Richard Žemlička
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Born |
Prague, Czechoslovakia | 13 April 1964||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Position | Left wing | ||||||||||||||||
Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||
Played for |
HC Sparta Praha TPS EHC Freiburg Eisbären Berlin ESG Sachsen Weißwasser HC Litvínov HK Poprad MHK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš | ||||||||||||||||
National team |
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NHL draft |
185th overall, 1990 Edmonton Oilers | ||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1985–2010 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Richard Žemlička (born 1964) is a Czech former professional ice hockey left winger.
Playing career
[edit]Žemlicka began his career with HC Slavia Praha and HC Sparta Praha, becoming a regular member of Sparta's roster in 1987. He was drafted 185th in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers but never made the move to North America and remained with Sparta Praha before moving to the SM-liiga in Finland for TPS during the 1991-92 season. He then moved to Germany in 1992 to play in the Eishockey-Bundesliga and later the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for EHC Freiburg, Eisbären Berlin and ESG Sachsen Weißwasser before returning to Sparta Praha in 1995.
Žemlicka stayed with Sparta for the next eight seasons, becoming the team's captain in 2001. In 2003, he joined HC Litvínov and in 2004, he moved to the Slovak Extraliga for spells with HK Poprad and MHK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš. From 2006 until his retirement in 2010, Žemlicka played for HC Roudnice nad Labem.
Žemlicka was a member of the Czechoslovakia national team and later the Czech Republic national team following the split of Czechoslovakia in 1993. He played at the 1992 Winter Olympics and helped Czechoslovakia win the bronze medal.[1] He also played in the 1994 Winter Olympics for the Czech Republic.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1985–86 | TJ Slavia IPS Praha | TCH II | 41 | 21 | 10 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | TJ Sparta ČKD Praha | TCH | 27 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | TJ Slavia IPS Praha | TCH II | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | TJ Sparta ČKD Praha | TCH | 44 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | TJ Sparta ČKD Praha | TCH | 42 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | TJ Sparta ČKD Praha | TCH | 45 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | HC Sparta Praha | TCH | 51 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | HC Sparta Praha | TCH | 28 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | TPS | Liiga | 15 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
1992–93 | EHC Freiburg | 1.GBun | 43 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | EHC Freiburg | 1.GBun | 44 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | ||
1994–95 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 38 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | ESG Füchse Sachsen | DEL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 29 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 29 | ||
1996–97 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 40 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 78 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | ||
1997–98 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 43 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 49 | ||
1998–99 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 27 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 61 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
1999–2000 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 43 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 68 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | ||
2000–01 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 47 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 105 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | ||
2001–02 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 46 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 92 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 12 | ||
2002–03 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 35 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | HC Chemopetrol, a.s. | ELH | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | HC Chemopetrol, a.s. | ELH | 46 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | HK Tatravagónka ŠKP Poprad | SVK | 37 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | ||
2005–06 | HK Tatravagónka ŠKP Poprad | SVK | 29 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš | SVK | 21 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | HC Roudnice nad Labem | CZE IV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | HC Roudnice nad Labem | CZE III | 30 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | HC Roudnice nad Labem | CZE III | 31 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | HC Roudnice nad Labem | CZE III | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
TCH totals | 237 | 86 | 93 | 179 | 190 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
ELH totals | 367 | 134 | 170 | 304 | 604 | 84 | 20 | 49 | 69 | 160 |
International
[edit]Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1991 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
1991 | Czechoslovakia | CC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
1992 | Czechoslovakia | OG | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
1992 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
1993 | Czech Republic | WC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
1994 | Czech Republic | OG | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |
1994 | Czech Republic | WC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
1995 | Czech Republic | WC | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
1997 | Czech Republic | WC | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Senior totals | 67 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 40 |
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Czechoslovakia Ice Hockey at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
External links
[edit]- Richard Žemlička at NHL
- Richard Žemlička at EliteProspects.com
- Richard Žemlička at Eurohockey.com
- Richard Žemlička at HockeyDB.com
- Richard Žemlička at Olympedia
- Richard Žemlička at Olympijskytym.cz (in Czech)
- Richard Žemlička at Olympic.cz (in Czech) (archived)
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Czech ice hockey left wingers
- Czechoslovak ice hockey left wingers
- Edmonton Oilers draft picks
- EHC Freiburg players
- Eisbären Berlin players
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- HC Slavia Praha players
- HC Sparta Praha players
- HC TPS players
- HK Poprad players
- Lausitzer Füchse players
- MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš players
- Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia
- Olympic ice hockey players for Czechoslovakia
- Olympic ice hockey players for the Czech Republic
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey people from Prague
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- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
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- Czech ice hockey winger stubs
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