Born: 13. 4. 1976 in Třebíč
Position: offensive - left wing
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 88 kg
Club: New Jersey Devils
Team number: 26
Nicknames: Patty, Eli
Draft: in 1994 in 2nd round as 51st player (New Jersey)
Marital status: married, Petra
Interests: since 2006 he has been Czech Good Will Ambassador to UNICEF
Career:
- Třebíč 1981-92
- Kladno 1992-95
- Albany (AHL) 1995-98
- Pardubice 2000
- Znojmo 2004
- Magnitogorsk 2005
- New Jersey (NHL) 1995-present
Successes:
- All-Star Team (EJC 1994)
- NHL All-Rookie Team (1997-1998)
- Bronze medal at WC 1998 Switzerland
- NHL All Star Game 2000
- Stanley Cup winner 2000
- Nominated to the NHL All-Star first team (2000-01)
- Winner NHL Bud Light Plus/Minus (2000-01)
- NHL All Star Game 2002
- Stanley Cup winner 2003
- Bronze medal 2006 Winter Olympics Turin
- New Jersey captain for 2006/07 season
His career in numbers
| Regular | Play off | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | Gp | G | A | Pts | Gp | G | A | Pts |
| 1992/93 | Kladno | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Kladno juniors | 33 | 22 | 20 | 42 | |||||
| 1993/94 | Kladno | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1994/95 | Kladno | 35 | 5 | 5 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 1995/96 | New Jersey Devils (NHL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Albany River Rats (AHL) | 74 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996/97 | New Jersey Devils | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Albany River Rats | 57 | 24 | 43 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1997/98 | Albany River Rats | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| New Jersey Devils | 74 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998/99 | New Jersey Devils | 74 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1999/00 | Pardubice | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Třebíč (1st league) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | |
| New Jersey Devils | 72 | 35 | 37 | 72 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 20 | |
| 2000/01 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 40 | 56 | 96 | 25 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| 2001/02 | New Jersey Devils | 75 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2002/03 | New Jersey Devils | 81 | 28 | 29 | 57 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2003/04 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 38 | 43 | 81 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004/05 | NHL lockout | ||||||||
| Znojmo | 28 | 8 | 20 | 28 | - | - | - | - | |
| Magnitogorsk (Russia) | 17 | 5 | 9 | 14 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2005/06 | New Jersey Devils | 38 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2006/07 | New Jersey Devils | 74 | 21 | 47 | 68 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2007/08 | New Jersey Devils | 74 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |