Christian Dvorak

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Christian Dvorak
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Dvorak with the London Knights in 2016
Born (1996-02-02) February 2, 1996 (age 25)
Palos, Illinois, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Center / Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Montreal Canadiens
Arizona Coyotes
National team  United States
NHL Draft 58th overall, 2014
Arizona Coyotes
Playing career 2015–present

Christian Dvorak (born February 2, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Dvorak was drafted 58th overall by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career[]

Junior[]

Dvorak started his playing career with the Chicago Mission U16 and U18 teams.[1] After his impressive seasons in Chicago, he was chosen sixth overall in the USHL Futures Draft, and in the 8th Round of the 2012 OHL Draft. He played the 2012–13 season with the Chicago Steel in the United States Hockey League (USHL), but the following year decided to move to Canada to play for the London Knights of the OHL.

After the 2013–14 season, he was drafted in the second round of the NHL Entry Draft by the Arizona Coyotes, who also drafted his former teammates Max Domi and Brendan Burke.

His rise to stardom began in the 2014–15 season, where he was second on the team with a staggering 109 points, only behind Mitch Marner. On April 18, 2015, Dvorak signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a three-year, entry-level deal with the Arizona Coyotes.[2] He was assigned on an amateur try-out contract to make his professional debut with AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates.[3]

Dvorak was named co-captain of the Knights at the beginning of the 2015–16 season, sharing the honor with Marner. Throughout the season, Dvorak played on the top line alongside teammates Marner and Matthew Tkachuk. At the season's end, he led the team with 121 points, surpassing his previous score.[4]

Dvorak helped the London Knights win the 2016 Memorial Cup championship game at the ENMAX Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta to end his junior career.[5]

Professional[]

On November 3, 2016, Dvorak scored his first NHL goal on goalie Pekka Rinne to help clinch a win over the Nashville Predators. Dvorak also chipped in an assist on a goal scored by Anthony Duclair to tie the game. It was the first multi-point game of Dvorak's NHL career.[6]

On October 30, 2017, Dvorak scored his first goal of the 2017–18 season to help the Coyotes defeat the Philadelphia Flyers and avoid setting a new NHL record with a 12th-straight loss to start the season.[7] On August 9, 2018, Dvorak signed a six-year contract extension with the Coyotes.[8]

Dvorak began the 2018–19 season sidelined due to a pectoral muscle injury. On October 19, it was announced Dvorak underwent surgery to repair the torn pectoral muscle and was expected to take months to recover.[9]

On September 4, 2021, Dvorak was traded by the Coyotes to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a 2022 first-round pick and a 2024 second-round pick. [10] With the decision made by the Canadiens not to match an offer-sheet tendered to 2018 3rd overall selection Jesperi Kotkaniemi, the team suddenly had a void to fill at the centre position. Already subject to trade rumours for an extended period, Dvorak was seen as an ideal candidate to fill the positional need. Dvorak made his debut for the Canadiens on September 27th, 2021 in a pre-season game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, where he scored a goal and added three assists.[11]

International play[]

Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Finland

Dvorak made his junior international debut when he played for the United States under-20 Hockey team in the 2016 World Junior Championships tournament, winning a bronze medal. He had scored eight points in seven games.[12][13]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 Chicago Mission U18 HPHL U18 31 19 33 52 4 — — — — —
2012–13 Chicago Steel USHL 9 2 3 5 2 — — — — —
2013–14 London Knights OHL 33 6 8 14 0 — — — — —
2014–15 London Knights OHL 66 41 68 109 24 10 5 8 13 0
2014–15 Portland Pirates AHL 2 1 1 2 4 5 0 1 1 0
2015–16 London Knights OHL 59 52 69 121 27 18 14 21 35 4
2016–17 Arizona Coyotes NHL 78 15 18 33 22 — — — — —
2017–18 Arizona Coyotes NHL 78 15 22 37 22 — — — — —
2018–19 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2018–19 Arizona Coyotes NHL 20 2 5 7 2 — — — — —
2019–20 Arizona Coyotes NHL 70 18 20 38 12 9 2 1 3 0
2020–21 Arizona Coyotes NHL 56 17 14 31 12 — — — — —
NHL totals 302 67 79 146 70 9 2 1 3 0

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2016 United States WJC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 3 5 8 8
2017 United States WC 5th 8 1 0 1 6
Junior totals 7 3 5 8 8
Senior totals 8 1 0 1 6

References[]

  1. ^ Landvogt, Chapin. "Hockey's Future - Christian Dvorak". Hockeysfuture.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  2. ^ "Coyotes sign Dvorak to entry-level contract". Arizona Coyotes. 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
  3. ^ "Arizona Coyotes may have gotten lucky with Christian Dvorak". Fiveforhowling.com. 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  4. ^ "Christian Dvorak Proving Doubters Wrong - TSS". Todaysslapshot.com. 2015-12-08. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  5. ^ Dave Vest (May 29, 2016). "Dvorak Helps London Capture Memorial Cup". Arizona Coyotes.
  6. ^ Dave Vest (November 4, 2016). "'Yotes Notes: Dvorak Scores First NHL Goal". Arizona Coyotes.
  7. ^ Mike Cranston (October 31, 2017). "Coyotes defeat Flyers in OT for first win". NHL.com.
  8. ^ "Coyotes Sign Dvorak to Six-Year Contract Extension". NHL.com. August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  9. ^ Vest, Dave (October 19, 2018). "Dvorak Expected to Miss Major Chunk of Season". NHL.com. Winnipeg. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  10. ^ "Canadiens acquire forward Christian Dvorak". NHL.com. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  11. ^ "Dvorak notches four points for Habs as Canadiens knock off Leafs". Sportsnet. 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  12. ^ "Christian Dvorak and his case for the Calder". Five For Howling. Mar 24, 2017.
  13. ^ "Christian Dvorak Career Stats". NHL.com.

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