International Member of the 1996 World Cup team ? Won gold medal at the 1996 World Championship ? Won bronze medal at the 1997 World Championship ? Won gold medal at the 1998 Olympics ? Won gold medal at the 2000 World Championship, led his team in scoring and ranked second in the tournament with 11 points ? Named to the tournament All-Star team at centre ? Won gold medal at the 2001 World Championship ? Member of the Czech Republic 2002 Olympic team and finished tied for second on his team in scoring ? Member of the 2004 World Championship team ? Member of the 2004 World Cup of Hockey team.
Professional Drafted 133rd overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins ? Played 12 seasons in various European leagues in the Czech Republic ? Named best player in the Czech Extraleague in 2000-01 after a season where he scored 19 goals and 31 assists for 50 points in 46 games with HC Vsetin ? Made his debut in the NHL with the Philadelphia Flyers during the 2001-02 season ? Joined the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL prior to the 2002-03 season ? Returned to play professional hockey in his native Czech Republic. |