Adam Polášek (born July 12, 1991) is a Czech ice hockey defenceman currently playing for HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round, 145th overall of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
| Adam Polášek | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Polášek playing for the Chicago Wolves during a military appreciation night in 2013 | |||
| Born | July 12, 1991 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ELH team Former teams | HC Sparta Praha Chicago Wolves Utica Comets Sibir Novosibirsk HC Sochi Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | ||
| National team |  Czech Republic | ||
| NHL draft | 145th overall, 2010 Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Playing career
Polášek went through the full training system of Vítkovice, and played the Czech junior leagues for the team, including the Junior Extraliga.[1]
He signed his first professional contract with the Vancouver Canucks on April 7, 2011.[2] Following the pre-season training camp, Polášek was assigned to start the 2011–12 season in the AHL with the Chicago Wolves[3]
During the final year of his contract within the Canucks organization, Polášek opted to terminate his contract with Vancouver on December 25, 2013.[4] He returned to his native Czech Republic and signed a contract with Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga on December 31, 2013. In 2016, Polášek signed with Sibir Novosibirsk of Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). On October 7, 2017, he joined Sochi of KHL.[5] Polášek played out the season with Sochi, posting 7 points in 34 games.
As a free agent, Polášek opted to continue in the KHL, agreeing to a one-year deal with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on May 2, 2018.[6] In the 2018–19 season, Polášek contributed with a KHL career high 7 goals, adding 26 points in 58 games.
On 15 July 2019, Polášek returned to the Czech Republic as a free agent, returning to former club HC Sparta Praha on a one-year contract.[7]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Vítkovice Steel | CZE U18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Vítkovice Steel | CZE U18 | 43 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 83 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Vítkovice Steel | CZE U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Vítkovice Steel | CZE U18 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Vítkovice Steel | CZE U20 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Vítkovice Steel | CZE U20 | 38 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 68 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 18 | ||
| 2009–10 | P.E.I. Rocket | QMJHL | 66 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 91 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | P.E.I. Rocket | QMJHL | 61 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 46 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Kalamazoo Wings | ECHL | 34 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 24 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Utica Comets | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Kalamazoo Wings | ECHL | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Stadion Litoměřice | CZE.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 52 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 49 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 2016–17 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 60 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Sochi | KHL | 34 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 58 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 34 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Tappara | Liiga | 23 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Vítkovice Ridera | ELH | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 30 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 49 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | ||
| ELH totals | 245 | 36 | 76 | 112 | 196 | 64 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 54 | ||||
| KHL totals | 163 | 16 | 47 | 63 | 132 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Czech Republic | IH18 | 5th | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 2009 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 6th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2018 | Czech Republic | OG | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Czech Republic | WC | 7th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| QMJHL | ||
| All-Rookie Team | 2009–10 | [8] |
| CHL All-Rookie Team | 2009–10 | [9] |
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database