Zdeněk Šmíd

Zdeněk Šmíd
Born	(1980-02-03) February 3, 1980 (age 44) Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Right
Played for	Czech Extraliga HC Karlovy Vary Bílí Tygři Liberec HC Plzeň HC Slavia Praha HC Sparta Praha 1. liga SK Kadaň IHC Pisek SM-liiga HPK Swedish Hockey League Luleå HF
NHL draft	168th overall, 2000 Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career	1998–2005

Zdeněk Šmíd (born February 3, 1980) is a Czech former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played mostly in his home country, with appearances in both the top and second-level Czech hockey leagues. Šmíd also appeared in both the Finnish SM-liiga - 18 games with HPK - and the Swedish Hockey League - one game with Luleå HF - during the 2001–02 season.[1] He was the starting goalie for the Czech team that won the 2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[2]

Šmíd was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 6th round (168th overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, but opted to remain in the Czech championship longer.[3]

He retired at the early age of 26 following long struggles with injury, and has ever since started working on his father's construction company.[4]

References

1. "HPK at eliteprospects.com". Elite Prospects. 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
2. "Zdeněk Šmíd".
3. "Šmíd dostal nabídku od Atlanty". 13 July 2000.
4. "Juniorský mistr světa Zdeněk Šmíd vede stavební firmu, při rekreačním hokeji hraje v útoku" [Junior world champion Zdeněk Šmíd runs a construction company and plays in the attack during recreational hockey] (in Czech). Archived from the original on 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2014-10-22.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database