František Kučera

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František Kučera is a former Czech ice hockey defenceman known for his international success with the Czech national team and a lengthy professional career in Europe and the NHL.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf defenceman
human
ice hockey player
careerEnd 2005
careerStart 1987
countryOfCitizenship Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia
dateOfBirth 1968-02-03
draftedBy Chicago Blackhawks
draftOverall 77th overall
draftYear 1986
height 185 cm
6 ft 1 in
leagueDraftedIn National Hockey League
surface form: NHL
leaguePlayedIn Czech Extraliga
National Hockey League
Swiss National League
surface form: Swiss National League A
medal bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in ice hockey
bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in ice hockey
gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in ice hockey
nationalTeam Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team
Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team
notableFor member of the Czech ice hockey team that won gold at Nagano 1998
participatedIn 1998 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
Olympic men's ice hockey tournament
surface form: Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – men's tournament

Olympic men's ice hockey tournament
surface form: Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics – men's tournament
placeOfBirth Czechoslovakia
Prague
playedFor Chicago Blackhawks
Columbus Blue Jackets
EV Zug
HC Dukla Jihlava
HC Litvínov
HC Slavia Praha
HC Sparta Praha
New England Whalers
surface form: Hartford Whalers

Philadelphia Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Vancouver Canucks
Washington Capitals
positionPlayed defenceman
represented Czech Republic at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Czech Republic at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Czechoslovakia at the 1992 Winter Olympics
shoots left
sport ice hockey
weight 203 lb
92 kg

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1999 IIHF World Championship bestDefenceman František Kučera
2000 IIHF World Championship bestDefenceman František Kučera