- Zdeněk Blatný
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Left Wing
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 195
team =HC Bílí Tygři Liberec
league = Czech
prospect_team =
prospect_league =
nationality = CZE
birth_date = Birth date and age|1981|1|14|mf=y
birth_place =Brno , CS
career_start = 2001
draft = 68th overall
draft_year = 1999
draft_team =Atlanta Thrashers
former_teams =Atlanta Thrashers Boston Bruins Zdeněk Blatný (born
January 14 ,1981 inBrno ,Czechoslovakia ) is a Czech professionalice hockey left wing. He was drafted in the third round, 68th overall, by theAtlanta Thrashers in the1999 NHL Entry Draft . Currently, he is a member of theTampa Bay Lightning organization and ofHC Bílí Tygři Liberec of theCzech Extraliga .After four seasons in the
Western Hockey League , with theSeattle Thunderbirds andKootenay Ice , Blatný joined theAmerican Hockey League 'sChicago Wolves for the 2001–02 season. He made his NHL debut with the Thrashers during the 2002–03 season, appearing in four games. He appeared in 16 more games with the Thrashers in the 2003–04 season, with the rest of his time during those seasons spent in the AHL with the Wolves.Following the
2004–05 NHL lockout , during which Blatný played inFinland and in his nativeCzech Republic , he joined theBoston Bruins for the 2005–06 season. He appeared in five games with the Bruins before being traded in February 2006 to theTampa Bay Lightning . He spent the remainder of the 2005–06 season with the Lightning's AHL affiliate, theSpringfield Falcons .He is very good friends with NHL players
Martin Havlát andPatrik Eliáš .External links
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