Miroslav Blaťák

Miroslav Blaťák (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɪroslav ˈblacaːk]; born May 25, 1982) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently a free agent.

Miroslav Blaťák
Born	(1982-05-25) May 25, 1982 (age 42) Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Salavat Yulaev Ufa Avangard Omsk Severstal Cherepovets HC Zlin Mora IK HC Dukla Jihlava HC Uherske Hradiste
National team	Czech Republic
NHL draft	129th overall, 2001 Detroit Red Wings
Playing career	1999–2017

Blaťák began playing for his hometown team HC Hamé Zlín. He also briefly played for Dukla Jihlava.^[1] He was drafted 129th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft but did not sign a contract. He instead remained with Zlín until 2006 where he moved to Sweden and signed for Mora IK. In 2007, Blaťák signed for Salavat Yulaev Ufa in Russia.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999–2000	HC Barum Continental Zlín	CZE U20		48	2	4	6	43		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	HC Barum Continental Zlín	ELH		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	HC Uherské Hradiště	CZE.3		1	0	1	1	0		2	1	1	2	4
2000–01	HC Continental Zlín	CZE U20		43	3	15	18	30		3	1	0	1	2
2000–01	HC Continental Zlín	ELH		8	0	2	2	0		6	0	0	0	0
2001–02	HC Continental Zlín	CZE U20		3	0	0	0	8		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	HC Continental Zlín	ELH		39	4	7	11	18		11	1	2	3	8
2001–02	HC Dukla Jihlava	CZE.2		1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0
2002–03	HC Hamé Zlín	ELH		49	4	12	16	34		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	HC Hamé Zlín	ELH		50	5	10	15	34		17	3	3	6	10
2004–05	HC Hamé Zlín	ELH		52	4	8	12	30		17	2	4	6	18
2005–06	HC Hamé Zlín	ELH		47	8	13	21	34		6	1	2	3	8
2006–07	Mora IK	SEL		53	6	15	21	30		4	1	1	2	6
2007–08	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	RSL		57	2	12	14	34		16	1	2	3	10
2008–09	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL		54	4	11	15	41		4	0	0	0	0
2009–10	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL		55	5	12	17	18		16	3	2	5	6
2010–11	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL		51	9	20	29	10		21	4	2	6	14
2011–12	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL		46	9	8	17	8		6	1	0	1	0
2012–13	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL		41	6	6	12	12		14	0	7	7	2
2013–14	Avangard Omsk	KHL		54	3	14	17	20		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Avangard Omsk	KHL		45	2	6	8	10		8	0	0	0	0
2015–16	Severstal Cherepovets	KHL		18	1	2	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	PSG Zlín	ELH		46	3	12	15	10		—	—	—	—	—
ELH totals				293	28	64	92	160		58	7	11	18	44
KHL totals				364	39	79	118	121		69	8	11	19	22

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000	Czech Republic	WJC18		6	0	1	1	4
2002	Czech Republic	WJC		7	3	4	7	2
2006	Czech Republic	WC		DNP	—	—	—	—
2009	Czech Republic	WC		7	3	1	4	8
2010	Czech Republic	OG		5	0	2	2	2
2010	Czech Republic	WC		9	2	1	3	4
2012	Czech Republic	WC		10	1	1	2	0
Junior totals				13	3	5	8	6
Senior totals				31	6	5	11	14

International play

Miroslav Blaťák

Medal record
Representing  Czech Republic
World Championships
	2006 Riga	Ice hockey
	2010 Cologne	Ice hockey
	2012 Helsinki	Ice hockey

Played for the Czech Republic in:

• 2006 World Championships (silver medal)
• 2009 World Championships
• 2010 World Championships (Gold medal)
• 2010 Czech Republic Olympic hockey team