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2000-01:
- Strong junior play earned late-season recall to Zlin's Czech Elite League club.
- Displayed good poise, collecting two assists in eight games and appearing in six playoff contests.
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2001-02:
- Became Czech Elite League regular and was top-scoring junior-aged defenseman in country.
- Led all defenseman in scoring (7-3-4-7) and all players in power-play goals at WJC.
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2002-03:
- Didn't have big season with Zlin, who finished out of the playoffs with a 15-27-4 record.
- Only Czech national-team competition came at Baltika Cup (3-0-0-0).
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2003-04:
- Important top-three defenseman for Zlin (50-5-10-15, plus-15).
- Led Zlin to Czech championship, posting a plus-8 and six points in 17 games (sixth on team).
- Did not make Czech national-team roster for world championship.
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2004-05:
- Played big role for Zlin behind NHLer Roman Hamrlik on depth chart.
- Finished with 12 points (four behind Hamrlik) and plus-7 as Zlin lost in league championship.
- Did not make Czech national-team roster for world championship.
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2005-06:
- Posted career numbers in fifth Czech Elite League season with Zlin (47-8-13-21, plus-8).
- Made silver-medal winning Czech Republic team for world championship in Latvia, but didn't dress.
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2006-07:
- Transferred to Mora of Swedish Elite League and had strong year (53-6-15-21, plus-4, 93 shots).
- Led all Mora blueliners in scoring and finishe 18th in the Swedish Elite League.
- Had slow finish to season with four points in final 16 games.
- Collected a goal and an assist in four games in Mora's first-round playoff exit.
- Signed with Salavat Yulaev of the Russian Elite League in the off-season.
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2007-08:
- Continued his trend as a top defenseman, this time in Russia with Salavat Yulaev (57-2-12-14).
- Helped Salavat Yulaev win Russian title in playoffs (16-1-2-3).
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