Martin Procházka | |||
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Born |
Slaný, Czechoslovakia |
March 3, 1972 ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Thrashers HC Vsetín HC Vítkovice AIK Hockey (Elitserien) Avangard Omsk Oblast (RSL) Khimik Voskresensk (RSL) HC Kladno |
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National team | Czech Republic | ||
NHL Draft | 135th overall, 1991 Toronto Maple Leafs |
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Playing career | 1990–2010 |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's ice hockey | ||
1998 Nagano | Ice hockey |
Martin Procházka (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmarcɪn ˈproxaːska], born March 3, 1972 in Slaný, Czechoslovakia) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played for HC Kladno in the Czech Extraliga. Procházka was drafted 135th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft and played 32 games in the National Hockey League for the Leafs and Atlanta Thrashers. In his NHL career, he scored two goals and five assists for seven points, collecting eight penalty minutes. He tallied an assist on the first goal in Atlanta Thrashers history, a 4-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Oct. 2, 1999, his only point as a Thrasher. He has also had spells in the Swedish Elitserien for AIK Hockey and the Russian Super League for Avangard Omsk Oblast and Khimik Voskresensk. He won a Gold Medal with the Czech Republic in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Procházka also won the World Championships four times with the Czech Republic, in 1996, 1999, 2000 and 2001. He also won the Czech Extraliga with HC Vsetín in 1999.