Jaroslav "Yogi" Svejkovský (born October 1, 1976 in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia

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) is a retired Czech

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 ice hockey

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 left wing

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. He was drafted in the first round, 17th overall, by the Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals

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 in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft

1996 NHL Entry Draft

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.

Drafted from the Western Hockey League

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's Tri-City Americans

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, Svejkovský made his professional debut with the Portland Pirates

Portland Pirates

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 of the American Hockey League

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 in the 1996–97 season

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. He made his NHL

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 debut during the same season with the Capitals, appearing in 19 games and scoring seven goals. In the Capitals' last game of the 1996–97 season, Svejkovský scored four goals; , he is the only Capitals rookie to score four goals in one game. http://www.washingtoncaps.com/news/news.asp?story_id=3458 After playing parts of three more seasons with the Capitals, Svejkovský was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning

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 during the 1999–2000 season. Svejkovský finished the season with the Lightning, then spent the 2000–01 season in the International Hockey League with the Detroit Vipers

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. To date, he has no further professional hockey experience; in 2002, Jay Feaster

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 of USA Today

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 reported that Svejkovský was out of hockey due to post-concussion syndrome

Post-concussion syndrome

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. http://cgi1.usatoday.com/mchat/20021120004/tscript.htm

In his NHL career, Svejkovský appeared in 113 games, scoring 23 goals and adding 19 assists. In October 2006, he joined the WHL's Vancouver Giants

Vancouver Giants

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 coaching staff, as well as the South Delta Hockey Academy in Tsawwassen, British Columbia

Tsawwassen, British Columbia

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. In August, 2007, Svejkovský was appointed Head Coach for the [South Delta Minor Hockey Association].

Awards

• Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award (most outstanding rookie in AHL
  American Hockey League
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  ): 1996–97 season

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