Vladimír Svitek (19 October 1962 – 17 February 2020) was a Slovak professional ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League, Finnish Liiga, and Slovak Extraliga.[1] Svitek was drafted in the seventh round of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, but he never played professionally in North America.[2] He spent the first ten seasons of his playing career with HC Košice and his final ten seasons in various European leagues.[1]
| Vladimír Svitek | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
19 October 1962 Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Died |
17 February 2020 (aged 57) Košice, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
HC Košice HPK EK Zell am See HK Triglav Kranj HK Spišská Nová Ves HK Trebišov | ||
| National team |
 Czechoslovakia | ||
| NHL draft |
137th overall, 1981 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 1980–2001 | ||
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