Zdeněk Šmíd

Zdeněk Šmíd
Zdeněk Šmíd
Born	February 3, 1980 (age 44); Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Right
Played for	'Czech Extraliga; HC Karlovy Vary; Bílí Tygři Liberec; HC Plzeň; HC Slavia Praha; HC Sparta Praha; 1. liga; SK Kadaň; IHC Pisek; SM-liiga; HPK; Swedish Hockey League; Luleå HF
NHL draft	168th overall, 2000; Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career	1998–2005

Zdeněk Šmíd (born February 3, 1980) is a Czech former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played mostly in his home country, with appearances in both the top and second-level Czech hockey leagues. Šmíd also appeared in both the Finnish SM-liiga - 18 games with HPK - and the Swedish Hockey League - one game with Luleå HF - during the 2001–02 season.^[1] He was the starting goalie for the Czech team that won the 2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.^[2]

Šmíd was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 6th round (168th overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, but opted to remain in the Czech championship longer.^[3]

He retired at the early age of 26 following long struggles with injury, and has ever since started working on his father's construction company.^[4]

References

^ "HPK at eliteprospects.com". Elite Prospects. 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
^ "Zdeněk Šmíd".
^ "Šmíd dostal nabídku od Atlanty". 13 July 2000.
^ http://hokej.cz:8080/index.php?view=clanek&lng=CZ&webid=372&id=37001 ^{[dead link]}

External links

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[1] "HPK at eliteprospects.com". Elite Prospects. 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2024-01-22.

[2] "Zdeněk Šmíd".

[3] "Šmíd dostal nabídku od Atlanty". 13 July 2000.

[4] ttp://hokej.cz:8080/index.php?view=clanek&lng=CZ&webid=372&id=37001 ^{[dead link]}

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