Drahomír Kadlec
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Drahomír Kadlec is a Czech former ice hockey
defenceman
.
Kadlec played in the Czech Extraliga
for HC Kladno
, HC Dukla Jihlava, HC Zlín, HC Litvínov and HC Slezan Opava
. He also played in Finland
's SM-liiga
] for HIFK
and Tappara
, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga and the 2nd Bundesliga
in Germany
for Kaufbeurer Adler and EC Bad Tölz
as well as Italy
's Serie A for HC Neumarkt-Egna
.
Kadlec played on the 1992 Bronze Medal winning Olympic ice hockey
team for Czechoslovakia
.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
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Kadlec played in the Czech Extraliga
Czech Extraliga
The Czech Extraliga is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the third strongest league in Europe....
for HC Kladno
HC Kladno
Rytíři Kladno is a Czech professional ice hockey team based in the city of Kladno. They are currently a member of the Czech Extraliga, the top flight level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic....
, HC Dukla Jihlava, HC Zlín, HC Litvínov and HC Slezan Opava
HC Slezan Opava
HC Slezan Opava is an ice hockey team in the Second National Hockey League from Opava.The club was founded in 1945. As soon as in 1951, Slezan was promoted to the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League and played there until 1953. Slezan Opava played in the top-level league also two seasons in 1957...
. He also played in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
's SM-liiga
SM-liiga
The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice...
] for HIFK
HIFK (ice hockey)
HIFK is an ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team plays at Helsinki Ice Hall. It was founded in 1897...
and Tappara
Tappara
Tappara is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Tampere, Finland at Tampereen jäähalli. The team have won 15 league championships ....
, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga and the 2nd Bundesliga
2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey)
The 2nd Eishockey-Bundesliga is the second tier of Ice hockey in Germany. It is organised by the DEB, the German Ice Hockey Federation. In the 2007-08 season, it features 14 teams.- History of the 2nd Ice Hockey Bundesliga :...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
for Kaufbeurer Adler and EC Bad Tölz
EC Bad Tölz
EC Bad Tolz is an ice hockey team in Bad Tolz, Germany. They play in the Oberliga, the third level of German ice hockey.-History:The club was founded as EHC 98 Munchen in 1928. They won the Ice hockey Bundesliga twice in the 1960s...
as well as Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
's Serie A for HC Neumarkt-Egna
HC Neumarkt-Egna
HC Neumarkt-Egna is an ice hockey team in Neumarkt, Italy. They play in the Serie A2, the second level of ice hockey in Italy. The club was founded in 1965....
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Kadlec played on the 1992 Bronze Medal winning Olympic ice hockey
Ice hockey at the Olympic Games
Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was transferred permanently to the Winter Olympic Games programme in 1924. The women's tournament was first held at the 1998 Winter Olympics...
team for Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
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