Zbyněk Irgl
Zbyněk Irgl (born November 29, 1980) is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently with HC Olomouc of the Czech Extraliga.
Zbyněk Irgl | |||
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Born |
Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | November 29, 1980||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
Czech team Former teams |
HC Olomouc HC Vítkovice HC Davos Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Atlant Moscow Oblast HC Dinamo Minsk HC Oceláři Třinec | ||
National team | Czech Republic | ||
NHL Draft |
197th overall, 2000 Nashville Predators | ||
Playing career | 1998–present |
Irgl was selected 197th overall by the Nashville Predators in round 6 of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. The Predators had received the pick from the St. Louis Blues in a trade for Blair Atcheynum. The selection meant little for the Predators as Irgl has played his entire professional career in Europe, first in the Czech Extraliga for HC Vítkovice, in 2007-2010 for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the KHL. In 2010-11 Irgl Zbyněk played for Atlant Moscow Oblast of the KHL.
International play
Irgl played his first game for the national team in 2004, and has played 52 times for the Czech national team (as of January 3, 2009.)[1]
References
- Stats at hokej.cz (in Czech)
External links
Media related to Zbyněk Irgl at Wikimedia Commons
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database