| Caption: | Polák with the Iowa Stars in 2007 |
| Team: | Cracovia Krakow |
| League: | Polska Hokej Liga |
| Former Teams: | HC Sparta Praha HC Dukla Jihlava Dallas Stars HC Oceláři Třinec Kloten Flyers SCL Tigers Piráti Chomutov HC Davos Dinamo Riga Ilves HPK SaiPa Severstal Cherepovets HC Yugra Admiral Vladivostok HC Karlovy Vary HC Vitkovice AIK IF HSC Csíkszereda Sheffield Steelers |
| Position: | Left wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 192 |
| Birth Date: | June 27, 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Ostrov, Czechoslovakia |
| Draft: | 36th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2003 |
| Draft Team: | Dallas Stars |
| Career Start: | 2001 |
Vojtěch Polák (born June 27, 1985 in Ostrov) is a Czech professional ice hockey left wing who is currently playing with Cracovia Krakow in the Polska Hokej Liga.
Polak most recently iced with Sheffield Steelers of the UK Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).[1] During the 2005–2006 season, he played significant time with the Iowa Stars, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Stars.
From the 2000–2001 season to the 2004–2005 season, Polák would spend his time in the Czech Extraliga. A vast majority of his games played with HC Energie Karlovy Vary, though he would also play for HC Dukla Jihlava and a single game for HC Sparta Praha. In the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, the Stars drafted him in the second round with the 36th overall pick.
In 2005, Polák played his first professional game in North America with the Iowa Stars, scoring what would be his first of 12 goals and 34 points with the team. After an impressive preseason with the Stars in September, he made his NHL debut on October 22 against the Calgary Flames. He would dress for three games with the Stars during the 2005–2006 season, going scoreless.
Polák represented the Czech Republic at the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | HC Becherovka Karlovy Vary | CZE U18 | 35 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | HC Becherovka Karlovy Vary | CZE U20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Becherovka Karlovy Vary | CZE U18 | 35 | 29 | 26 | 55 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Becherovka Karlovy Vary | CZE U20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Becherovka Karlovy Vary | ELH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Becherovka Karlovy Vary | CZE U18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Becherovka Karlovy Vary | CZE U20 | 34 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Becherovka Karlovy Vary | ELH | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | CZE U20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | ELH | 41 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | CZE U20 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | ELH | 45 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | CZE U20 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | ELH | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Dukla Jihlava | CZE U20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Dukla Jihlava | ELH | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | SK Kadaň | CZE.2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 60 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 67 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 35 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | ELH | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 45 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 49 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 48 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 2011–12 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 32 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Piráti Chomutov | ELH | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | ELH | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Davos | NLA | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 18 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ilves | Liiga | 47 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | HPK | Liiga | 49 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | SaiPa | Liiga | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 42 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Yugra | KHL | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Admiral Vladivostok | KHL | 48 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | ELH | 38 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Vítkovice Ridera | ELH | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | AIK | Allsv | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | HSC Csíkszereda | EL | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HSC Csíkszereda | ROU | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Sheffield Steelers | EIHL | 32 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ELH totals | 381 | 83 | 93 | 176 | 322 | 60 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 42 | ||||
| NHL totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 117 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Czech Republic | U17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | |
| 2003 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | |
| 2004 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 17 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 34 | |||