Martin Straka
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| Born |
September 3, 1972 Plzeň, TCH |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Pittsburgh Penguins Ottawa Senators New York Islanders Florida Panthers Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers HC Plzeň 1929 |
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| National team |
 Czech Republic
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| NHL Draft | 19th overall, 1992 Pittsburgh Penguins |
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| Playing career | 1989–2014 | ||
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Representing Czech Republic
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1998 Nagano | Team |
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2006 Turin | Team |
| World Championships | ||
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2005 Vienna | Team |
Martin Straka (born September 3, 1972) is a retired Czech ice hockey centre who most recently played for HC Plzeň 1929 of the Czech Extraliga. He is also the club's general manager and co-owner, having bought a 70% share of the team in 2009. Straka played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1992 until 2008 with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators, New York Islanders, Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers.
Straka was drafted 19th overall by the Penguins in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, and has played for several teams throughout his 15-year NHL career. After producing only 4 goals and 16 points in 31 games, Straka was traded to the Ottawa Senators on April 7, 1995 for Norm MacIver and Troy Murray. The following season, on January 23, 1996, less than a year after being traded to Ottawa, he was traded again. Straka, along with Don Beaupre and former #1 overall pick Bryan Berard was traded to the New York Islanders for Damian Rhodes and Wade Redden. He would be placed on waivers and claimed by the Florida Panthers on March 15, 1996. Florida would not re-sign Straka after the 1996–97 season, which made him an unrestricted free agent. He then returned to Pittsburgh beginning in 1997–98.
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