Christián Jaroš

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Christián Jaroš

| image =

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|4|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Košice, Slovakia

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 201

| position = Defence

| shoots = Right

| league = KHL

| team = CSKA Moscow

| prospect_team =

| prospect_league =

| former_teams = Luleå HF
Ottawa Senators
San Jose Sharks
New Jersey Devils
Avangard Omsk
Severstal Cherepovets

| ntl_team = SVK

| draft = 139th overall

| draft_year = 2015

| draft_team = Ottawa Senators

| career_start = 2014

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Christián Jaroš (born 2 April 1996) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman for HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Jaroš was drafted 139th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators.

Playing career

Jaros made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Luleå HF during the 2014–15 SHL season.{{cite web | url = http://www.championshockeyleague.net/news/2015-s-been-a-whirlwind-for-cehlarik-and-jaros/812/ | title = 2015's been a whirlwind for Cehlarik and Jaros | publisher = Champions Hockey League | date = 2 October 2015 | accessdate = 2 October 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150405071517/http://www.championshockeyleague.net/news/2015-s-been-a-whirlwind-for-cehlarik-and-jaros/812/ | archive-date = 5 April 2015 | url-status = dead }}

On 30 May 2017, Jaroš was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the Ottawa Senators.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/senators-sign-defenceman-christian-jaros-to-entry-level-contract/c-289670360 | title = Senators sign defenseman Christian Jaros to entry-level contract | publisher = Ottawa Senators | date = 30 May 2017 | accessdate = 30 May 2017}} He made his NHL debut on 10 October, against Vancouver Canucks but spent the rest of the season with their American Hockey League (AHL) team, the Belleville Senators.{{cite web |title=Jaros assigned to Belleville |url=https://bellevillesens.com/jaros-assigned-to-belleville/ |website=bellevillesens.com |accessdate=7 December 2018 |date=14 October 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Despite beginning the 2018–19 season in the AHL,{{cite news |last1=Garrioch |first1=Bruce |title=Senators assign defenceman Christian Jaros to AHL Belleville |url=https://ottawasun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/ottawa-senators/senators-assign-defenceman-christian-jaros-to-ahl-belleville |accessdate=7 December 2018 |publisher=Ottawa Sun |date=2 October 2018}} Jaroš was recalled to the NHL and on 21 November 2018, scored his first career NHL goal in a 6–4 loss to the Minnesota Wild.{{cite web |title=Staal's late goal saves Wild in win over Ottawa |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/staals-late-goal-saves-wild-win-ottawa/ |website=sportsnet.ca |accessdate=7 December 2018 |date=21 November 2018}}

On 27 January 2021, Jaroš was traded by the Senators to the San Jose Sharks.{{cite web|title=Sharks Acquire Defenseman Christian Jaros|url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-will-return-to-san-jose-for-home-games-on-february-13-and-15/c-320780114|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=27 January 2021|date=27 January 2021}} He made his debut for the Sharks on 6 April, in a 5–1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.{{cite web|title=Gibson makes 34 saves for Ducks in victory against Sharks|url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/anaheim-ducks-san-jose-sharks-game-recap/c-322234608|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=7 April 2021|date=7 April 2021}} His first point came four days later, assisting Dylan Gambrell for the first Sharks goal, in a 4–2 defeat by the Los Angeles Kings.{{cite web|title=Quick helps Kings shut down Sharks, split back-to-back set|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/los-angeles-kings-san-jose-sharks-game-recap/c-322645876|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=11 April 2021|date=11 April 2021}}

On 26 July 2021, Jaroš was traded by San Jose to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Nick Merkley.{{cite web|title=Sharks Acquire Rights to Forward Nick Merkley from Devils|url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-acquire-rights-to-forward-nick-merkley-from-the-new-jersey-devils/c-325755896|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=26 July 2021|date=26 July 2021}} In the following 2021–22 season, he remained on the Devils roster, serving in a depth defenceman role. He appeared in 11 games for the Devils before he was placed on waivers and re-assigned to AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets, at the NHL trade deadline, on 21 March 2022. After failing to report to the AHL, Jaroš was placed on unconditional waivers in order to mutually terminate the remainder of his contract with the Devils on 24 March.{{cite tweet |user=NJDevils |number=1506639596586782731 |date=23 March 2022 |title=#NEWS: We have recalled D Kevin Bahl and F A.J. Greer from Utica (AHL). Christian Jaros has been placed on unconditional waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract. |access-date=9 June 2022}}

On 9 June 2022, Jaroš signed one-year contract with Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).{{cite web |title=Christian Jaros joins Avangard! |url=https://www.hawk.ru/en/news/45396/ |website=hawk.ru |access-date=9 June 2022 |date=9 June 2022}} In the 2022–23 season, Jaroš featured in 24 games from the blueline for Avangard Omsk, registering three goals and six assists. On 23 December, Jaroš was traded by Avangard Omsk to CSKA Moscow in exchange for Dmitri Alexeyev.{{cite web| url = https://cska-hockey.ru/news/general/tsska_i_avangard_sovershili_obmen_igrokami_1/ | title = ЦСКА и "Авангард" совершили обмен игроками | publisher = HC CSKA Moscow | date = 23 December 2022 | accessdate = 23 December 2022 | language = Russian}} He won the Gagarin Cup in 2023 with SKA Moscow, although missed the playoffs due to injury. In the off-season, Jaroš was announced to have left CSKA on 1 July 2023.{{cite web| url = https://cska-hockey.ru/news/general/zashchitnik_kristian_yarosh_pokinul_tsska/ | title = Защитник Кристиан Ярош покинул ЦСКА | publisher = HC CSKA Moscow | date = 1 July 2023 | accessdate = 1 July 2023 | language = Russian}} On 19 October, his KHL rights were traded to Severstal Cherepovets.{{cite web |title=Кристиан Ярош присоединится к "Северстали" |url=https://severstalclub.ru/news/kristian-yarosh-prisoedinitsya-k-severstali-fd89593dbf/ |website=severstalclub.ru |access-date=28 October 2023 |language=ru-RU |date=19 October 2023}}

After a lone season with Severstal, Jaroš returned for a second stint with former club CSKA Moscow, in signing a one-year contract on 4 July 2024.{{citeweb| url = https://cska-hockey.ru/news/general/yarosh_vozvrashchaetsya_v_tsska/ | title = Jaros returns to CSKA | publisher = HC CSKA Moscow | date = 4 July 2024 | accessdate = 4 July 2024 | language = Russian }}

Personal life

Jaroš is a cousin of Erik Černák, who plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning and won a Stanley Cup in 2020 and 2021.{{cite web |last1=Kennedy |first1=Ryan |title=WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW: SLOVAKIA |url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/world-junior-championship-preview-slovakia |accessdate=7 December 2018 |date=23 December 2015 |quote=Cernak's cousin, defenseman Christian Jaros, is an Ottawa Senators pick who plays in Sweden.}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2010–11

| HC Košice

| SVK U18

| 2

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010–11

| HK Trebišov

| SVK.2 U18

| 5

| 0

| —

2011–12

| HC Košice

| SVK U18

| 38

| 4

| 10

| 14

| 26

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012–13

| HC Košice

| SVK U18

| 15

| 3

| 17

| 20

| 16

| 2

| 0

2013–14

| Luleå HF

| J18

| 16

| 4

| 8

| 12

| 20

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013–14

| Luleå HF

| J18 Allsv

| 18

| 7

| 6

| 13

| 24

| 5

| 0

| 2

| 6

2013–14

| Luleå HF

| J20

| 3

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2014–15

| Luleå HF

| J20

| 23

| 4

| 8

| 12

| 74

| 3

| 0

| 1

| 6

2014–15

| Luleå HF

| SHL

| 25

| 0

| 1

| 6

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2014–15

| Asplöven HC

| Allsv

| 6

| 0

| 1

| 0

| —

2015–16

| Luleå HF

| SHL

| 25

| 0

| 5

| 45

| 10

| 0

| 3

| 20

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015–16

| Asplöven HC

| Allsv

| 22

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 53

| —

2016–17

| Luleå HF

| SHL

| 36

| 5

| 8

| 13

| 22

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2017–18

| Belleville Senators

| AHL

| 44

| 3

| 13

| 16

| 43

| —

2017–18

| Ottawa Senators

| NHL

| 2

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2018–19

| Ottawa Senators

| NHL

| 61

| 1

| 9

| 10

| 27

| —

2018–19

| Belleville Senators

| AHL

| 1

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2019–20

| Belleville Senators

| AHL

| 34

| 2

| 13

| 15

| 14

| —

2019–20

| Ottawa Senators

| NHL

| 13

| 0

| 3

| 6

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2020–21

| San Jose Barracuda

| AHL

| 11

| 0

| 3

| 2

| —

2020–21

| San Jose Sharks

| NHL

| 7

| 0

| 1

| 2

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2021–22

| New Jersey Devils

| NHL

| 11

| 0

| 2

| —

2022–23

| Avangard Omsk

| KHL

| 24

| 3

| 6

| 9

| 4

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2022–23

| CSKA Moscow

| KHL

| 16

| 0

| 3

| 12

| —

2023–24

| Severstal Cherepovets

| KHL

| 41

| 3

| 15

| 18

| 14

| 3

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2024–25

| CSKA Moscow

| KHL

| 51

| 2

| 10

| 12

| 18

| 6

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 94

! 1

! 13

! 14

! 37

! —

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | KHL totals

! 132

! 8

! 34

! 42

! 48

! 9

! 1

! 0

! 1

! 4

{{MedalCountry|{{SVK}}}}

=International=

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ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2013

| Slovakia

| IH18

| 8th

| 4

| 1

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2014

| Slovakia

| WJC18

| 8th

| 5

| 1

| 2

| 6

2015

| Slovakia

| WJC

| {{bronze3}}

| 7

| 0

| 1

| 8

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2016

| Slovakia

| WJC

| 7th

| 5

| 1

| 2

2016

| Slovakia

| WC

| 9th

| 5

| 2

| 0

| 2

| 10

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2018

| Slovakia

| WC

| 9th

| 7

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

2019

| Slovakia

| WC

| 9th

| 4

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2021

| Slovakia

| OGQ

| Q

| 3

| 0

| 22

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="4" | Junior totals

! 21

! 3

! 4

! 7

! 18

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="4" | Senior totals

! 19

! 3

! 2

! 5

! 34

Awards and honours

class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year !
colspan="3"\|KHL
Gagarin Cup champion \| 2023 \| {{cite web\| url = https://en.khl.ru/news/2023/04/29/513598.html \| title = CSKA wins back-to-back Gagarin Cups \| publisher = Kontinental Hockey League \| date = 29 April 2023 \| accessdate = 29 April 2023}}

class="wikitable"

! Award

! Year

colspan="3"|KHL

Gagarin Cup champion

| 2023

| {{cite web| url = https://en.khl.ru/news/2023/04/29/513598.html | title = CSKA wins back-to-back Gagarin Cups | publisher = Kontinental Hockey League | date = 29 April 2023 | accessdate = 29 April 2023}}