Adam Polášek

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 (1991-07-12) 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 171012 — — — — —
2006–07 HC Vítkovice Steel CZE U18 436131983 901112
2006–07 HC Vítkovice Steel CZE U20 10002 — — — — —
2007–08 HC Vítkovice Steel CZE U18 1832550 20000
2007–08 HC Vítkovice Steel CZE U20 2303316 20110
2008–09 HC Vítkovice Steel CZE U20 387132068 909918
2009–10 P.E.I. Rocket QMJHL 6613284191 50002
2010–11 P.E.I. Rocket QMJHL 617323959 50008
2011–12 Chicago Wolves AHL 4618927 — — — — —
2012–13 Kalamazoo Wings ECHL 3444837 — — — — —
2012–13 Chicago Wolves AHL 2417827 — — — — —
2013–14 Utica Comets AHL 20002 — — — — —
2013–14 Kalamazoo Wings ECHL 1611216 — — — — —
2013–14 HC Sparta Praha ELH 1624614 10 2 2 4 12
2013–14 HC Stadion Litoměřice CZE.2 20110 — — — — —
2014–15 HC Sparta Praha ELH 5210263658 10 1 6 7 14
2015–16 HC Sparta Praha ELH 499132234 17 3 9 12 10
2016–17 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 606222832 — — — — —
2017–18 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 1111214 — — — — —
2017–18 HC Sochi KHL 3425737 5 1 2 3 2
2018–19 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 587192649 — — — — —
2019–20 HC Sparta Praha ELH 343121530 — — — — —
2019–20 Tappara Liiga 23481216 — — — — —
2020–21 HC Vítkovice Ridera ELH 1543714 — — — — —
2020–21 HC Sparta Praha ELH 303101322 11 2 1 3 6
2021–22 HC Sparta Praha ELH 49581324 16 3 3 6 12
ELH totals 2453676112196 6411213254
KHL totals 163164763132 51232

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Czech Republic IH18 5th 41
2009 Czech Republic WJC18 6th 623510
2018 Czech Republic OG 4th 60002
2018 Czech Republic WC 7th 70222
Senior totals 130224

Awards and honours
Award Year
QMJHL
All-Rookie Team 2009–10 [8]
CHL All-Rookie Team 2009–10 [9]

References
  1. Adam Polášek (HC Vítkovice Steel) Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at Hokej.cz
  2. "Canucks sign defenceman Adam Polasek". Vancouver Canucks. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  3. "Canucks assign 14 to Chicago Wolves". Vancouver Canucks. 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
  4. "Vancouver Canucks terminate contract with Adam Polasek". Sports Illustrated. 2013-12-25. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  5. "Адам Полашек стал игроком "Сочи"!". hcsochi.ru (in Russian). October 7, 2017. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  6. "Polasek signs with Neftekhimik Nizhenkamsk" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  7. "Adam Polasek returns to Sparta" (in Czech). HC Sparta Praha. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  8. The Canadian Press (2010-03-31). "Hoffman named MVP of the QMJHL". Rogers Sportsnet. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  9. "CHL All-Star Teams". Canadian Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
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