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Petr Franěk

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Petr Franěk
Born (1975-04-06) 6 April 1975 (age 49)
Most, Czechoslovakia
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Nürnberg Ice Tigers
HC Energie Karlovy Vary
HC Slavia Praha
HC Litvínov
NHL draft 205th overall, 1993
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1992–2014

Petr Franěk (born 6 April 1975 in Most) is a Czech former ice hockey goaltender.

Career

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Franěk was drafted in the 8th round, 205th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, but never played in the National Hockey League. He played in North America in the International Hockey League for the Quebec Rafales, Utah Grizzlies and the Las Vegas Thunder and also spent two seasons in the American Hockey League for the Hershey Bears. He then moved to Germany to play one season with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers before moving back to the Czech Republic where he played for HC Energie Karlovy Vary and HC Slavia Praha. He joined the Iserlohn Roosters in 2006, serving as a backup to Dimitrij Kotschnew. From 2007 until end of his career in 2014, he played for the HC Litvínov of the Czech Extraliga.

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