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Canucks Player Autopsy: Radim Vrbata

Born: June 13 1981 (34 years old)

From: MLADA BOLESLAV, CZECH REPUBLIC

Plays: RW

Height: 6'1" -- Weight 194 [185 cm/88 kg]

Nickname: Vrby, Vrbs, Vrsniper, VrSerious.

Drafted: by Colorado Avalanche - round 7 #212 overall 1999 NHL Entry Draft

Signed by Canucks: 2014 for 2 years/$10M Contract

Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Career Stats:

Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998-99 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 54 22 38 60 16 23 6 13 19 6
1999-00 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 58 29 45 74 26 15 3 9 12 8
2000-01 Hershey Bears AHL -- -- -- -- -- 1 0 1 1 2
2000-01 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 55 56 64 120 67 10 4 7 11 4
2001-02 Hershey Bears AHL 20 8 14 22 8 -- -- -- -- --
2001-02 Colorado Avalanche NHL 52 18 12 30 14 9 0 0 0 0
2002-03 Colorado Avalanche NHL 66 11 19 30 16 -- -- -- -- --
2002-03 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 10 5 0 5 2 -- -- -- -- --
2003-04 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 80 12 13 25 24 -- -- -- -- --
2004-05 Liberec Bili Tygri HC Czech 45 18 21 39 91 12 3 2 5 0
2005-06 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 45 13 21 34 16 -- -- -- -- --
2005-06 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 16 2 3 5 6 -- -- -- -- --
2006-07 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 77 14 27 41 26 -- -- -- -- --
2007-08 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 76 27 29 56 14 -- -- -- -- --
2008-09 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 18 3 3 6 8 -- -- -- -- --
2008-09 Liberec Bili Tygri HC Czech 7 7 2 9 2 3 0 1 1 2
2008-09 Mlada Boleslav BK Czech 11 5 3 8 18 -- -- -- -- --
2009-10 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 82 24 19 43 24 7 2 2 4 4
2010-11 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 79 19 29 48 20 4 2 3 5 0
2011-12 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 77 35 27 62 24 16 2 3 5 8
2012-13 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 34 12 16 28 14 -- -- -- -- --
2013-14 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 80 20 31 51 22 -- -- -- -- --
2014-15 Vancouver Canucks NHL 79 31 32 63 20 6 2 2 4 0
2015-16 Vancouver Canucks NHL 63 13 14 27 12

When JB signed Radim back in the heady rebuild-on-the-fly summer days of 2014 Canuck nation was bursting with sniperific glee.