David Pastrňák (Czech pronunciation: [ˈdavɪt ˈpastr̩ɲaːk]; born 25 May 1996) is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. Nicknamed "Pasta", Pastrňák was selected by the Bruins in the first round, 25th overall, of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut that year. Internationally Pastrňák has played for the Czech national team at both the junior and senior level, including at four World Championships.
David Pastrňák | |||
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![]() Pastrňák in 2019 | |||
Born |
(1996-05-25) 25 May 1996 (age 26) Havířov, Czech Republic | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team | Boston Bruins | ||
National team |
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NHL Draft |
25th overall, 2014 Boston Bruins | ||
Playing career | 2014–present |
Pastrňák's father, Milan, wanted him to play ice hockey. Following a lengthy battle with cancer, Milan died in 2013.[1][2] Pastrňák cites this as the reason why he began practicing and training so hard, hoping to make it as a hockey player for his father.
During the 2011–12 season, Pastrňák led the Czech under-18 league in goals (41)[3] and points (68).[4] After being drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 25th pick overall in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, Pastrňák signed a three-year, entry-level contract on 15 July 2014.[5]
Pastrňák attended the Bruins' training camp for the 2014–15 season before being assigned to the Providence Bruins, the team's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, on 7 October 2014. He made his NHL debut with the Bruins on 24 November, logging 7:53 of ice time in a 3–2 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored the first two goals of his NHL career against Ray Emery on 10 January 2015, as the initial pair of goals resulting in a 3–1 Bruins' road win over the Philadelphia Flyers.[6] On 29 March, Pastrňák became the youngest Bruins' player in history to score an overtime, game-winning goal in regular season play in Boston's 2–1 road win over the Carolina Hurricanes.[7] At the end of the season, he was one of just two players selected in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft to play in more than 40 NHL games during the 2014–15 season, and along with fellow Bruins' rookie Ryan Spooner, led the team in offense during the last 20 games of the season.[8]
During a Bruins' regular season home game in the 2015–16 season, against the Penguins on 24 February 2016, Pastrňák became the youngest Bruins' player ever to score a penalty shot goal, which he scored only four minutes into the game, as the first goal en route to a 5–1 Bruins' defeat of the Penguins.[9] His popularity in Boston has led to Bruins' fans giving him the nickname "Pasta". On 28 October 2016, Pastrňák was suspended two games for an illegal check to the head of New York Rangers defenceman Daniel Girardi.[10] The 2016–17 season proved to be a breakout year for Pastrňák, who recorded 34 goals and 70 points to lead the Bruins in scoring. Additionally, Pastrňák scored two goals and four points for the team during the 2017 playoffs.
Entering the off-season, Pastrňák was a restricted free agent. On 14 September 2017, the Bruins re-signed Pastrňák to a six-year, $40 million contract extension worth $6.7 million annually.[11][12]
During the closing months of the 2017–18 season, on 13 March 2018, Pastrňák scored his first NHL hat-trick during a come-from-behind 6–4 Bruins' road win over the Carolina Hurricanes.[13] On 14 April, Pastrňák recorded another hat-trick along with three assists in a 7–3 home win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in game two of the Bruins' First Round series during the 2018 playoffs.[14] He also became the youngest player in NHL history to score six points in a single playoff game beating Wayne Gretzky's record.[15] The Bruins defeated the Maple Leafs in seven games but lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Second Round.
During the 2018–19 season, Pastrňák played in his first NHL Winter Classic against the Chicago Blackhawks, scoring a goal to help the team win 4–2. On 2 January it was announced Pastrňák would appear in his first National Hockey League All-Star Game.[16] On 16 January 2019, in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers Pastrňák became the all-time leader for most goals in Boston Bruins history before the age of 23 passing Barry Pederson.[17] Pastrňák won the 2019 NHL All-Star Skills Competition Accuracy Shooting hitting five targets in 11.309 seconds.[18] On 31 January 2019, in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers Pastrňák scored 2 goals including his 30th of the season becoming the first player in Bruins history to record three 30+ goal seasons before the age of 23 passing the two of Bobby Orr, Cam Neely and Barry Pederson.[19] However, after recording 66 points so far that season, Pastrňák injured a tendon in his left thumb, and was listed to be out for two weeks.[20] By March 19, Pastrňák's left thumb tendon had healed enough for his return to NHL play, and by his fifth game back from being sidelined, on March 27 he scored his third career hat-trick, his latest coming against the New York Rangers with two assists in setting a career-high five-point night; on the way to a 6–3 Bruins home ice victory.[21]
On 14 October 2019, Pastrňák scored all four Bruins goals in a victory over the Anaheim Ducks, making him the 25th player in Bruins history to score four goals in one game.[22][23] In the 2019–20 NHL season, Pastrňák finished with 48 goals tied with Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals for most goals in the NHL making him the first Bruins player to win the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy since it was created in 1999.[24]
During the 2020–21 season, Pastrňák scored 20 goals to give him a career regular-season total of exactly 200. In the second round of the playoffs, he scored a hat trick against the New York Islanders to help give the Bruins a 1–0 series lead on May 29, 2021.[25]
Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Championships | ||
![]() | 2022 Finland | |
IIHF U18 Championships | ||
![]() | 2014 Finland | |
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | ||
![]() | 2013 Slovakia/Czech Republic |
Pastrňák has represented the Czech Republic's national teams at every level and has led his team in scoring numerous times. He won bronze at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and in 2014 he won silver at the 2014 IIHF World U18 Championships. In 2016, he joined the Czech Republic national team for the first time at the 2016 IIHF World Championship where the team finished fifth. He also represented the Czech Republic at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
Following the Bruins' defeat by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Second Round of the 2018 playoffs, Pastrňák was invited to participate at the 2018 IIHF World Championship.[26]
Pastrňák's son with his girlfriend, Rebecca Rohlsson, named Viggo Rohl Pastrňák, was born on June 17, 2021 and died six days later, on June 23, 2021.[27][28]
Bold indicates led league
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2011–12 | HC AZ Havířov 2010 | CZE U16 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | HC AZ Havířov 2010 | CZE U18 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | HC AZ Havířov 2010 | CZE-2 U20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | HC AZ Havířov 2010 | CZE-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | HC Oceláři Třinec | CZE U18 | 31 | 33 | 14 | 47 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Södertälje SK | J18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Södertälje SK | J18-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Södertälje SK | J20 | 36 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 67 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
2012–13 | Södertälje SK | Allsv | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Södertälje SK | J20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Södertälje SK | Allsv | 36 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 25 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 46 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 51 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 75 | 34 | 36 | 70 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
2017–18 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 35 | 45 | 80 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 8 | ||
2018–19 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 66 | 38 | 43 | 81 | 32 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 4 | ||
2019–20 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 70 | 48 | 47 | 95 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | ||
2020–21 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 48 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 8 | ||
2021–22 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 72 | 40 | 37 | 77 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
NHL totals | 510 | 240 | 264 | 504 | 215 | 70 | 30 | 44 | 74 | 30 |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2012 | Czech Republic | U17 | 8th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
2013 | Czech Republic | U18 | 7th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
2013 | Czech Republic | IH18 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
2014 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
2014 | Czech Republic | U18 | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
2015 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6th | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | |
2016 | Czech Republic | WJC | 5th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
2016 | Czech Republic | WC | 5th | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
2016 | Czech Republic | WCH | 6th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2017 | Czech Republic | WC | 7th | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | |
2018 | Czech Republic | WC | 7th | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
2022 | Czech Republic | WC | ![]() |
7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | |
Junior totals | 35 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 12 | ||||
Senior totals | 31 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 10 |
Award | Year | |
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Czech under-18 League | ||
Most goals (41) | 2012 | |
Most game-winning goals (11) | 2012 | [29] |
Most points (68) | 2012 | |
Czech Republic | ||
Golden Hockey Stick | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | [30][31][32][33][34] |
Sportsperson of the Year | 2020 | [35] |
AHL | ||
AHL Rookie of the Month (October) | 2015 | [29] |
AHL All-Star Game | 2015 | [29] |
NHL | ||
NHL All-Star Game | 2019, 2020 | [36][37] |
NHL All-Star Skills Competition Accuracy Shooting Winner | 2019 | [38] |
NHL All-Star Game MVP | 2020 | [39] |
Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy | 2020 | |
NHL First All-Star Team | 2020 | |
International | ||
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament Bronze Medal | 2013 | |
IIHF World U18 Championship Silver Medal | 2014 | |
IIHF World Junior Championship Top 3 Player on Team | 2015, 2016 | |
IIHF World Championship Top 3 Player on Team | 2018 | |
IIHF World Championship Bronze Medal | 2022 | |
Boston Bruins | ||
Seventh Player Award | 2015, 2017 | [40][41] |
Eddie Shore Award | 2017 | [42] |
John P. Bucyk Award | 2017 | |
Bruins Three Stars Awards | 2019, 2020, 2022 | [43] |
Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy | 2020, 2022 | [44][43] |
Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today, September 14, that the team has signed forward David Pastrnak to a six-year contract through the 2022-23 season worth an average annual value of $6.67 million.
David Pastrnak scored his first NHL hat trick, including the game-winning goal, and the Boston Bruins rallied from three goals down in the third period to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-4 at PNC Arena on Tuesday
In his first four games back from a thumb injury, David Pastrnak showed a bit of rust...On Wednesday night against the New York Rangers, Pastrnak showed no such signs...Pastrnak's final stat line of three goals and two assists marked a regular season career-high for points.
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Preceded by | Boston Bruins first round draft pick 2014 |
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Preceded by | Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy winner 2020 (with Alexander Ovechkin) |
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Preceded by | Czech Athlete of the Year 2020 |
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