Pavel Rosa | |||
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Born |
Most, Czechoslovakia |
June 7, 1977 ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
HC Litvínov Los Angeles Kings HPK Hameenlinna Jokerit Dynamo Moscow Timra IK Avangard Omsk Rögle BK Oulun Kärpät HC Fribourg-Gottéron HC Lugano Pelicans Orli Znojmo |
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NHL Draft | 50th overall, 1995 Los Angeles Kings |
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Playing career | 1994–2015 |
Pavel Rosa (born June 7, 1977) is a Czech former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Los Angeles Kings.
Rosa was selected by Kings in the second round (#50 overall) 1995 NHL Entry Draft, As a highly skilled forward, Rosa played in 36 games for the Kings since the 1998–99 season. Rosa most notably burst onto the North American stage in scoring two goals in his first NHL game.
During his junior career, he played with the Hull Olympiques and was one of the offensive leaders of a team that won the Memorial Cup in 1997. As a professional, he has played for the Manchester Monarchs and Fredericton Canadiens of the American Hockey League, Long Beach Ice Dogs of the International Hockey League, HPK and Jokerit of the Finnish Hockey League, HC Dynamo Moscow of the Russian hockey league, the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League, and most recently Timrå IK, Rögle BK of the Swedish Elitserien league.
On July 7, 2014, Rosa signed as a free agent from Pelicans of the Liiga, to join on a one-year contract Czech based club, Orli Znojmo, who compete in the Austrian EBEL.