Jaroslav Buchal

Jaroslav Buchal
Date of birth	April 23, 1974
place of birth	Chomutov , Czechoslovakia
size	184 cm
Weight	86 kg
position	Right wing
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
until 1996	KLH Chomutov
1996-1997	HC Litvínov
1997-1998	HC Karlovy Vary
1998-1999	Vaasan Sport
1999	Piteå HC
1999-2000	Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg
2000-2001	Dresden Ice Lions
2001-2002	HC Litvínov
2002-2003	Mosquitoes eat
2003-2004	HC Olomouc
2004-2006	KLH Chomutov
2006-2007	SK Baník Most
2007-2008	HC Chrudim
2008-2010	HC Klášterec nad Ohří
2010-2011	Lippe Hockey Hamm

Jaroslav "Jaro" Buchal (born April 23, 1974 in Chomutov ) is a former Czech ice hockey player .

Career

Jaroslav Buchal began his career in his hometown at VTJ Chomutov , for whom he was on the ice for the first time in the 2nd division in the 1991/92 season . He played for his hometown club until 1995 before moving to HC Chemopetrol Litvínov . There he was used in both the Extraliga and the European Hockey League . In 1997 he moved to Becherovka Karlovy Vary before playing for a year in various leagues in Finland, including Tappara in the SM-liiga , and in Sweden.

In 1999 he came to Germany for EHC Wolfsburg , for which he scored 108 points in 51 league games. The following season he moved within the league to the Dresdner Eislöwen before returning to HC Chemopetrol Litvínov in 2001. In the 2002/03 season he went to the ice hockey regional league for the ESC Moskitos Essen and not only won the league championship with the Moskitos, but also rose to the top division. In the following years he played for clubs in the second-rate first division such as HC Olomouc , KLH Chomutov and SK Kadaň , before returning to the Eislöwen for 15 games at the end of the 2005/06 season . Since then he has played for clubs in the 1st and 2nd league in the Czech Republic - since summer 2008 he was under contract with HC Klášterec nad Ohří . In winter 2010 he replaced Neal Musselwhite, who left home for professional reasons, as the second contingent player at Lippe Hockey Hamm in the Oberliga West. In February 2011, his contract in Hamm was terminated.

Achievements and Awards

• Top scorer of the NRW Regional League Playoffs 2002/03
• Regional league champion and promotion to the major league in 2002/03

Career statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Extraliga (Cz)	4th	93	24	20th	24	84
1st league (Cz)	7th	138	22nd	34	56	266
2nd Bundesliga	1	15th	5	1	6th	30th
Oberliga	2	87	78	103	181	217

Individual evidence

1. ↑ hockeyweb.de, Eislöwen sign striker Jaroslav Buchal

Web links

• Jaroslav Buchal at eurohockey.com
• Jaroslav Buchal at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Jaroslav Buchal at hokej.cz