Adam Polášek
| Adam Polášek | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Polášek playing for the Chicago Wolves during a military appreciation night in 2013 | |||
| Born |
July 12, 1991 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Sochi Chicago Wolves Utica Comets Sparta Praha Sibir Novosibirsk | ||
| National team |
 | ||
| NHL Draft |
145th overall, 2010 Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Adam Polášek (born July 12, 1991) is a Czech ice hockey defenceman for Sochi of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round, 145th overall of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Polášek went through the full training system of Vítkovice, and played the Czech junior leagues for the team, including the Junior Extraliga.[1]
He signed his first professional contract with the Vancouver Canucks on April 7, 2011.[2] Following the pre-season training camp, Polášek was assigned to start the 2011–12 season in the AHL with the Chicago Wolves[3]
During the final year of his contract within the Canucks organization, Polášek opted to terminate his contract with Vancouver on December 25, 2013.[4] He returned to his native Czech Republic and signed a contract with Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga on December 31, 2013. In 2016, Polášek signed with Sibir Novosibirsk of Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). On October 7, 2017, he joined Sochi of KHL.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | P.E.I. Rocket | QMJHL | 66 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 91 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | P.E.I. Rocket | QMJHL | 61 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 46 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Kalamazoo Wings | ECHL | 34 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 24 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Utica Comets | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Kalamazoo Wings | ECHL | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Sparta Praha | ELH | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2013–14 | Litoměřice | CZE.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Sparta Praha | ELH | 52 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 2015–16 | Sparta Praha | ELH | 49 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 2016–17 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 60 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 72 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 6th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||||
Awards and achievements
Junior
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| QMJHL All-Rookie Team | 2009–10[6] |
| CHL All-Rookie Team | 2009–10[7] |
References
- ↑ Adam Polášek (HC Vítkovice Steel) Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. at Hokej.cz
- ↑ "Canucks sign defenceman Adam Polasek". Vancouver Canucks. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ↑ "Canucks assign 14 to Chicago Wolves". Vancouver Canucks. 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
- ↑ "Vancouver Canucks terminate contract with Adam Polasek". Sports Illustrated. 2013-12-25. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
- ↑ "Адам Полашек стал игроком "Сочи"!". hcsochi.ru (in Russian). October 7, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ↑ The Canadian Press (2010-03-31). "Hoffman named MVP of the QMJHL". Rogers Sportsnet. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
- ↑ "CHL All-Star Teams". Canadian Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database