Miroslav Hlinka

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SlovakiaSlovakia  Miroslav Hlinka Ice hockey player
Date of birth August 31, 1972
place of birth Trenčín , Czechoslovakia
date of death September 14, 2014
Place of death Banská Bystrica , Slovakia
size 188 cm
Weight 95 kg
position Left wing
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1990-1994 HC Dukla Trenčín
1994-1999 HC Sparta Prague
1999-2000 HC Slovan Bratislava
Jokerit Helsinki
2000-2001 HC Karlovy Vary
2001-2003 MODO Hockey Örnsköldsvik
2003-2004 HK Dynamo Moscow
HC Zlín
2004-2005 HC Dukla Trenčín
MsHK Žilina
2005-2008 HC Pardubice
2008 HC Sparta Prague
2008-2009 KLH Chomutov
2009-2011 HC 05 Banská Bystrica
2011–2012 HK Poprad
2012 HC 05 Banská Bystrica
2013-2014 HK Trnava

Miroslav Hlinka (born August 31, 1972 in Trenčín , Czechoslovakia ; † September 14, 2014 in Banská Bystrica ) was a Slovak ice hockey player who played for HC Dukla Trenčín and HC 05 Banská Bystrica in the Slovak Extraliga as well as was active for HC Sparta Prague , HC Pardubice and HC Zlín in the Czech extra league.

Career

National

Miroslav Hlinka began his career as a hockey player with HC Dukla Trenčín , for whose professional team he made his debut in the first division , the highest Czechoslovak division, in the 1990/91 season . In the following season, the attacker won the national championship for the first time with his team . In the 1993/94 season he was the first champion with Dukla in the newly founded Slovak Extra League . Following this success he moved to HC Sparta Prague in the Czech extra league , for which he was on the ice for the following five years. He started the 1999/2000 season at HC Slovan Bratislava in Slovakia and finished it at Jokerit Helsinki from the Finnish SM-liiga , with whom he was runner-up behind TPS Turku .

For the 2000/01 season Hlinka moved to HC Karlovy Vary , before he spent the following two seasons with MODO Hockey in the Swedish Elitserien . He began the 2003/04 season at HK Dynamo Moscow in the Russian Super League . During the year he was signed by HC Zlín , with whom he became Czech champion . The following season the world champion from 2002 spent at his ex-club HC Dukla Trenčín and the MsHK Žilina . The left shooter then ran for three years for HC Pardubice in the Czech extra league, ending the 2007/08 season at his ex-club HC Sparta Prague. For the 2008/09 season, the winger left the capital city again and signed with the second division KLH Chomutov . From 2009 to 2011 he played for HC 05 Banská Bystrica in the Slovak Extra League. In the 2011/12 season he played for his league rivals HK Poprad before returning to HC 05 Banská Bystrica in February 2012. In the 2013/14 season he ran for HK Trnava in the second-rate first division before ending his career. For the following season 2014/15 he was assistant coach at HC 05 Banská Bystrica.

International

For Slovakia , Hlinka took part in the World Championships in 2000 , 2001 , 2002 and 2003, as well as the World Cup of Hockey 2004 .

death

Miroslav Hlinka killed himself in a hotel room in Banská Bystrica yourself . He was found dead on September 14, 2014. Hlinka was 42 years old and had a son and daughter.

Achievements and Awards

National

International

Elitserien Statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
Main round 2 86 11 21st 32 136
Playoffs 2 16 5 8th 13 24

(Status: end of the 2010/11 season)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bývalý hokejový reprezentant Miroslav Hlinka spáchal samovraždu . Obituary in SME , September 14, 2014 (Slovak)
  2. ^ Niels Köhler: Suicide: Ice hockey player Miroslav Hlinka is dead . Prag aktuell, article from September 14, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Hlinka, Miroslav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Slovak ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH August 31, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Trenčín , Czechoslovakia
DATE OF DEATH September 14, 2014
Place of death Banská Bystrica