Marek Biro Explained

Birth Date:8 February 1988
Birth Place:Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:209
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Team:GKS Tychy
League:Polska Hokej Liga
Former Teams:HC Košice
HK Dukla Trenčín
ŠHK 37 Piešťany
Orli Znojmo
HC '05 Banská Bystrica
Career Start:2008

Marek Biro (born 8 February 1988) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for GKS Tychy of the Polska Hokej Liga.

Career

Biro played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League for two seasons for the Windsor Spitfires, who drafted him 18th overall in the 2006 CHL Import Draft.[1] In 2008, he made his Tipsport Liga debut with his hometown team HC Banská Bystrica where he played for three seasons until 2011

Biro then had spells with HC Košice and HK Dukla Trenčín before rejoining Banská Bystrica. He then spent the 2013–14 season with ŠHK 37 Piešťany before returning to Banská Bystrica once more the following season.

On 17 May 2015 Biro joined Orli Znojmo of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga.[2] He then made another return to Banská Bystrica on 22 May 2018.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.eliteprospects.com/draft/chl-import-draft/2006 2006 CHL Import Draft
  2. https://www.hcorli.cz/clanek.asp?id=Do-Znojma-prichazi-slovensky-obrance-Marek-Biro-5105 The Slovak defender Marek Biro comes to Znojmo
  3. http://hc05.sk/letna-priprava-baranov-zacala-v-posilnovni-aj-s-dvojicou-novych-tvari The Summer Training Began in the Gym with a Pair of New Faces