Miroslav Hlinka (31 August 1972[1] – 14 September 2014) was a Slovak professional ice hockey player and assistant coach.

Miroslav Hlinka
Born (1972-08-31)31 August 1972
Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
Died 14 September 2014(2014-09-14) (aged 42)
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Position Forward
Played for HC Karlovy Vary
HC Dynamo Moscow
Modo Hockey
Jokerit
HK Dukla Trenčín
National team  Czech Republic and
 Slovakia
Playing career 1990–2014

He played both for Czech and Slovak national ice hockey team. He won the 2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships with Slovak national ice hockey team.[2]

Personal life and death

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He was the cousin of Czech national team player Jaroslav Hlinka and the son of former player Miroslav Hlinka sr.[3]

On 14 September 2014 he committed suicide[4][2] in a hotel in Banská Bystrica. He is survived by his wife, his son Michal and his daughter Vanesa.[3]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1990–91 ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín TCH 6 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
1991–92 ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín TCH 18 1 5 6 6
1992–93 ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín TCH 48 8 17 25
1993–94 HC Dukla Trenčín SVK 35 4 7 11
1994–95 HC Sparta Praha ELH 43 11 24 35 98
1995–96 HC Sparta Praha ELH 28 3 8 11 58 7 3 1 4 4
1996–97 HC Sparta Praha ELH 42 8 22 30 65 8 0 1 1 6
1997–98 HC Sparta Praha ELH 51 10 22 32 84 11 2 2 4 6
1998–99 HC Sparta Praha ELH 48 7 25 32 81 8 0 5 5 8
1999–2000 Jokerit Liiga 26 5 10 15 24 11 2 5 7 8
1999–2000 HC Slovan Bratislava SVK 21 6 14 20 22
2000–01 HC Becherovka Karlovy Vary ELH 32 6 5 11 80
2001–02 Modo Hockey SEL 45 6 9 15 69 14 5 8 13 24
2002–03 Modo Hockey SEL 41 5 12 17 67 2 0 0 0 0
2003–04 Dynamo Moscow RSL 17 0 3 3 16
2003–04 HC Hamé Zlín ELH 13 2 4 6 26 17 0 4 4 16
2004–05 HC Dukla Trenčín SVK 33 6 6 12 36
2004–05 MsHK Žilina SVK 16 3 3 6 18 5 1 2 3 34
2005–06 HC Moeller Pardubice ELH 52 13 16 29 67
2006–07 HC Moeller Pardubice ELH 49 10 12 22 62 18 2 5 7 20
2007–08 HC Moeller Pardubice ELH 33 5 7 12 55
2007–08 HC Sparta Praha ELH 6 2 0 2 6 4 0 0 0 8
2008–09 KLH Chomutov CZE II 25 8 20 28 28 10 3 5 8 14
2009–10 HC ’05 Banská Bystrica SVK 32 5 17 22 96 6 1 1 2 2
2010–11 HC ’05 Banská Bystrica SVK 34 7 8 15 49 14 1 6 7 41
2011–12 HK AutoFinance Poprad SVK 10 0 2 2 2
2011–12 HC ’05 Banská Bystrica SVK 11 2 5 7 42 5 0 1 1 6
2013–14 HK Trnava SVK II 36 6 16 22 52
2013–14 MHK Dubnica nad Váhom SVK III 19 6 10 16 16
SVK totals 192 33 62 95 265 30 3 10 13 83
ELH totals 397 77 145 222 682 78 9 21 30 78

International

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Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
2000 Slovakia WC 9 2 2 4 14
2001 Slovakia WC 7 1 1 2 8
2002 Slovakia WC 9 1 1 2 6
2003 Slovakia WC 9 2 3 5 8
2004 Slovakia WCH 2 0 0 0 2
Senior totals 36 6 7 13 38

References

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  1. ^ Miroslav Hlinka Archived 2014-09-15 at the Wayback Machine, hokej.cz, Retrieved 15. 9. 2014 (in Czech)
  2. ^ a b "Hokejový mistr světa Miroslav Hlinka spáchal sebevraždu. Stihl hrát za Česko i Slovensko". 14 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b Miroslav Hlinka passes away – IIHF
  4. ^ Miroslav Hlinka spáchal vo veku 42 rokov samovraždu, SME.sk, Retrieved 14. 9. 2014 (in Slovak)
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