Michal Broš
Encyclopedia
Michal Broš is a Czech
professional ice hockey
forward
who currently plays for HC Sparta Prague in the Czech Extraliga
.
In his career Broš has won four Czech championships, in 1998 with HC Vsetin and in 1999, 2000 and 2002 with HC Sparta Prague and a Finnish championship in 2007 with Kärpät. He also won the World Ice Hockey Championship in 2000 with the Czech Republic.
He was drafted 130th overall by the San Jose Sharks
in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft
, but never signed a contract with the team and remained in the Czech Extraliga
.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
forward
Forward (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
who currently plays for HC Sparta Prague in the Czech Extraliga
Czech Extraliga
The Czech Extraliga is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the third strongest league in Europe....
.
In his career Broš has won four Czech championships, in 1998 with HC Vsetin and in 1999, 2000 and 2002 with HC Sparta Prague and a Finnish championship in 2007 with Kärpät. He also won the World Ice Hockey Championship in 2000 with the Czech Republic.
He was drafted 130th overall by the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft
1995 NHL Entry Draft
The 1995 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta. The drafting order was now set partially by a lottery system whereby teams would not be guaranteed first pick if they finished last. Instead, a draft lottery was instituted in which the winner of the lottery could move...
, but never signed a contract with the team and remained in the Czech Extraliga
Czech Extraliga
The Czech Extraliga is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the third strongest league in Europe....
.