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| 1984 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Milan Chalupa
Selected in
third round
No. 49 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born
July 4, 1953
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 5-10 Weight: 183
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
Birthplace:
Oudolen, Czechoslovakia
Hometown: Oudolen, Czech Republic |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1970-71 |
Havlickuv Brod | Czech Jr. |
-- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1971-72 |
Havlickuv Brod | Czech Jr. |
-- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1972-73 |
Liberec | Czech Jr. |
-- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1973-74 |
Jihlava | Czech. | -- |
6 | 8 |
14 | -- | | 1974-75 |
Jihlava | Czech. | -- |
4 | 7 |
11 | -- | |
1975-76 |
Jihlava | Czech. | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1976-77 |
Jihlava | Czech. | -- |
5 | 8 |
13 | -- | | 1977-78 |
Jihlava | Czech. | 39 |
1 | 8 |
9 | 108 |
| 1978-79 |
Jihlava | Czech. |
38 | 3 |
3 | 6 |
38 | | 1979-80 |
Jihlava | Czech. |
43 | 8 |
6 | 14 |
46 | | 1980-81 |
Jihlava | Czech. |
41 | 2 |
15 | 17 |
34 | | 1981-82 |
Jihlava | Czech. |
41 | 4 |
8 | 12 |
30 | | 1982-83 |
Jihlava | Czech. |
38 | 9 |
16 | 25 |
36 | | 1983-84 |
Jihlava | Czech. |
39 | 3 |
11 | 14 |
52 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Olympics:
1976 (silver medal), 1980 (fifth place), 1984 (silver medal)
Czechoslovakia
Championship: 1974, 1982, 1983, 1984 (Jihlava)
Canada Cup:
1976 (second place), 1981 (third place)
World Championships: 1976 (gold), 1977 (gold), 1978 (silver),
1979 (silver), 1981 (bronze), 1982 (silver), 1983 (silver)
Czechoslovakia Defenseman of Year: 1982-83, 1983-84 (Jihlava)
Jihlava Captain: 1983-84
Miscellaneous: Was eligible for the draft at age 30 because NHL had ruled
that all Europeans, regardless of age, would have the enter the league
through the entry draft, rather than as unrestricted free agents. At the
time of the draft, it was already known that Chalupa would be released to the NHL for
the 1984-85 season under Czechoslovakia's policy of letting veterans over
age 30 go to North America. ... Finished third in voting for Czechoslovakian
MVP honors in 1983-84. ... Honored as Master of Sports by Czechoslovakian
hockey federation. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11, 1984 (Detroit at Chicago)
Numbers:
7 (Detroit)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1994 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1984 |
Detroit | 14 |
0 | 5 |
5 | 6 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1984-85 season with
pulled groin, an injury suffered
during Detroit's Nov. 6, 1984, game vs. Montreal. He did not return to
action until Detroit's Dec. 9, 1984, game at Washington. ... Missed
remainder of 1984-85 season with re-aggravation of groin injury, suffered
during Detroit's Dec. 12, 1984, game at Chicago. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Adirondack (AHL); Freiburg (West Germany/
Germany); Jihlava (Czech Republic)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Jihlava Records: Most career games (440)
Coaching Career: Named Pardubice (Czech Rep.) assistant coach prior
to 1998-99 season and remained in that position through 1998-99 season. ...
Named Pardubice (Czech Rep.) head coach prior to 1999-00 season and remained
in that position until October 1999.
Miscellaneous: Sent by Detroit to
Adirondack (AHL) for conditioning purposes in January 1985, but chose to
leave North America after playing only one minor-league game. He signed with
Freiburg (West Germany) for balance of 1984-85 season. |
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SNAPSHOT '84 | | Total Selected: |
250 | | Forwards: |
142 | | Defense: |
88 | | Goaltenders: |
20 | | Major Junior: |
110 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
16/9 | | College Players: |
23 | | High School: |
47 | | Midget: |
4 | | U.S. Junior B: |
1 |
| Canadian: |
145 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
63 |
| European: |
41 |
| Reached NHL: |
102 |
| Stanley Cup: |
20 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
31 |
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