Isles Info:
2005-06 Update: April
1, 2006 Update: Jaroslav Mrazek had his best month
recording four assists
in 9 games played during the month of March with the
Toronto St. Michael's Majors. He assisted on the game
winning goal in a 4-3 win at the Mississauga IceDogs on
March 3rd. His four assists came in a three game assist
streak from March 3rd to 9th. He finished the season a
-10 but was a +3 in the month of March. Toronto went
4-4-1 in March. In 118 career OHL games, 2 seasons,
Mrazek has recorded 14 assists and no goals.
Playoffs:
Toronto faced the Barrie Colts in the first round of the
OHL playoffs, best of seven. Barrie swept Toronto 4
games to 0 to end their season. In the 4 games Mrazek
recorded an assist, was a -3 and had 2 PIM's. His assist
came in a 7-5 loss at Barrie on March 26th. Mrazek
recently turned 20 in January. It's doubtful he will be
signed by the Islanders and could return to Toronto next
season as an overage player.
March
1, 2006 Update: Jaroslav Mrazek recorded an assist
in 11 games played during the month of February with the
Toronto St. Michael's Majors. He has yet to score a goal
in 109 career OHL games played. Recorded his assist on
the game winning goal in a 6-4 win vs. the Belleville
Bulls on February 19, 2006. Was a -5 in the month of
February and is a -13 on the season. Toronto went 5-4-2
during the month of February.
February 1, 2006 Update: Jaroslav Mrazek recorded 2
assists in 9 games played during the month of January
for the Toronto St. Michael's Majors. He has yet to
score a goal in 98 career OHL contests. He is a -8 on
the season. Recorded his assists in back to back games
in what was a home and home series January 13th &
15th with the Erie Otters and Ryan O'Marra, the
Islanders 2005 first round pick. O'Marra had a goal and
an assist in the two games.
January 1, 2006
Update: Played in the Toronto St. Michael's Majors first
6 games of the month of December, recording an assist.
Following their December 11th game, Mrazek left to
report to the Czech Republic Team for the 2006
World Junior Championship's. In the tournament,
Mrazek's Czech Republic team finished in 6th place. They
lost to Team USA in the Quarterfinals 2-1 and then lost
the 5th place match to Sweden 3-1. Mrazek, a defensive
defenseman, was held scoreless in 6 games with 8 PIM's.
He was a -6. The picture below was taken from the Czech
Republic's round robin game against Russia, a game
Russia won 7-2. Mrazek returned to the Majors lineup on
January 8, 2006.
Highlights:
* Named second star
with 2 assists in 5-2 win vs. Oshawa Generals March 9,
2006.
Jaroslav
Mrazek was a -2 in 57 games played during his rookie
season of 2004-05 with Toronto of the OHL. He wasn't
afraid to mix it up either as he recorded 4 fighting
majors. For 2005-06 Mrazek, nicknamed "Jerry",
changed his number to from
#27 to #6, the number he wore growing up in the Czech
Republic.
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Isles select D Jaroslav Mrazek
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| The Islanders
now begin to focus on defense with selection Jaroslav Mrazek from
Sparta Praha of the Czech Republic. Mrazek has very good size at 6-3
and 200lbs. The Islanders scouts like his mentality in the defensive
zone stating that he goes into the corners like a bull in a china
shop. They believe he already has very good skills, is a good skater
and has good straight away speed. He takes his game very seriously
and sometimes gets on himself too much. But that is a good
sign. |
- Mrazek played for the Czech Republic at the 2004 WJC's
and finished a +2. He will most likely play for Sparta Praha in the
ExtraLeague elite division in 2004-05.
- Mrazek also played
for the Czech Republic in the 2003 Under 18 Junior World
Cup.
- Was ranked 85 among European skaters
on CSB's final ranking. Midterm ranking by CSB was 58.
Isles Scouts: "He's
a big strong kid who loves to practice and is ready to play at the top
level in his country," said Isles' Czech scout Karel Pavlik.
"Sometimes, he's a bit rough on himself, but that's good. He takes
hockey very seriously."
Said European scout Ryan
Jankowski: "He missed part of the season with a
shoulder injury, which seemed to weigh on his game in
the second half. He struggled then, but he'll be back to
full form this season."
"He has the
ability to handle the puck and is a very good straight
ahead skater," said Jankowski. "Plus, he's
really solid in his own zone. He goes into the corner
with a bull-in-the-china shop mentality. He has a very
solid foundation to work with at this point in his
development."
Update: June 30, 2004
Toronto St. Michael's Majors Select Mrazek in Import
Draft
With their second pick
(74th overall), the Majors grabbed Jaroslav Mrazek, a
defenceman from the Czech Republic. The 6'3",
198-pound blueliner played for the Sparta Juniors last
season. In 37 games, he obtained 9 points. He was
recently selected in the 6th Round of the NHL Draft by
the New York Islanders. He was born on January 14th,
1986. (note - he was the third to last pick selected).
Now Mrazek has the
choice of staying in the Czech Republic for 2004-05 with
Sparta Praha and their development junior squad or
coming over to North America and playing in the CHL.
Hockey's Future
Czech 2004 prospects:
season review
Written by
Robert Neuhauser on 05/28/2004
Jaroslav
Mrazek's stock took a dive in comparison to where it was
one year ago. Regarded as probably the best Czech 2004
eligible defenseman only behind Ladislav Smid, Mrazek
backed down from his strong conservative defensive play,
which brought him considerable success in the previous
two seasons. Mrazek tried to develop an offensive side
to his solid defensive savvy, but tried to do too much
and was overwhelmed with the puck at times. Mrazek
rushed the puck often, but thanks to his lack of the
elite puckhandling skills he didn't manage to win a
large amount of one-on-one battles, which resulted into
numerous turnovers. Mrazek didn't seem to know what his
role on the ice is especially in the first half of the
season, leaving the scouts with a question what happened
to the big, reliable Mrazek from the previous season.
His offensive raids often finished just in the corner
and he didn't unleash his booming slapper so often as in
the previous season. However, as the season progressed,
Mrazek showed a sign of returning to his usual reliable
style and he began to use his imposing frame more often.
When he kept the things simple, he showed that he still
can play good games and be a strong force in the back
rows. Late in the season he could celebrate his senior
Extraleague debut and was practicing with the Sparta
senior team till the season reached its end. He traveled
with the team to all playoff games, but with the
exception of one game he was either a healthy scratch or
the seventh defenseman, not playing at all.
Jaroslav
Mrazek battled flu at the 2003 World Junior Cup, which
resulted into a not very impressive showing on the
bronze-medal winning Czech Under-18 team. As a core
member of the Czech junior national team of the 1986
borns he didn't have much to prove in the November Four
Nations tournament and was promoted to the Under-19 team
instead. There he registered an above-average showing
even against older opposition and was one of the best
defensemen of the team, which played in a three-game
series against the Under-19 team of Finland. He missed
the Christmas evaluation camp of the Under-18 team, but
performed at the Five Nations Tournament of the Under-18
teams in Finland and was a lock to make the Under-18 WJC
team. Mrazek wasn't a dominant force in Minsk, Belarus,
but he filled his role conscientiously and didn't make
any glaring mistakes. Pegged as an early-rounder last
year, expect Mrazek to slip to the late rounds.
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