Petr Vrána
| Petr Vrána | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
March 29, 1985 Šternberk, TCH | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 184 lb (83 kg; 13 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ELH team Former teams |
HC Sparta Praha HC Havířov New Jersey Devils Vitkovice HC Amur Khabarovsk HC Lev Praha Atlant Moscow Oblast Ak Bars Kazan Brynäs IF | ||
| NHL Draft |
42nd overall, 2003 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
Petr Vrána (born March 29, 1985 in Šternberk, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey centre. Petr currently plays for HC Sparta Praha.
Career
Vrána is a native of Sternberk and logged his first minutes in the Czech elite league with HC Havirov during the 2001-02 season and moved to Canada for the following year, joining the Halifax Mooseheads in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He was drafted in the second round, 42nd overall, by the New Jersey Devils in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft and signed with the Devils in May 2004. He remained with the Mooseheads until the end of the 2004-05 campaign and then gained three years of AHL experience with the Albany River Rats and the Lowell Devils.[1] He made his NHL debut with the New Jersey Devils on October 18, 2008 against the Washington Capitals, becoming the 13th player in Devils' history to chip in with a goal in his first NHL contest: He scored against Brent Johnson with assists by Patrik Eliáš and Johnny Oduya.[2]
Vrána returned to the Czech Republic in 2009, signing with HC Vitkovice where he would play until 2011, when he agreed to terms with Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). After spending the 2011-12 season with Amur, he moved to fellow KHL side HC Lev Praha in 2012. On July 2, 2014, Vrána left HC Lev, after it declared bankruptcy and folded, as a free agent to sign with fellow KHL club, Atlant Moscow Oblast.[3] Later during the 2014-15 season, he transferred to another KHL team, Ak Bars Kazan.
Vrána signed with Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) for the 2015-16 campaign and left Sweden after the season to join HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga for 2016-17.
References
- ↑ "TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League". theahl.com. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ↑ "Vrana scores first NHL goal in New Jersey Devils' shootout victory". NJ.com. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ↑ "Nemen, Vrana and Engren move to Atlant". HC Lev Praha. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
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| Preceded by Benoît Mondou |
Winner of the Michel Bergeron Trophy 2003 |
Succeeded by Sidney Crosby |
| Preceded by Benoît Mondou |
Winner of the RDS Cup 2003 |
Succeeded by Sidney Crosby |