Jakub_Petruzalek

Jakub Petružálek

Jakub Petružálek

Czech ice hockey player


Jakub Petružálek[1] (born 24 April 1985) is a Czech professional ice hockey center playing for HC Litvínov of the Czech Extraliga (ELH).

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Playing career

Petružálek played in his native Czech Republic with HC Litvínov of the Czech Extraliga, and in the Ontario Hockey League, before he was drafted by the New York Rangers, 266th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He never played for the Rangers, who traded him to the Carolina Hurricanes along with a fifth-round conditional pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft (Tomáš Kubalík) for Brad Isbister.[2]

On 15 May 2009, Jakub left the Hurricanes organization, having appeared in only 2 NHL games, and signed with Finnish club, Lukko Rauma, of the SM-liiga, for the 2009–10 season.[3] Petružálek moved to Amur Khabarovsk of the Russian-based Kontinental Hockey League for the 2011–12 season.

On 28 May 2014, Petruzalek signed a one-year contract with his fourth KHL club, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, for the 2014–15 season.[4] Petruzalek had registered 4 goals and 16 points in 23 games when, for reasons of bereavement, he was given an immediate release from his contract with Avtomobilist on 19 November 2014 in order to return to Litvínov, Czech Republic.[5]

Personal

While he was playing in Russia with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, Petruzalek's girlfriend of 5 years, fashion model and champion kickboxer Katerina Netolicka, was found dead in their apartment in Litvínov, Czech Republic on 12 November 2014.[6] Petruzalek returned to the Czech Republic for the remainder of the season.[7]

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Regular season and playoffs

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International

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References

  1. "Petružálek se stěhuje ze zámoří do Evropy, bude hrát za Raumu". hokej.sport.cz. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.'
  2. "NHL Transactions". ESPN. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  3. "Petruzalek signs with Lukko". Lukko Rauma. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  4. "HC Motorist sign Czech Jakub Petruzalek" (in Russian). Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  5. "Petruzalek could return to Litvinov". hokej.cz (in Czech). 20 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.

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