Radoslav Hecl
 Radoslav Hecl 
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| Date of birth | October 11, 1974 |
| place of birth | Partizánske , Czechoslovakia |
| size | 187 cm |
| Weight | 89 kg |
| position | defender |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
2002 , 7th round, 208th position Buffalo Sabers |
| Career stations | |
| 1992-1995 | HC Dukla Trenčín |
| 1995-1996 | HK Nitra |
| 1996-2002 | HC Slovan Bratislava |
| 2002-2003 | Rochester Americans |
| 2003-2006 | HC Slovan Bratislava |
| 2006-2007 | Manchester Phoenix |
| 2007-2008 | SG Pontebba |
Radoslav Hecl (born October 11, 1974 in Partizánske , Czechoslovakia ) is a former Slovak ice hockey player who played for the Buffalo Sabers in the National Hockey League from 1992 to 2008 .
Career
Radoslav Hecl began his career as a hockey player in the youth of HC Dukla Trenčín , for whose professional team he made his debut in the first division , the highest Czechoslovak division, in the 1992/93 season . In the following season, the defender and his team won the first-ever Slovakian extra league . After he played for their league rivals HK Nitra in the 1995/96 season, he played for HC Slovan Bratislava from 1996 to 2002 . The Brussels residents he won in 1998, 2000 and 2002 the championship . He was then selected in the NHL Entry Draft 2002 in the seventh round as a total of 208 players by the Buffalo Sabers , for whom he was on the ice in 14 games in the National Hockey League in the 2002/03 season. The rest of the time, however, he spent with their farm team from the American Hockey League , the Rochester Americans .
After a year in North America, Hecl returned to Slovakia in the summer of 2003, where he received a contract with his ex-club HC Slovan Bratislava, with which he was able to win the national championship again in the 2004/05 season. The 2006/07 season was spent by the 2002 World Champion with Manchester Phoenix in the British Elite Ice Hockey League . Following the 2007/08 season, which the left-shooter had spent with SG Pontebba from the Italian Serie A and won the Coppa Italia , he ended his career at the age of 33.
International
For Slovakia , Hecl took part in the U20 Junior C World Championship in 1994 and the C World Championship in 1994 . He was also part of the Slovak squad at the A-World Championships in 1999 and 2002 .
Achievements and Awards
- 1994 Slovak champion with HC Dukla Trenčín
- 1998 Slovak champion with HC Slovan Bratislava
- 2000 Slovak champion with HC Slovan Bratislava
- 2002 Slovak champion with HC Slovan Bratislava
- 2002 Extraliga All-Star-Team
- 2005 Slovak champion with HC Slovan Bratislava
- 2008 Coppa Italia win with SG Pontebba
International
- 1992 gold medal at the U18 European Junior Championship
- 1994 Promotion to the B World Championship at the U20 Junior C World Championship
- 1994 Promotion to the B World Championship at the C World Championship
- 2002 gold medal at the world championship
statistics
| Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHL Regular Season | 1 | 14th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NHL playoffs | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AHL regular season | 1 | 58 | 6th | 14th | 20th | 41 |
| AHL playoffs | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Web links
- Radoslav Hecl at hockeydb.com (English)
- Radoslav Hecl at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Radoslav Hecl at eurohockey.com
- Radoslav Hecl at eliteprospects.com (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hecl, Radoslav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Slovak ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 11, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Partizánske , Czechoslovakia |