Richard Žemlička

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Czech RepublicCzech Republic  Richard Žemlička Ice hockey player
Date of birth April 13, 1964
place of birth Prague , Czechoslovakia
size 186 cm
position Left wing
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1990 , 9th lap, 185th position
Edmonton Oilers
Career stations
1985-1986 HC Slavia Prague
1986-1992 HC Sparta Prague
1992 TPS Turku
1992-1993 EHC Freiburg
1993-1995 Polar bears Berlin
1995-1996 ES white water
1995-2003 HC Sparta Prague
2003-2004 HC Litvínov
2004-2006 HK Aquacity ŠKP Poprad

Richard Žemlička (born April 13, 1964 in Prague , Czechoslovakia ) is a former Czech ice hockey player who was under contract with HC Sparta Prague for many years . In 15 seasons for Sparta, he completed 634 games in which he scored 565 points scorer. Since 2009 he has been working as a coach for HC Berounští Medvědi .

Career

Richard Žemlička began his career in the offspring of Sparta Prague before making his debut in the Czechoslovak first division during the 1986/87 season. Richard Žemlička was selected during the NHL Entry Draft in 1990 in the ninth round in 185th place by the Edmonton Oilers , but played for his home club until 1992. He then moved to TPS Turku in the Finnish first division , before running into the ice hockey Bundesliga for EHC Freiburg in the 1992/93 season. This was followed by two seasons with Eisbären Berlin before returning to HC Sparta Prague in 1995.

With Sparta he was Czech champion in 2000 and 2002 . After the 2002/03 season was not very successful, he decided to move to HC Litvínov . Another year later he moved to the Slovak extra league for HK Poprad , where he ended his career in the spring of 2006.

After his retirement he works as a youth coach at Sparta Prague. In October 2008 his jersey number 13 was blocked by HC Sparta Prague and symbolically hung under the ceiling of the Tesla Arena as a banner .

Since the beginning of the 2009/10 season, Žemlička has been the coach of HC Berounští Medvědi , which plays in the first division and has been the farm team of HC Sparta Prague since summer 2009.

International

Richard Žemlička represented the Czechoslovak Federation at the 1992 Winter Olympics , the 1991 Canada Cup and the 1991 and 1992 World Championships. From 1993 he represented the Czech Republic at the 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1997 World Championships.

Achievements and Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b hcsparta.cz, tribute to Richard Žemlička
  2. ↑ sportovci.cz, profile of Richard Žemlička ( Memento from December 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Žemlička, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zemlicka, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech national ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH April 13, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Prague , Czechoslovakia