Josef Vávra (born 17 March 1984) is a Czech former professional ice hockey left winger.
| Josef Vávra | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 17, 1984 Valašské Meziříčí, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | VHK Vsetín | ||
| NHL draft |
246th overall, 2002 Ottawa Senators | ||
| Playing career | 2002–2006 | ||
Vávra was selected in the eighth round, 246th overall by the Ottawa Senators in 2002 NHL Entry Draft.[1] He played for the Tri-City Americans and the Kootenay Ice of the jWestern Hockey League before playing four games for VHK Vsetín in the Czech Extraliga. He later played for HC Sareza Ostrava in the Czech 1.liga as well as for HC Valašské Meziříčí of the Czech 2.liga.
Vávra retired from ice hockey in 2006 to work in his father’s business. His teammate from age ten through his time with VHK Vsetin, Robin Kovář, said about Vávra’s retirement, “I think he made a wrong decision to quit, but that’s life.”[2]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–2000 | HC Slovnaft Vsetín | CZE U18 | 48 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2000–01 | HC Slovnaft Vsetín | CZE U18 | 32 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Slovnaft Vsetín | CZE U20 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Slovnaft Vsetín | CZE U18 | 32 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Vsetín | CZE U20 | 35 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Tri–City Americans | WHL | 37 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Vsetínská hokejová | CZE U20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Vsetínská hokejová | ELH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Sareza Ostrava | CZE.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | TJ Valašské Meziříčí | CZE.3 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | TJ Valašské Meziříčí | CZE.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ELH totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ Neuhauser, Robert (2001-12-18). "Josef Vavra - a wildcard for the draft". Hockey's Future. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- ^ Loonen, Joeri (2009-01-13). "Back on track: Robin Kovar and Liptovsky Mikulas successfully engage". webarchive.iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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