Jaroslav Kristek

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Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg/13 st 1 lb)
Czech Team F. teams	HC Energie Karlovy Vary Buffalo Sabres
Nationality	Czech Republic
Born	March 16, 1980 (1980-03-16) (age 28), Gottwaldov, CS
NHL Draft	50th overall, 1998 Buffalo Sabres
Pro career	2000 – present

Jaroslav Kristek (born March 16, 1980, in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech ice hockey right wing. He was drafted in the second round, 50th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Currently, he is playing for HC Energie Karlovy Vary of the Czech Republic's Czech Extraliga.

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, and has played there since.

[edit] External links

• Jaroslav Kristek's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database