Born: June 2nd, 1976, Havlíčkův Brod, Czechoslovakia Height: 183 cm Weight: 87 kg Position: center, shoots L Drafted: in 1994 by Quebec Nordiques in 2nd round, 35th overall.
Achievements: Swiss NLA Champion in 2001/02, 04/05, 06/07, 08/09, 10/11, AHL Calder Cup Champion 1996/97, Spengler Cup winner in 2001, 04, 06, bronze medalist at 1994 U18 world Championships
Career: He started with hockey at his home rink in Hradec Králové. In 1992 as a 16 year old junior moves to Dukla Jihlava where he soon plays for the "A" league team. He played 83 games for Dukla and scored 12 goals. As a 19 year old he leaves for the US where he plays not only for AHL teams (Hershey Bears and Norfolk Admirals) but also total of 159 games in NHL´s Colorado Avalanche, Chicago Blackhawks and Anaheim Mighty Ducks. In 2001 he returns to Europe and spends the next 12 seasons in Switzerland. In the Swiss A league he played 531 games for HC Davos. In 2013 he returned back to Czech Republic and signed a contract with HC ČSOB Pardubice. However in November 2013 he became a free agent and was immediately signed by his hometown team Mountfield Hradec Králové. At the end of the season 2013/14 he made a decision to end his career and he said good-bye to his home club in front of the sold-out stadium during a derby game between Hradec and Pardubice on September 14th, 2014.
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