Miroslav Hlinka
| Miroslav Hlinka | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
31 August 1972 Trenčín, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Died |
14 September 2014 (aged 42) Banská Bystrica, Slovakia | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Played for | |||
| National team |
 Czech Republic and Slovakia | ||
| Playing career | 1990–2014 | ||
Miroslav Hlinka (31 August 1972[1] – 14 September 2014) was a Slovak professional ice hockey player and assistant coach.
He played both for Czech and Slovak national ice hockey team. He won the
2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships with Slovak national ice hockey team.[2]
Personal life and death
He was the cousin of Czech national team player Jaroslav Hlinka and the son of former player Miroslav Hlinka sr.[3]
On 14 September 2014 he committed suicide[4][2] in a hotel in Banská Bystrica. He is survived by his wife, his son Michal and his daughter Vanesa.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín
|
TCH | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín | TCH | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín | TCH | 48 | 8 | 17 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | HC Dukla Trenčín | SVK | 35 | 4 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 43 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 28 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 42 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 65 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 51 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 84 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 48 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Jokerit | Liiga | 26 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1999–2000 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 21 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Becherovka Karlovy Vary
|
ELH | 32 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 45 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 69 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | ||
| 2002–03 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 41 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Hamé Zlín
|
ELH | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Dukla Trenčín | SVK | 33 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | MsHK Žilina
|
SVK | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 34 | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Moeller Pardubice
|
ELH | 52 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Moeller Pardubice | ELH | 49 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 62 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Moeller Pardubice | ELH | 33 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | KLH Chomutov
|
CZE II | 25 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC ’05 Banská Bystrica
|
SVK | 32 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 96 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC ’05 Banská Bystrica | SVK | 34 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 41 | ||
| 2011–12 | HK AutoFinance Poprad | SVK | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC ’05 Banská Bystrica | SVK | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | HK Trnava | SVK II
|
36 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | MHK Dubnica nad Váhom
|
SVK III | 19 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SVK totals | 192 | 33 | 62 | 95 | 265 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 83 | ||||
| ELH totals | 397 | 77 | 145 | 222 | 682 | 78 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 78 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Slovakia | WC
|
9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
| 2001 | Slovakia | WC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2002 | Slovakia | WC | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2003 | Slovakia | WC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2004 | Slovakia | WCH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 36 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 38 | |||
References
- ^ Miroslav Hlinka Archived 2014-09-15 at the Wayback Machine, hokej.cz, Retrieved 15. 9. 2014 (in Czech)
- ^ a b "Hokejový mistr světa Miroslav Hlinka spáchal sebevraždu. Stihl hrát za Česko i Slovensko".
- ^ a b Miroslav Hlinka passes away – IIHF
- SME.sk, Retrieved 14. 9. 2014 (in Slovak)
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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