Jaroslav Nedvěd

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Jaroslav Nedvěd (born September 24, 1969 in Liberec) is a Czech ice hockey defenceman currently playing for HK Acroni Jesenice of the Austrian Hockey League.

Nedvěd had spells with IHC Písek and HC Liberec before joining HC Sparta Prague in 1990 for one season. He then spent two seasons with HC Olomouc. He then spent one season in the United States, playing 44 games in the International Hockey League with the Cincinnati Cyclones and 2 games in the East Coast Hockey League with the Birmingham Bulls. He moved back to the Czech Extraliga for a second spell with Sparta Prague in a four season spell. He then moved to Finland's SM-liiga and spent one season with HPK before re-joining Sparta Prague for a third time where he spent another four seasons. In 2003 he had a brief spell in Slovakia with HC Slovan Bratislava before joining rejoining Liberec, some 14 years after leaving the team originally. 2004 saw him briefly play in another country, this time in the Russian Super League with Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk playing just 9 games for them before moving back to Slovakia to join MsHK Zilina. In 2005, Nedvěd moved to the Asia League Ice Hockey and spent two seasons with Anyang Halla. In 2007, Nedved re-joined Sparta Prague for a fourth time. In 2008, Nedved signed for Slovenian side Acroni Jesenice who play in Austria.