- Jaroslav Bednář
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
team =HC Slavia Prague
former_teams =Los Angeles Kings Florida Panthers
league =Czech Extraliga
position = Right Wing
shoots = Right
height_ft = 5
height_in = 10
weight_lb = 176
nationality = CZE
birth_date = Birth date and age|1976|11|9|mf=y
birth_place =Prague , CS
draft = 51th overall
draft_year = 2001
draft_team =Los Angeles Kings
career_start = 1994Jaroslav Bednář (born
November 9 ,1976 ) is a Czechice hockey winger, who currently plays forHC Slavia Prague in theCzech Extraliga .Playing career
Born in
Prague , Bednář began his career with Slavia Prague in 1994 and stayed there for three years before moving to rivals Sparta Prague. He played just 14 games before moving to Plzeň and then returned to play for Sparta for the next season. He then spent the next two seasons playing inFinland 'sSM-liiga with spells atJyp andHIFK where he led the teams in goals and points.NHL career
Bednář was drafted 51st overall by the
Los Angeles Kings in the2001 NHL Entry Draft , but never managed to recapture the form he had in Finland. He played 37 games for the Kings, scoring 4 goals and 11 assists for 15 points. OnNovember 26 ,2002 , Bednář, along withAndreas Lilja was traded to theFlorida Panthers forDmitri Yushkevich , he played 65 games for Florida, scoring 6 goals and 14 assists for 20 points. Overall, Bednář played 102 regular season games, scoring 10 goals and 25 assists for 35 points.Back in Europe
Bednář moved to
Russia during the cancelled2004–05 NHL Season and played forAvangard Omsk where he played alongsideJaromír Jágr ,Alexander Perezhogin andOleg Tverdovsky . In 2005, Bednář returned to Slavia Prague where he has become one of their core players.External links
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