Aleš Hemský | |||
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Hemský in October 2014.
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Born |
Pardubice, Czechoslovakia |
13 August 1983 ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Dallas Stars HC Pardubice Edmonton Oilers Ottawa Senators |
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National team | Czech Republic | ||
NHL Draft | 13th overall, 2001 Edmonton Oilers |
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Playing career | 2002–present |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Czech Republic | ||
Ice hockey | ||
Winter Olympics | ||
2006 Turin | ||
Ice Hockey World Championships | ||
2005 Austria | ||
2012 Finland | ||
Inline hockey | ||
IIHF InLine Hockey World Championships |
Aleš Hemský (Czech pronunciation: [ˈalɛʃ ˈɦɛmskiː], born 13 August 1983) is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was previously a member of the Edmonton Oilers, who selected him in the first round, 13th overall, of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He played over ten seasons with Edmonton before being traded to the Senators in 2014. He has represented the Czech Republic at two Winter Olympics.
Hemský entered pro hockey as a 16-year-old, playing for HC Moeller Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga, in his hometown of Pardubice. He split the 1999–2000 season between Moeller and their junior club, HC Moeller Pardubice Jr. Hemský decided he had a better chance to be scouted if he played Canadian Junior hockey than if he tried to make the jump to the Czech Extraleague, and he subsequently became the first selection of the Hull Olympiques in the 2000 CHL Import Draft.
In 2000, Hemský moved to North America to play for the Hull Olympiques of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The following season, 2000–01, Hemský led all rookies in scoring with 36 goals and 100 points. He was named to the All-Rookie team, was selected to play in the 2001 CHL Top Prospects Game, and was awarded the Mike Bossy Trophy as the QMJHL’s top pro prospect.
Hemský continued his success in Hull during the 2001–02 season, with 27 goals and 97 points in 53 games, and finished 19th in the QMJHL scoring race.