BIOGRAPHY
David Pastrňák was born on May 25th, 1996 in Havířov, Czech Republic. He is a right wing in the National Hockey League.
Pastrňák was selected by the Bruins in the first round, 25th overall, of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut that year. Internationally Pastrňák has played for the Czech national team at both the junior and senior level, including at four World Championships. Pastrňák signed a three-year, entry-level contract on 15 July 2014 and scored the first two goals of his NHL career on 10 January 2015. On 29 March, Pastrňák became the youngest Bruins' player in history to score an overtime, game-winning goal and he was one of just two players selected in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft to play in more than 40 NHL games during the 2014–15 season. During a Bruins' regular season home game in the 2015–16 season, against the Penguins on 24 February 2016, Pastrňák became the youngest Bruins' player ever to score a penalty shot goal. On September 14, 2017, the Bruins re-signed Pastrňák to a six-year, $40 million contract extension worth $6.7 million annually. During the 2018–19 season, Pastrňák played in his first NHL Winter Classic, scoring a goal to help the team win 4–2. On 2 January it was announced Pastrňák would appear in his first National Hockey League All-Star Game and on 16 January 2019, Pastrňák became the all-time leader for most goals in Boston Bruins history. Pastrňák won the 2019 NHL All-Star Skills Competition Accuracy Shooting. On 14 October 2019, Pastrňák scored all four Bruins goals in a victory over the Anaheim Ducks, making him the 25th player in Bruins history to score four goals in one game. In the 2019–20 NHL season, Pastrňák finished with 48 goals, tied for most goals in the NHL making him the first Bruins player to win the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy since it was created in 1999. During the 2020–21 season, Pastrňák scored 20 goals to give him a career regular-season total of exactly 200.
