Jaroslav Kristek Ice hockey player

Jaroslav Kristek (born March 16, 1980 in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech ice hockey right wing. He was drafted in the second round, 50th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. He won a Slovnaft Extraliga championship with HC Košice in 2010–11, and currently plays for HC Lev in the KHL.Kristek played two seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans before joining the Sabres' American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans, for the 2000–01 season. In three seasons with Rochester, Kristek appeared in 125 games and scored 23 goals. He also appeared in six NHL games with Buffalo during the 2002–03 season, recording no points.Kristek returned to his native Czech Republic in 2003, before later moving to play in Slovakia.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 16, 1980
Birth place
Czechoslovakia , Zlín
Height (meters)1.8288
Weight (Kilograms)83.0088

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Ice hockey player

Career start2000
draft50th overall
draft team
Buffalo Sabres
draft year1998
former team
Buffalo Sabres
league
Czech Extraliga
position
Winger (ice hockey)
shootsLeft
teams
HC Karlovy Vary

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