějovice. He played one further season with Södertälje SK in Sweden before retiring.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1991–92 TJ Motor České Budějovice TCH U20 18 1 3 4 — — — — — 1992–93 HC České Budějovice TCH 42 2 9 11 12 — — — — — 1993–94 HC České Budějovice ELH 12 3 1 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 1994–95 Detroit Vipers IHL 15 2 2 4 15 — — — — — 1994–95 Ottawa Senators NHL 48 1 3 4 37 — — — — — 1995–96 Ottawa Senators NHL 82 3 9 12 54 — — — — — 1996–97 Ottawa Senators NHL 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1997–98 Ottawa Senators NHL 60 2 2 4 31 9 0 0 0 2 1998–99 Ottawa Senators NHL 3 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 1998–99 New York Rangers NHL 18 0 0 0 8 — — — — — 1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 11 0 1 1 10 6 0 1 1 4 1999–2000 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 66 2 8 10 36 5 0 0 0 0 2000–01 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 53 2 2 4 63 — — — — — 2000–01 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 16 0 2 2 8 — — — — — 2001–02 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 77 1 7 8 24 — — — — — 2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 70 1 4 5 43 7 0 2 2 2 2003–04 Nashville Predators NHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2003–04 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 3 0 3 3 2 — — — — — 2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0 2004–05 HC České Budějovice ELH 16 2 6 8 8 11 0 0 0 12 2005–06 Södertälje SK SEL 36 0 3 3 73 — — — — — NHL totals 510 12 41 53 316 29 0 3 3 8

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1993 Czechoslovakia WJC 7 2 0 2 6 1996 Czech Republic WC 8 1 3 4 2 1996 Czech Republic WCH 3 0 0 0 0 Senior totals 11 1 3 4 2

Transactions June 28, 1994 - Ottawa Senators second-round draft choice (29th overall) in the 1994 NHL entry draft. November 27, 1998 - Traded by the Ottawa Senators to the New York Rangers in exchange for Bill Berg and the Rangers second-round draft choice (Jordan Leopold) in the 1999 NHL entry draft. March 23, 1999 - Traded by the New York Rangers to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Jason Doig and Phoenix's sixth-round draft choice (Jay Dardis) in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. March 5, 2001 - Traded by the Phoenix Coyotes, along with Nikolai Khabibulin, to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Mike Johnson, Paul Mara, Ruslan Zainullin and the Islanders' second-round draft choice (Matthew Spiller) in the 2001 NHL entry draft. November 26, 2003 - Signed as a free agent with the Nashville Predators. March 9, 2004 - Traded by the Nashville Predators to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Tampa Bay's sixth-round draft choice (Kevin Schaeffer) in the 2004 NHL entry draft.