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Jan Hejda

#8 · Defence · Colorado Avalanche

Born Jun 18, 1978 in Prague, CZE · 6'4", 230 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 106th overall in 2003 by BUF (round 4)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Niklas Hjalmarsson CHI · 10 P in 46 GP Jay Harrison CAR · 10 P in 47 GP Clayton Stoner MIN · 10 P in 48 GP Filip Kuba FLA · 10 P in 44 GP Travis Hamonic NYI · 10 P in 48 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

051015202006-07: 9 points906-072007-08: 13 points1307-082008-09: 21 points2108-092009-10: 13 points1309-102010-11: 20 points2010-112011-12: 19 points1911-122012-13: 10 points1012-132013-14: 17 points1713-142014-15: 13 points1314-15

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2006-07 EDM 39 1 8 9 -6 20 33 61 0.23
2007-08 CBJ 81 0 13 13 20 61 71 148 0.16
2008-09 CBJ 82 3 18 21 23 38 66 168 0.26
2009-10 CBJ 62 3 10 13 -14 36 63 111 0.21
2010-11 CBJ 77 5 15 20 -6 28 79 152 0.26
2011-12 COL 81 5 14 19 -17 24 78 142 0.23
2012-13 COL 46 1 9 10 -3 28 50 96 0.22 $3.25M
2013-14 COL 78 6 11 17 8 40 75 170 0.22 $3.25M
2014-15 COL 81 1 12 13 -12 42 84 170 0.16 $3.25M
9 seasons Career 627 25 110 135 -7 317 599 1218 0.22

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2008-09 CBJ 3 0 0 0 -5 2 1 6 0.00
2013-14 COL 7 0 0 0 -6 6 6 15 0.00
2 seasons Playoffs 10 0 0 0 -11 8 7 21 0.00

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
46 1 9 10 -3 28 50 96 0.22 2.0 19:42

Contract

$3.25MCap hit2012-13
$325KCap dollars per point10 points in 46 games
$1.372MCap dollars per goal above replacement2.4 goals above replacement
$2.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$674KValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 558 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2012-13 to 2014-15 $3.25M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2012-13 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2012-13 analytics

Rating

+2.4Goals above replacement242nd of 605 skaters, 73rd of 208 defencemen
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 208 ranked defencemen: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence-0.7 44th percentileEven-strength defence+1.8 85th percentilePower play-0.1 59th percentilePenalty kill-0.8 3rd percentilePenalties-0.8 29th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among defencemen. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-2-1012342010-112011-122012-132013-142014-15Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

47.7Corsi for %644 attempts for, 706 against
-1.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.3Expected goals for %27.1 expected for, 28.0 against
+2.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
42.9Goals for %24 for, 32 against
98.0PDO7.1% shooting + 90.9% saves
109Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Jan Hejda · Tyson Barrie24186:5350.553.57-7
Ryan O'Byrne · Jan Hejda27158:1339.138.23-10
Jan Hejda · Stefan Elliott14130:3557.449.76-5
Jan Hejda · Shane O'Brien18128:0956.961.83-4

The pairs he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's pairs that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.6Expected goalsfrom 70 unblocked attempts
-0.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.10 expected goals per 60 minutes18th
Shot quality 2.3% chance per attempt10th
Finishing -0.6 goals above expected34thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 210 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.511.5Game 20Game 40Expected 1.6Goals 1

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 27, 2013 vs MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 21:59
Apr 26, 2013 @ PHX W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 23:39
Apr 23, 2013 @ STL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 16:39
Apr 21, 2013 vs STL W 5-3 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 21:20
Apr 19, 2013 vs EDM L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:11
Apr 15, 2013 vs CBJ L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 18:12
Apr 13, 2013 vs VAN W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 19:18
Apr 11, 2013 @ LAK L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 21:27
Apr 10, 2013 @ ANA W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 19:17
Apr 8, 2013 vs CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 7 2 3 15:31
Apr 6, 2013 @ PHX L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:38
Apr 5, 2013 vs DET L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:05
Apr 2, 2013 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:43
Apr 1, 2013 @ DET L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 18:32
Mar 30, 2013 vs NSH W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 22:02
Mar 28, 2013 @ VAN L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 19:47
Mar 24, 2013 vs VAN L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 18:34
Mar 23, 2013 @ DAL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 19:55
Mar 20, 2013 vs DAL W 4-3 0 1 1 0 5 1 3 20:14
Mar 18, 2013 vs CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 18:06
Mar 16, 2013 vs MIN L 4-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 21:35
Mar 14, 2013 @ MIN L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22:35
Mar 12, 2013 vs EDM L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 21:07
Mar 10, 2013 vs SJS W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 21:32
Mar 8, 2013 vs CHI W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17:18
Mar 6, 2013 @ CHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 17:59
Mar 5, 2013 @ DET L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:12
Mar 3, 2013 @ CBJ L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 22:12
Feb 28, 2013 vs CGY W 5-4 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 19:34
Feb 26, 2013 @ SJS L 2-3 (SO) 0 2 2 2 0 4 0 24:51
Feb 24, 2013 @ ANA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 20:09
Feb 23, 2013 @ LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 19:53
Feb 20, 2013 vs STL W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 21:47
Feb 18, 2013 vs NSH W 6-5 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 21:03
Feb 16, 2013 @ EDM L 4-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 8 21:25
Feb 14, 2013 @ MIN W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 24:41
Feb 11, 2013 vs PHX L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 22:45
Feb 6, 2013 vs ANA L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 6 14:38
Feb 4, 2013 vs DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:29
Feb 2, 2013 vs EDM W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 17:13
Jan 31, 2013 @ CGY W 6-3 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 19:03
Jan 30, 2013 @ VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:37
Jan 26, 2013 @ SJS L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 19:55
Jan 24, 2013 vs CBJ W 4-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 17:26
Jan 22, 2013 vs LAK W 3-1 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 19:27
Jan 19, 2013 @ MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 17:35