Marek Uram
Encyclopedia
Marek Uram is a Slovak
ice hockey
player, currently playing for HC Slovan Bratislava
, the current champion of the Slovak Extraliga
.
Uram started his hockey career in his hometown Liptovský Mikuláš, where he played for the local club HK 32
. In the 1999/00 season he got traded to the Czech Extraliga
, he ended up in the team HC Znojmo
along fellow Slovakian center Peter Pucher
. During his career in Znojmo he was of the team's best scorers. In a disappointing 2005/06 season Uram got traded to HC Vítkovice
. After the end of this season he signed a contract with HC Slovan Bratislava.
Uram represented Slovakia at the 2002 World Championships
, where Slovakia finished gold.
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
ice hockey
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...
player, currently playing for HC Slovan Bratislava
HC Slovan Bratislava
Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga from the Slovak capital Bratislava. They play their home games at Samsung Arena....
, the current champion of the Slovak Extraliga
Slovak Extraliga
Slovak Extraliga is the name of the highest-level ice hockey league in Slovakia. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the fifth strongest league in Europe. The name of the league is leased to sponsor and changes frequently. From 1993/94 to 1997/98 season it was called Extraliga, then the name...
.
Uram started his hockey career in his hometown Liptovský Mikuláš, where he played for the local club HK 32
MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš
MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga. Their home town is Liptovský Mikuláš in Slovakia. The team plays their home games at Liptovský Mikuláš Winter Sports Stadium.-Current roster:as of September 18, 2010...
. In the 1999/00 season he got traded to 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....
, he ended up in the team HC Znojmo
HC JME Znojemští Orli
Orli Znojmo is a Czech-based ice hockey team that currently plays in the Austrian Hockey League. The club is based in Znojmo and their home arena is Hostan Arena....
along fellow Slovakian center Peter Pucher
Peter Pucher
Peter Pucher is a Slovak professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for the team HKm Zvolen in Slovak Extraliga.-External links:*...
. During his career in Znojmo he was of the team's best scorers. In a disappointing 2005/06 season Uram got traded to HC Vítkovice
HC Vítkovice
HC Vítkovice Steel is an ice hockey club based in Ostrava in the Czech Republic, competing in the Czech Extraliga. It plays in the newly reconstructed ČEZ Aréna ....
. After the end of this season he signed a contract with HC Slovan Bratislava.
Uram represented Slovakia at the 2002 World Championships
2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2002 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 26 and May 11, 2002 in Gothenburg, Karlstad and Jönköping, Sweden.It was the 66th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation .- Championship :...
, where Slovakia finished gold.