Position Center Name Vladimir Sobotka Career start 2007 Playing career Weight 83 kg | Height 1.78 m Shoots Left Role Ice hockey player Salary 1.4 million USD (2014) | |
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KHL teamFormer teams Avangard OmskSlavia PragueBoston BruinsSt. Louis Blues NHL Draft 106th overall, 2005Boston Bruins Similar People Jiri Novotny, David Backes, Ken Hitchcock, Ray Bennett, Alois Hadamczik Profiles | ||
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Vladimír Sobotka ( [ˈvlaɟɪmiːr ˈsobotka]; born 2 July 1987) is a Czech professional ice hockey centre currently playing for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Sobotka has also previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues. Sobotka was selected in the fourth round, 106th overall, in 2005 by the Boston Bruins from Slavia Prague of the Czech Extraliga.
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- Playing career
- International play
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Playing career
Sobotka played his first NHL game during the 2007–08 season on 24 November 2007, against the New York Islanders. His first career NHL goal was scored later that season, on 13 February 2008, against Ty Conklin of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
On 26 June 2010, the Boston Bruins traded Sobotka to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for the rights to prospect David Warsofsky.
On 6 November 2010, Sobotka recorded his first goal for the Blues against his former club, the Boston Bruins, beating Tuukka Rask after a turnover in the Bruins' zone. At the end of the 2010–11 season, he finished with 29 points in 65 games.
On 15 June 2011, Sobotka signed a three-year contract extension with the Blues.
On 9 March 2013, Sobotka scored his first career NHL hat-trick against the San Jose Sharks.
Sobotka, at the completion of the 2013–14 season, became a restricted free agent, and instead of re-signing with the Blues, opted instead to sign with Avangard Omsk in the KHL on a three-year contract. When it became clear to the Blues that there was a possibility that Sobotka would be playing in the KHL, the organization filed for salary arbitration with the NHL. On 21 July 2014, Sobotka received a one-year, $2.725 million award from an arbitrator. The result of the arbitration award states that should Sobotka return to the NHL in the future, the Blues would retain his rights for one year at the amount awarded by the arbitrator; at the end of that year, he would then become an unrestricted free agent in the NHL.
International play
On 6 January 2014, Sobotka was named to the Czech Republic's roster for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, though a leg injury sustained with St. Louis on 31 January prevented him from participating.