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Martin Spanhel

Martin Spanhel was born July 1, 1977 in Zlin, Czech Republic. The sixth round, 152nd overall selection of the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, Spanhel came to North America in 1995-96 as a member of the WHL's Lethbridge Hurricanes.

The hulking winger played a mere six games in Lethbridge before joining the Moose Jaw Warriors. After only one season in the WHL, Spanhel returned to the Czech Republic where he played for four years before signing as a free agent with the Columbus Blue Jackets in the summer of 2000. Upon his arrival, Spanhel went on to split his first two seasons between the Blue Jackets and the team's AHL affiliate in Syracuse before returning yet again to the Czech Republic in 2002-03.

			REGULAR SEASON						PLAYOFFS
Season	Club	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1994-95	AC ZPS Zlin Jr.	CzRep-Jr.	33	25	16	41	0
1994-95	AC ZPS Zlin	CzRep	1	0	0	0	0
1994-95	Czech Republic	EJC-A	5	1	1	2	0
1995-96	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL	6	1	0	1	0
1995-96	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL	61	4	12	16	33
1996-97	AC ZPS Zlin	CzRep	22	3	6	9	20
1996-97	Czech Republic	WJC-A	6	2	0	2	0
1997-98	HC ZPS Barum Zlin	CzRep	40	7	9	16	70
1998-99	HC Keramika Plzen	CzRep	49	12	12	24	60		5	2	1	3	27
1999-00	HC Keramika Plzen	CzRep	52	21	27	48	86		7	1	4	5	12
1999-00	Czech Republic	WC-A	9	1	1	2	10	+1
2000-01	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	6	1	0	1	2	-1
2000-01	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	67	11	13	24	75	0	2	0	0	0	8
2001-02	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	4	1	0	1	2	-2
2001-02	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	50	7	12	19	43	+5
2002-03	HC Sparta Praha	CzRep	40	5	5	10	46		8	1	0	1	6
2003-04	HIFK Helsinki	Finland	36	2	11	13	22					0
2003-04	HC Lasselsberger Plzen	CzRep	14	1	2	3	20		12	2	2	4	10
2004-05	Lillehammer IK	Norway	17	9	8	17	56		3	2	1	3	2
2005-06	HC Sparta Praha	CzRep	51	2	8	10	40		14	0	0	0	12
NHL Totals			10	2	0	2	4

Traded to San Jose by Philadelphia with Philadelphia's 1st round pick (later traded to Buffalo - later traded to Phoenix - Phoenix selected Daniel Briere) in 1996 NHL Draft and Philadelphia's 4th round pick (later traded to Buffalo - Buffalo selected Mike Martone) in 1996 NHL Draft for Pat Falloon, November 16, 1995. Traded to Buffalo by San Jose with Vaclav Varada and Philadelphia's 1st (previously acquired, later traded to Phoenix - Phoenix selected Daniel Briere) and 4th (previously acquired, Buffalo selected Mike Martone) round picks in 1996 NHL Draft for Doug Bodger, November 16, 1995. Signed as a free agent by Columbus, May 30, 2000. Signed as a free agent by Sparta Praha (CzRep) with Columbus retaining NHL rights, July 26, 2002. Signed as a free agent by Lillehammer (Norway), December 30, 2004. Signed as a free agent by Sparta Praha (Czech), September 6, 2005.

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