Václav Pletka is a Czech professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 player. He plays right wing

Winger (ice hockey)

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 for HC České Budějovice

HC Ceské Budejovice

HC Mountfield České Budějovice are a professional men's ice hockey club, based in České Budějovice in the Czech Republic. The club plays home games at Budvar Arena, and are members of the Czech Extraliga...

 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....

. He played in one National Hockey League

National Hockey League

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 (NHL) game with the Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers

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Playing career

He was drafted in the seventh round, 208th overall, of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft

1999 NHL Entry Draft

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 by the Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers

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. Pletka played two seasons 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 Oceláři Třinec

HC Ocelári Trinec

HC Oceláři Třinec is an ice hockey team who play in the Czech Extraliga, the top tier of Czech ice hockey. Their home arena is Werk Arena in Třinec...

 before coming to North America

North America

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. He played in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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 for two seasons, appearing in 132 games with the Philadelphia Phantoms

Philadelphia Phantoms

The Philadelphia Phantoms were a professional ice hockey team that played in the American Hockey League from 1996 to 2009. The club was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and played most of its home games at the Spectrum. During schedule conflicts or some Calder Cup playoff games, games were...

 of the American Hockey League

American Hockey League

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, and one NHL game with the Flyers during the 2001–02 NHL season.

For the 2002–03 season, Pletka returned to his native Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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 to rejoin HC Oceláři Třinec. In the 2005–06 season, he moved to HC Bílí Tygři Liberec

HC Bílí Tygri Liberec

HC Bílí Tygři Liberec , sometimes called the "Tigers", is an ice hockey team in the Czech Extraliga. Their home arena is Tipsport Arena in Liberec...

 of the Czech Extraliga, and also appeared in five games with HC Dynamo Moscow

HC Dynamo Moscow

HC Dynamo Moscow was a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Moscow. They were members of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League...

 of the Russian Hockey Super League.

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