Michal Divíšek Explained

Birth Date:April 22, 1976
Birth Place:Hořice, Czechoslovakia
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:205
Position:Defence
Shoots:Right
Played For:Stadion Hradec Králové
HC Vsetín
HC Dukla Jihlava
HC Karlovy Vary
HC Pardubice
HC Litvínov
HC Havířov Panthers
HC Plzeň
Diables Rouges de Briançon
Diables Noirs de Tours
Career Start:1993
Career End:2010

Michal Divíšek (born April 22, 1976) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Divísek began his career with Stadion Hradec Králové and played one game for the team during the 1993–94 Czech Extraliga season. He then moved to North America to play in the junior Canadian Hockey League system, where he was drafted 26th overall by the Western Hockey League's Seattle Thunderbirds in the 1994 CHL Import Draft.[1]

After two seasons in the WHL, Divíšek returned to the Czech Extraliga and played 249 regular season games over the next seven seasons, playing for HC Vsetín, HC Dukla Jihlava, HC Karlovy Vary, HC Pardubice, HC Litvínov, HC Havířov Panthers and HC Plzeň.[2] He would also play in France's Ligue Magnus for Diables Rouges de Briançon and Diables Noirs de Tours.

Since 2008, Divíšek has worked as a coach in France, beginning with a player-coach role at Peaux Rouges d'Evry in France's third-tier FFHG Division 2. He retired in 2010 and became an assistant coach for Aigles de Nice of Division 1. In 2018, he became head coach for Division 3 side Ducs de Dijon.

Career statistics

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
1991–92Mountfield HK U18Czechoslovakia U1836 7 18 25
1993–94HC Stadion Hradec KrálovéCzech1 0 0 0 0
1994–95Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL61 0 21 21 834 0 1 1 10
1995–96Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL69 10 42 52 915 1 2 3 6
1996–97HC VsetinCzech46 2 8 10 569 2 2 4 24
1997–98HC VsetinCzech33 0 5 5 125 0 1 1 2
1998–99HC Dukla JihlavaCzech33 1 3 4 36
1999–00HC Karlovy VaryCzech47 2 4 6 52
2000–01HC PardubiceCzech41 3 4 7 445 0 0 0 6
2001–02HCM Slovan RosiceCzech229 1 7 8 28
2001–02HC ChemopetrolCzech9 0 0 0 8
2002–03HC PlzenCzech30 2 2 4 28
2002–03HC Havirov PanthersCzech10 0 0 0 6
2003–04Diables Rouges de BriançonFrance25 2 10 12 924 1 0 1 6
2004–05Diables Rouges de BriançonLigue Magnus27 10 7 17 914 0 2 2 6
2005–06HC Havirov PanthersCzech227 1 6 7 36
2005–06Neumarkt/EgnaItaly217 4 1 5 283 0 1 1 4
2006–07Remparts de ToursFrance228 4 11 15 106
2007–08Remparts de ToursLigue Magnus26 7 7 14 445 1 2 3 6
2008–09Jets de Viry-EssonneFrance317 12 6 18 222 0 2 2 18
2009–10Jets de Viry-EssonneFrance318 5 11 16 242 0 3 3 29
Czech totals2501026362422023532

Notes and References

  1. https://www.eliteprospects.com/draft/chl-import-draft/1994 1994 CHL Import Draft
  2. https://www.hokej.cz/hrac/16/career?stats-section=all Profile at Hokej.cz