- Milan Hnilička
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Milan Hnilička Born June 25, 1973
Litoměřice, CzechoslovakiaHeight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) Position Goaltender Caught Left Czech Extraliga team
Former teamsBílí Tygři Liberec
New York Rangers
Atlanta Thrashers
Los Angeles KingsNational team Czech Republic
NHL Draft 70th overall, 1991
New York IslandersPlaying career 1989–2010 Olympic medal record Men's ice hockey Bronze 1992 Albertville Team Gold 1998 Nagano Team Bronze 2006 Torino Team Milan Hnilička[1] (born June 25, 1973 in Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia) is a former Czech ice hockey goalie who played in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Atlanta Thrashers and the Los Angeles Kings. He was drafted 70th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. In 2000, Milan won the Calder Cup while playing for the Hartford Wolf Pack. He recently played as goaltender in the Czech Extraliga for Bílí Tygři Liberec. He announced his retirement in August 2010.
International play
Hnilička played his first game for the Czechoslovak team in 1991, and played twice for Czechoslovakia and 97 times for the Czech national team.[2]
References
- ^ Prague Post
- ^ Stats at hokej.cz (Czech)
External links
- Milan Hnilička's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Milan Hnilička – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
Categories:- 1973 births
- Living people
- People from Litoměřice
- Atlanta Thrashers players
- Chicago Wolves players
- Czech ice hockey players
- Denver Grizzlies players
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
- Hartford Wolf Pack players
- HC Bílí Tygři Liberec players
- HC Kladno players
- HC Sparta Praha players
- Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Los Angeles Kings players
- Manchester Monarchs players
- New York Rangers players
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Czech Republic
- Olympic gold medalists for the Czech Republic
- Olympic ice hockey players of Czechoslovakia
- Olympic ice hockey players of the Czech Republic
- Richmond Renegades players
- Salavat Yulaev Ufa players
- Salt Lake Golden Eagles players
- Swift Current Broncos alumni
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Czech ice hockey biography stubs
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- European Olympic medalist stubs
- Winter Olympic medalist stubs
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