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Vladimír Svitek

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Vladimír Svitek
Born (1962-10-19)19 October 1962
Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
Died 17 February 2020(2020-02-17) (aged 57)
Košice, Slovakia
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for HC Košice
HPK
EK Zell am See
HK Triglav Kranj
HK Spišská Nová Ves
HK Trebišov
National team  Czechoslovakia
NHL draft 137th overall, 1981
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 1980–2001

Vladimír Svitek (19 October 1962 – 17 February 2020) was a Slovak professional ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League, Finnish Liiga, and Slovak Extraliga.[1] Svitek was drafted in the seventh round of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, but he never played professionally in North America.[2] He spent the first ten seasons of his playing career with HC Košice and his final ten seasons in various European leagues.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Vladimir Svitek at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Vladimir Svitek Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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