For the fifth time in a row, forward David Pastrňák won the traditional Golden Hockey poll for the best Czech hockey player of the season. The Boston Gunner became the first player in history to do so.
The second was Stanley Cup winner with Tampa Bay Ondřej Palát, the third another forward and Pastrňák’s teammate from Boston David Krejčí.
The 25-year-old native of Havířov, Pastrňák, won the 53rd year of the poll by only 20 points, which is the smallest lead since the beginning of his winning streak in 2017, when he replaced the still playing legend Jaromír Jágr on the throne. Together with him, he has held the previous record of four victories in a row. Jágr succeeded in the years 2005 to 2008.
With five first championships, Pastrňák disengaged from Vladimír Martinec and compared himself to another legend of Czech hockey and another Olympic winner from Nagano next to Jágr – goalkeeper Dominik Hašek. The Jagrine list of winners continues to dominate with 12 triumphs.
53rd year of the Golden Hockey poll:
1. David Pastrnak (Boston Bruins / NHL) 492 points, 2. Ondrej Palat (Tampa Bay Lightning / NHL) 472, 3. David Krejci (Boston Bruins / NHL) 338, 4. Martin Necas (Carolina Hurricanes / NHL) 300, 5. Dominik Kubalík (Chicago Blackhawks / NHL) 255, 6. Dmitrij Jaškin (Dynamo Moscow / KHL) 246, 7. Jakub Voráček (Philadelphia Flyers / NHL), 239, 8. Filip Hronek (Detroit Red Wings / NHL) 231, 9. Jakub Vrána (Washington Capitals / Detroit Red Wings / NHL) 151, 10. Vítek Vaněček (Washington Capitals / NHL) 136.
Next order:
11. Jan Kovář (EV Zug / Švýc.) 168, 12. Tomáš Hertl (San Jose Sharks / NHL) 160, 13. Šimon Hrubec (Kunlun Red Star / KHL; Avangard Omsk / KHL) 138, 14. Matěj Stránský (HC Steelworks Třinec) 90, 15. Pavel Zacha (New Jersey Devils / NHL) 77, 16. Milan Gulaš (HC Škoda Plzeň) 44, 17. Tomáš Hyka (Traktor Chelyabinsk / KHL) 42, 18. Jan Rutta (Tampa Bay Lightning / NHL) 41, 19. Jakub Kovář (Avtomobilist Ekaterinburg / KHL) 32, 20. Roman Červenka (SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers / Šv.) 26, 21. Jakub Flek (HC Karlovy Vary) 24, 22. Radko Gudas (Florida Panthers) / NHL) 23, 23. Martin Růžička (HC Oceláři Třinec) 22, 24. Filip Zadina (HC Oceláři Třinec; Detroit Red Wings / NHL) 19, 25. Michal Řepík (HC Sparta Prague) 17, 26. Petr Mrázek (Carolina Hurricanes / NHL) 14, 27. Radan Lenc (White Tigers Liberec), Michael Špaček (Tappara Tampere / Fin .; HC Oceláři Třinec), Jakub Zbořil (HC Kometa Brno; Boston Bruins / NHL) all 12, 30. David Šťastný ( BK Mladá Boleslav) 10, 31. David Rittich (Calgary Flames / NHL; Toronto Maple Leafs / NHL) 8, 3 2. Michal Birner (Bílí Tygři Liberec), Roman Will (Traktor Chelyabinsk / NHL) both 7, 34. Dominik Lakatoš (HC Vítkovice Ridera), Petr Vrána (HC Oceláři Třinec) both 6, 36. Lukáš Dostál (Ilves Tampere / Fin .; San Diego Gulls / AHL), Viktor Hübl (HC Verva Litvínov), Tomáš Zohorna (Amur Khabarovsk / KHL; HC Dynamo Pardubice) all 5, 39. Daniel Vladař (HC Dynamo Pardubice; Boston Bruins / NHL; Providence Bruins / AHL) 4 , 40. Oscar Flynn (BK Mladá Boleslav), Jiří Sekáč (Avangard Omsk / KHL), David Sklenička (Jokerit Helsinki / KHL), Vladimír Sobotka (SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers / Švýc .; HC Sparta Praha) all 2, 44. Dominik Furch (Dinamo Minsk / KHL), Filip Chytil (New York Rangers / NHL) both 1.
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