Martin Podlešák[1] (born September 26, 1982) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player. He was originally selected by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2nd round (45th overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
| Martin Podlešák | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Podlešák with the San Antonio Rampage in 2005 | |||
| Born |
September 26, 1982 Mělník, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 227 lb (103 kg; 16 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Springfield Falcons Utah Grizzlies San Antonio Rampage HC Sparta Praha HC České Budějovice HK Hradec Kralove | ||
| NHL draft |
45th overall, 2001 Phoenix Coyotes | ||
| Playing career | 2002–2014 | ||
Podlešák played with HC České Budějovice in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season.[2] He previously played for HC Sparta Praha, Lethbridge Hurricanes, Springfield Falcons, Utah Grizzlies and San Antonio Rampage.
On August 4, 2014, Podlešák signed a one-year contract with the Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League, however left the club without making his debut, due to a family bereavement, to return to the Czech Republic on September 2, 2014.[3]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–2000 | HC Sparta Praha | CZE U20 | 35 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Tri–City Americans | WHL | 39 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 21 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 34 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 57 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 37 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Berounští Medvědi | CZE.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 40 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 75 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Berounští Medvědi | CZE.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 46 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Berounští Medvědi | CZE.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Mountfield | ELH | 36 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Mountfield | ELH | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Mountfield | ELH | 32 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 85 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Mountfield HK | ELH | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Stadion Litoměřice | CZE.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 83 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| ELH totals | 282 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 308 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 105 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | |
| 2002 | Czech Republic | WJC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 22 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Podlešák zůstává do konce sezony!" (in Czech). HC České Budějovice - Official website. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ^ "Czech extraliga statistics 2010-11". eliteprospects.com. 2011-04-05. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ^ "Martin Podlesak returns to his family". Nottingham Panthers. 2014-09-02. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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