Šimon Stránský Explained
Team: | Ilves |
League: | Liiga |
Position: | Centre / Left Wing |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 11 |
Shoots: | Left |
Birth Date: | 1997 12, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Ostrava, Czech Republic |
Career Start: | 2010 |
Šimon Stránský (born 21 December 1997) is a Czech professional ice hockey player who currently plays with Ilves in the Finnish Liiga.
Playing career
Stránský began his career with the youth teams of HC Vítkovice Steel in his hometown of Ostrava (winning the national championship at that level), then spent his last three junior seasons in Canada with the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League; his form there led to him being considered likely to be selected in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft,[1] but he was passed over.[2]
He returned home in 2017, again contracted to Vítkovice;[3] he soon achieved his senior debut and first points in the same year[4] and was a regular (148 regular and playoffs games, 59 points) over the next three seasons, also serving short loans at local second-tier teams AZ Havířov and HC RT Torax Poruba, followed by a further loan spell at HC Kometa Brno of the Extraliga. During this period he made his first appearance for the senior Czech national team against Austria in April 2019, having already represented the under-18s and under-20s at the respective World Championships.[3]
Stránský moved abroad again in 2020, spending two seasons in Finland with Liiga team Mikkelin Jukurit[5] (they unexpectedly finished second in the 2021–22 regular standings, to which he contributed 60 games and 37 points),[6] but again thereafter returned to the Czech Republic to sign for HC Litvínov on a two-year deal.[7] [8] After Litvínov were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by eventual champions Oceláři Třinec, he chose to exercise a release clause at the end of the first year and switched to Finland again, signing with Ilves for the 2023–24 season.[9] [10]
Family
Šimon is a member of a noted ice hockey family: his grandfather is the Czechoslovak player Vladimír Stránský while his uncle Vladan[11] represented Australia after playing there for several years;[12] his father Darek had a short playing spell but a long career as a coach, mainly of youth teams for professional clubs,[13] and elder brother Matěj Stránský is also a Czech international.[14]
Notes and References
- https://www.hokej.cz/cesi-pro-draft-nhl-favority-stransky-hajek-a-hronek-reichel-zatim-ztraci/5013028 Češi pro draft NHL? Favority Stránský, Hájek a Hronek. Reichel zatím ztrácí
- https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/hokej-nhl/273344/ceska-neprijemnost-draftu-proc-chybel-stransky-divil-se-i-znamy-skaut.html Česká nepříjemnost draftu. Proč chyběl Stránský, divil se i známý skaut
- https://hc-vitkovice.cz/wp-content/cache/swift-performance/hc-vitkovice.cz/ze-zamori-se-vraci-talentovany-simon-stransky-prodlouzil-take-daniel-kurovsky/desktop/unauthenticated/index.html Ze zámoří se vrací talentovaný Šimon Stránský, prodloužil také Daniel Kurovský
- https://www.idnes.cz/hokej/extraliga/vitkovice-simon-stransky.A170914_091103_hokej_rou Stránskému stačily na první gól tři zápasy. Dal ho Spartě
- https://jukurit.fi/fi-fi/article/uutiset/stransky-haluan-kasvaa-taalla-nhl-pelaajaksi/3179/ Stránský: ”Haluan kasvaa täällä NHL-pelaajaksi”
- https://kiekkofani.com/2022/02/26/suuri-mestarisuosikki-nollattiin-liiga-kierroksella-yllatysjoukkue-jatkaa-voittokulkua/ Suuri mestarisuosikki nollattiin Liiga-kierroksella – Yllätysjoukkue jatkaa voittokulkua
- https://www.suomikiekko.com/2022/05/jukureiden-tahtihyokkaaja-jattaa-liigan-uusi-seura-selvilla/ Jukureiden tähtihyökkääjä jättää Liigan – uusi seura selvillä
- https://www.idnes.cz/hokej/extraliga/hokej-litvinov-predkolo-play-off.A230307_712693_hokej_ald?zdroj=vybava_idnes Litvínovský útočník Stránský: Utekli jsme hrobníkovi, teď jsme na vlně
- https://www.ilves.com/ilvekselle-neljatoista-pelaajasopimusta/ Ilvekselle neljätoista pelaajasopimusta
- https://www.idnes.cz/hokej/evropske-ligy/kodytek-hamrla-stransky-ilves.A230508_132106_evropa_ald Útočníci Kodýtek, Šimon Stránský a brankář Hamrla posílili Ilves Tampere
- https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/35037/vladan-stransky Vladan Stransky
- Web site: His dream kept on ice . Hornsby & Upper North Shore Advocate . 18 February 2009 . Steven . Deare . 2023-03-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110810013447/http://hornsby-advocate.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/his-dream-kept-on-ice/ . 10 August 2011 . live .
- https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/315757/darek-stransky Darek Stránský
- https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/79504/matej-stransky Matěj Stránský