Radim Vrbata

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
team = Tampa Bay Lightning
former_teams = Colorado Avalanche
Carolina Hurricanes
Chicago Blackhawks
Phoenix Coyotes
league = NHL
position = Right Wing
shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 190
nationality = CZE
birth_date = birth date and age|1981|6|13
birth_place = Mladá Boleslav, CS
draft = 212th overall
draft_year = 1999
draft_team = Colorado Avalanche
career_start = 2001

Radim Vrbata (born June 13, 1981 in Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia) is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Playing career

Vrbata was drafted in the 8th round, 212th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He won the 2001 World Junior Championship and the 2005 World Championships with the Czech Republic.

In March, 2003 Vrbata was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Bates Battaglia. He was acquired from the Carolina Hurricanes by the Chicago Blackhawks on December 30, 2005 for future considerations. After two subpar seasons in Chicago, he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes on August 11, 2007 for Kevyn Adams.

Vrbata is from the same city as former Blackhawks teammate Martin Havlát, Mladá Boleslav in the Czech Republic.

On July 1, 2008, Vrbata, as a free agent, signed a three-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. [cite news| url=http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=242173&lid=headline&lpos=secStory_nhl | title=Tampa Bay adds Vrbata from Phoenix | publisher=Canadian Press | date=2008-07-01 | accessdate=2008-07-01]

Career statistics

International play

Played for the Czech Republic in:

*2005 World Championships (gold medal)
*2008 World Championships

International statistics

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References

External links

*hockeydb|43740
*eurohockey|27388