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Aleš Hemský

Aleš Hemský
Ales Hemsky - Dallas Stars.jpg
Hemský in October 2014.
Born (1983-08-13) 13 August 1983 (age 33)
Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
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
National team  Czech Republic
NHL Draft 13th overall, 2001
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 2002–present
Medal record
Representing  Czech Republic
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin
Ice Hockey World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Austria
Bronze medal – third place 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.


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