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Mário Bližňák
Slovak ice hockey player (born 1987) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mário Bližňák (born 6 March 1987) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey center. He previously played for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). After playing in the Slovak Extraliga, Bližňák was selected by the Canucks in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, and moved to North America, joining the Vancouver Giants of the major junior Western Hockey League (WHL) in 2005. Bližňák played three seasons with the Giants, helping them win the Memorial Cup, the national championship for major junior hockey in Canada, in 2007, before joining the Moose in 2008. He is best known as a defensive forward.[1]
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Born |
(1987-03-06) 6 March 1987 (age 37) Trenčín, Czechoslovakia | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Vancouver Canucks HK Dubnica HC Sparta Praha HC Slovan Bratislava HC Plzeň HC Bílí Tygři Liberec HK Dukla Trenčín | ||
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NHL draft |
205th overall, 2005 Vancouver Canucks | ||
Playing career | 2008–2019 | ||
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