Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|
| Olympic Winter Games |
| 3 | Men | 2006 | Torino, ITA |
| 7 | Men | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN |
| World Championship |
| 1 | Men | 2005 | Austria |
| 3 | Men | 2011 | Slovakia |
| 7 | Men | 2013 | Sweden/Finland |
- Hobbies: Cycling, skiing, motorbikes. (NOC Media Guide, 2014)
- Family: Wife Karina, son Adam
- Club Name: New Jersey Devils, Newark, NJ, USA
- Position Style: Defence (eliteprospects.com, 2013)
- Debut: 2004 for Czech Republic, World Cup of Hockey (United States) (legendsofhockey.net, 01 Jun 2005)
- Previous Olympics: Vancouver 2010, Torino 2006
- Occupation: Athlete
- Languages Spoken: English
- Coach: Peter DeBoer [club], CAN; Alois Hadamczik [national], CZE (hokej.cz, 11 Sep 2013; rozhlas.cz, 06 Sep 2013)
- Hand: Shoots right (eliteprospects.com, 2013)
- Injuries: He missed four games in October 2008 after spraining his right ankle. (sportsnet.ca, 12 Aug 2009)
In 2006 he missed the final 11 games of the regular season and the first three games of the post-season with a shoulder injury. (sportsnet.ca, 12 Aug 2009)
Additional Information
National League
National Hockey League [NHL] (bleacherreport.com, 10 Jul 2013)
Start of sporting career
He began playing ice hockey at age seven. (nhl.com, 12 Aug 2009)
Reason for taking up this sport
He was introduced to the sport by his parents. (NOC Media Guide, 2014)
Hero
US ice hockey player Brian Leetch. (nhl.com, 12 Aug 2009)
Awards
He was named in the All-Star Team at the 2005 World Championships in Austria. (eurohockey.net, 05 Jun 2009)