David Petrasek

David Petrasek
Born	February 1, 1976 (1976-02-01) (age 35) Jönköping, Sweden
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
KHL team Former teams	HC Dinamo Minsk HV71 Malmö Redhawks
National team	Sweden
NHL Draft	226th overall, 1998 Detroit Red Wings
Playing career	1996–present

David Petrasek (born February 1, 1976, in Jönköping, Sweden) is a professional Swedish ice hockey player with Czech ancestry, currently with HC Dinamo Minsk in the Russian Kontinental Hockey League.

Playing career

Petrasek started his playing career with HV71's youth team in 1993. Until the season 1996–97, when he became a regular in the senior squad, he played both with the youth team and the senior team. He was part of the senior squad in the playoffs of 1995 and won the first Swedish Championship for HV71. From 2000–01 to 2004–05 Petrasek was contracted by Malmö Redhawks but returned to HV71 for season 2005–06. In 2008 he won his second Swedish Championship, again with HV71 as an alternate captain for the team.^[1] Petrasek's HV71 contract runs through the 2009–10 season.^[2]

On July 7, 2010, Petrasek left the Sweden for the first time in his professional career and signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with Belarus team HC Dinamo Minsk of the KHL.

Awards

• Swedish Champion with HV71 in 1995.
• Swedish Champion with HV71 in 2008.
• Elitserien playoff silver medal with HV71 in 2009.
• Swedish Champion with HV71 in 2010.

References

1. ^ "David Petrasek". Elite Prospects. www.eliteprospects.com. http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=201. Retrieved 2008-08-09. 
2. ^ "HV71". Elite Prospects. www.eliteprospects.com. http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=5. Retrieved 2008-08-09. 

External links

• David Petrasek's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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Name	Petrasek, David
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Date of birth	February 1, 1976
Place of birth	Jönköping, Sweden
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