Jaroslav Kristek

Jaroslav Kristek
Born	(1980-03-16) March 16, 1980 Gottwaldov, TCH
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Left
FRA-3 team Former teams	Bouquetins de Courchevel-Méribel-Pralognan Buffalo Sabres
NHL draft	50th overall, 1998 Buffalo Sabres
Playing career	2000–present

Jaroslav Kristek (born March 16, 1980 in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for Bouquetins de Courchevel-Méribel-Pralognan in the FFHG Division 2 in France. He was drafted in the second round, 50th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. He won a Slovnaft Extraliga championship with HC Košice in 2010–11.

Kristek played two seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans before joining the Sabres' American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans, for the 2000–01 season. In three seasons with Rochester, Kristek appeared in 125 games and scored 23 goals. He also appeared in six NHL games with Buffalo during the 2002–03 season, recording no points.

Kristek returned to his native Czech Republic in 2003, before later moving to play in Slovakia.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database