Tomáš Jelínek
Czech ice hockey player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tomáš Jelínek (born April 29, 1962) is a Czech former professional ice hockey winger. He played on the 1992 bronze medal winning Olympic Hockey team for Czechoslovakia.
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Tomáš Jelínek | |||
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Born |
(1962-04-29) April 29, 1962 (age 61) Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Ottawa Senators | ||
National team | Czechoslovakia | ||
NHL Draft |
242nd overall, 1992 Ottawa Senators | ||
Playing career | 1979–1999 |
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Quick Facts Olympic medal record, Men's ice hockey ...
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's ice hockey | ||
1992 Albertville | Ice hockey |
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At club level Jelínek played briefly in the National Hockey League, appearing in 49 games with the Ottawa Senators during the 1992-93 season. In his homeland he featured mainly for HC Sparta Praha, HK Dukla Trenčín, TJ Motor České Budějovice and HC Plzeň and had short spells in Finland, Switzerland and Germany.
His elder son Tomáš Jr played hockey mainly in the domestic lower leagues and in France,[1] and younger son Petr captained HC Bílí Tygři Liberec and was also a Czech international.[2]