Vladimir Buril
Encyclopedia
Vladimír Búřil is a Slovak
former professional ice hockey
player. Buril played with HC Slovan Bratislava
in the Slovak Extraliga
. Buril retired after the 2009–10 season.
. He would play eleven seasons in total with Slovan Bratislava during his career. In 1994, Buril transferred to France
to play for Bordeaux
for two seasons. He then returned to Slovan Bratislava, where he played until the 2000/01 season, when he was transferred to EC Wilhelmshaven-Stickhausen of the Germany 2 league for the season. Buril played three further seasons in the Germany2 league, for Heilbronner Falken
. Buril returned to the Slovakian league in 2004 to play for MsHK Zilina
. 2005/06 was with Székesfehérvár
of the IEL, then back to Zilina in 06/07 before being transferred to Podhale Nowy Targ
of Poland
, which won the Polish championship. In 2007/08, Buril joined the Polish TKH Torun
team, but was transferred mid-season to Cracovia Krakow
where we was for the second time a member of a Polish championship squad. Buril returned to TKH Torun in 2008 for two further seasons.
Buril played internationally for Czechoslovakia
in the 1989 World Junior championship. He played for Slovakia
in the 1994 Winter Olympics
.
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...
former professional 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. Buril played with 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....
in 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...
. Buril retired after the 2009–10 season.
Playing career
Buril turned professional in 1998 with HC Slovan BratislavaHC 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....
. He would play eleven seasons in total with Slovan Bratislava during his career. In 1994, Buril transferred to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
to play for Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
for two seasons. He then returned to Slovan Bratislava, where he played until the 2000/01 season, when he was transferred to EC Wilhelmshaven-Stickhausen of the Germany 2 league for the season. Buril played three further seasons in the Germany2 league, for Heilbronner Falken
Heilbronner Falken
Heilbronner Falken are an ice hockey team in Heilbronn, Germany. They play in the 2nd Bundesliga, the second level of ice hockey in Germany.-History:...
. Buril returned to the Slovakian league in 2004 to play for MsHK Zilina
MsHK Žilina
MsHK Žilina is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga. They are based in Žilina, Slovakia. They won the league championship in 2006.Žilina finished the 2006/07 season in the 10th place, the last of all teams.-Current roster:...
. 2005/06 was with Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár is a city in central Hungary and is the 9th largest in the country. Located around southwest of Budapest. It is inhabited by 101,973 people , with 136,995 in the Székesfehérvár Subregion. The city is the centre of Fejér county and the regional centre of Central Transdanubia...
of the IEL, then back to Zilina in 06/07 before being transferred to Podhale Nowy Targ
Podhale Nowy Targ
Podhale Nowy Targ is a Polish ice hockey club based in Nowy Targ, Poland.- Home ice :*Name: Miejska Hala Lodowa w Nowym Targu*Address: ul...
of Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, which won the Polish championship. In 2007/08, Buril joined the Polish TKH Torun
TKH Torun
TKH Toruń is a Polish ice hockey team from Toruń, playing in the major ice hockey league in Poland.- Team Information :* Full name: Toruński Klub Hokejowy Nesta Toruń* Address: Bema 23/29, 87-100 Toruń* Home arena name: Tor-Tor...
team, but was transferred mid-season to Cracovia Krakow
Cracovia Kraków
Cracovia is a professional multisports club based in Kraków, Poland. Cracovia is the oldest Polish football club still in existence , and has continually participated in competition since its founding on 13 June 1906...
where we was for the second time a member of a Polish championship squad. Buril returned to TKH Torun in 2008 for two further seasons.
Buril played internationally 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...
in the 1989 World Junior championship. He played for Slovakia
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...
in the 1994 Winter Olympics
1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...
.