Vladimír Svitek Explained

Vladimír Svitek
Position:Right Wing
Played For:HC Košice
HPK
EK Zell am See
HK Triglav Kranj
HK Spišská Nová Ves
HK Trebišov
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:192
Birth Date:19 October 1962
Birth Place:Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
Death Place:Košice, Slovakia
Ntl Team:Czechoslovakia
Draft:137th overall
Draft Team:Philadelphia Flyers
Draft Year:1981
Career Start:1980
Career End:2001

Vladimír Svitek (19 October 1962 – 17 February 2020) was a Slovak professional ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League, Finnish Liiga, and Slovak Extraliga.[1] Svitek was drafted in the seventh round of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, but he never played professionally in North America.[2] He spent the first ten seasons of his playing career with HC Košice and his final ten seasons in various European leagues.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vladimir Svitek at eliteprospects.com . www.eliteprospects.com . 9 October 2023.
  2. Web site: Vladimir Svitek Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . 9 October 2023.