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Former Blue Jacket Forward David Výborný Elected To IIHF Hall Of Fame

jason newland
·2 min read

Former CBJ forward David Výborný has been elected into the IIHF Hall of Fame. NHL legends Henrik Lundqvist, Frans Nielsen, and Zdeno Chara will join him in the 2025 class.

Výborný played in 543 NHL games, all of which were for the Columbus Blue Jackets. He amassed a stat line of 113g-204a-317 Points and added 36 PP goals and 7 SHG. He was the Original #9 for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Per an IIHF press release,

Výborný played during the glory days of the Czechs’ dominance in IIHF competition. He was part of the team’s historic run of three consecutive gold medals at the Men’s Worlds (1999-2001) and won five gold medals in a ten-year span (1996-2005). In all, he played in 12 World Championships in addition to the 2006 Olympics (bronze), 2004 World Cup, and two World Junior Championships (1993, 1994). Vyborny also had a lengthy and successful career in the NHL, playing 543 games with Columbus over a seven-year period (2000-08).

The Columbus Blue Jackets Quarter Century Team was announced yesterday and was voted on by the media. Výborný was left off of the list, but here at THN Columbus, we put him on as a second-team forward.

Related: The Columbus Blue Jackets Quarter-Century Team

David Výborný was an exciting piece of early Blue Jackets history. From 2000 to 2008, he along with Rick Nash gave the fans hope in an otherwise hopeless part of Columbus Blue Jackets history.

Congrats to David Výborný on being elected into the IIHF Hall Of Fame.

What's Next - The Jackets return home on Saturday to play the St. Louis Blues.

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