Vladimír Svitek

Vladimír Svitek
Vladimír Svitek
Born	19 October 1962; Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
Died	17 February 2020 (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[edit]

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

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