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Milan Hejduk
Milan Hejduk (born February 14, 1976) is a Czech former professional ice hockey forward. Nicknamed “The Duke“, he spent his entire 14-year National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Colorado Avalanche and retired holding the record for most career games as an Avalanche player with 1,020. In 2003, he won the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy as the NHL’s leading goal scorer. He is a member of Czech Ice Hockey Hall of Fame. Playing career The 6-foot-tall, 190-pound Hejduk was drafted 87th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the fourth round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, after a year with HC Pardubice in the Czech Extraliga, after winning Czech Rookie…