Shot Right Role Ice hockey player Spouse Renata Prochazkova Name Martin Prochazka Career start 1990 | Playing career Weight 78 kg National team Czech Republic Height 1.80 m Position Winger | |
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Born March 3, 1972 (age 52)
Slany, Czechoslovakia ( 1972-03-03 ) Extraliga team
Former teams HC Kladno
Toronto Maple Leafs
Atlanta Thrashers
HC Vsetin
HC Vitkovice
AIK Hockey (Elitserien)
Avangard Omsk Oblast (RSL)
Khimik Voskresensk (RSL) NHL Draft 135th overall, 1991
Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
Martin Procházka ( [ˈmarcɪn ˈproxaːska], born March 3, 1972 in Slaný, Czechoslovakia) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played for HC Kladno in the Czech Extraliga. Procházka was drafted 135th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft and played 32 games in the National Hockey League for the Leafs and Atlanta Thrashers. In his NHL career, he scored two goals and five assists for seven points, collecting eight penalty minutes. He tallied an assist on the first goal in Atlanta Thrashers history, a 4-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Oct. 2, 1999, his only point as a Thrasher. He has also had spells in the Swedish Elitserien for AIK Hockey and the Russian Super League for Avangard Omsk Oblast and Khimik Voskresensk. He won a Gold Medal with the Czech Republic in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Procházka also won the World Championships four times with the Czech Republic, in 1996, 1999, 2000 and 2001. He also won the Czech Extraliga with HC Vsetín in 1999.
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