Radoslav Hecl Explained

Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:196
Birth Date:October 11, 1974
Birth Place:Partizánske, Czechoslovakia
Played For:SG Pontebba
Manchester Phoenix
Slovan Bratislava
Buffalo Sabres
HC Nitra
Dukla Trenčín
Ntl Team:Slovakia
Draft:208th overall
Draft Year:2002
Draft Team:Buffalo Sabres
Career Start:1992
Career End:2008

Radoslav Hecl (born October 11, 1974) is a Slovak former ice hockey defenceman. He played 14 games in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres during the 2002–03 season, though the rest of his career, which lasted from 1992 to 2008, was mainly spent in the Slovak Extraliga. Internationally Hecl played for the Slovak national team at three World Championships, winning gold in 2002.

Playing career

After several years in the Slovak Extraliga, Hecl was drafted in the seventh round, 208th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Hecl appeared in fourteen National Hockey League games in the 2002–03 season, recording no points, and spent the rest of the season with the Sabres' American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans. Hecl returned to his native Slovakia and played two seasons in the Slovak Extraliga with HC Slovan Bratislava before joining the EIHL with the Manchester Phoenix in the 2006–07 season. He moved on to Sport Ghiaccio Pontebba in Serie A in the 2007–08 season before retiring.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1992–93ASVŠ Dukla TrenčínCSSR12 0 0 0
1993–94Dukla TrenčínSVK33 2 11 13
1994–95Dukla TrenčínSVK13 1 0 1 85 1 0 1 4
1995–96AC/HC NitraSVK39 6 5 11 119
1996–97HC Slovan BratislavaSVK36 1 5 6 41
1997–98HC Slovan BratislavaSVK45 8 11 19 47
1997–98Iskra Zlatý Bažant Banská BystricaSVK-25 1 0 1 16
1998–99HC Slovan BratislavaSVK50 7 14 21 92
1999–2000HC Slovan BratislavaSVK41 2 7 9 618 2 1 3 2
2000–01HC Slovan BratislavaSVK25 2 5 7 66 1 1 2 18
2001–02HC Slovan BratislavaSVK50 7 13 20 2217 2 5 7 10
2002–03Rochester AmericansAHL58 6 14 20 413 0 0 0 0
2002–03Buffalo SabresNHL14 0 0 0 2
2003–04HC Slovan BratislavaSVK35 1 6 7 84
2004–05HC Slovan BratislavaSVK44 4 7 11 34
2005–06HC Slovan BratislavaSVK31 1 3 4 18
2006–07Manchester PhoenixEIHL50 7 15 22 912 0 0 0 4
2007–08SG PontebbaITA28 3 8 11 3012 0 4 4 18
SVK totals442 42 87 129 53236 6 7 13 34
NHL totals14 0 0 0 2

International

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YearTeamEventGP G A Pts PIM
1992CzechoslovakiaEJC4 1 1 2 0
1994SlovakiaWJC C4 1 4 5 2
1994SlovakiaWC C6 0 1 1 0
1999SlovakiaWC6 0 0 0 2
2002SlovakiaWC3 0 0 0 0
Junior totals8 2 5 7 2
Senior totals15 0 1 1 2