Ondřej Poživil Explained

Birth Date:22 April 1987
Birth Place:Litvínov, Czechoslovakia
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:179
Position:Defence
Shoots:Right
Team:Lausitzer Füchse
League:DEL2
Former Teams:HC Litvínov
Career Start:2005

Ondřej Poživil (born 22 April 1987) is a Czech-German professional ice hockey defenceman playing for Lausitzer Füchse.

Career

Poživil played 41 games in the Czech Extraliga for HC Litvínov.[1] On 23 August 2012 he left the Czech Republic to sign for the Manchester Phoenix of the English Premier Ice Hockey League.[2] On 19 April 2013 Poživil moved to France to join Scorpions de Mulhouse of the Ligue Magnus.

On 8 October 2015 Poživil joined EV Landshut of the 2nd Bundesliga. On 6 May 2016 he joined ESV Kaufbeuren; and a year later, on 12 April 2017, he joined the Ravensburg Towerstars.[3] After two season with the Towerstars, Poživil signed for Lausitzer Füchse on 8 May 2019.[4]

Poživil played for the Czech Republic in the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships and the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[5] [6]

Personal life

His older brother Lukáš Poživil also played professional ice hockey.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ondřej Poživil Hokej.cz - web českého hokeje . 2023-11-16 . Hokej.cz.
  2. Web site: Phoenix complete their import line-up . 2023-11-16 . www.manchesterphoenix.co.uk . en.
  3. Web site: Deutsch-Tschechischer Verteidiger Ondrej Pozivil wechselt zum ESVK - Buron Joker . 2023-11-16 . www.esvk.de.
  4. https://www.lausitzer-fuechse.de/article.asp?id=ZWEI-NEUZUGANGE-BEI-DEN-LAUSITZER-FUCHSEN-8319 Two new additions to the Lausitzer Füchse
  5. Web site: Czechia U18 2004-2005 - Roster, Stats & more . 2023-11-16 . www.eliteprospects.com . en.
  6. Web site: Czechia U20 2006-2007 - Roster, Stats & more . 2023-11-16 . www.eliteprospects.com . en.