Jaroslav Modrý (born February 27, 1971 in České
Budějovice, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional
ice hockey player. He plays defense for the
Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League
(NHL).
During his minor league hockey career, Modry played
for Ceske Budejovice HC and Dukla Trencin of the
Czech Hockey League. Modry also played for the AHL's
Albany River Rats and IHL's Long Beach Ice Dogs and
Utah Grizzlies. Jaroslav was selected in the ninth
round in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey
Devils. Modry debuted in the NHL in 1993 for the
Devils. On July 9, 1995, Jaroslav was traded to the
Ottawa Senators then in March of 1996 he was traded
to the Los Angeles Kings. It was in Los Angeles that
Jaroslav started to see more NHL playing time and it
was in the 2000-2001 season that Modry began playing
full seasons in the NHL. In 2002-2003 he enjoyed his
finest offensive season to date scoring 13 goals and
adding 25 assists. Modry became a free agent after
the 2003-2004 and signed a contract with the Atlanta
Thrashers on July 1, 2004. During the NHL Lockout of
2004-2005 Jaroslav played for Liberec Bili Tygri of
the Czech Hockey League. At the 2006 NHL Entry Draft
he was traded with Patrik Stefan to the Dallas Stars
for Niko Kapanen and a draft pick. On February 27,
2007 he was traded from the Dallas Stars back to the
Los Angeles Kings in a trade involving former Kings
teammate Mattias Norström.
On February 19th, 2008, Modry was traded to the
Philadelphia Flyers for a 3rd round draft pick in
2008.
