Ondřej Vitásek
| Ondřej Vitásek | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 4, 1990 | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
HC Vitkovice HC Bílí Tygři Liberec HC Yugra Kunlun Red Star Amur Khabarovsk Dinamo Riga | ||
| National team | Czech Republic | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2009–2023 | ||
Ondřej Vitásek (born September 4, 1990) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenseman who most notably played in the Czech Extraliga (ELH) and Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Playing career
Vitásek made his Czech Extraliga debut playing with HC Vitkovice during the 2009–10 Czech Extraliga season.[1]
In the 2018–19 season, having joined Chinese club Kunlun Red Star of the KHL on a one-year deal, Vitásek compiled a career-high 13 assists and 16 points from the blueline in 43 regular season games.
On 1 May 2019, Vitásek opted to continue in the KHL, signing on the opening day of free agency to a two-year contract with Russian outfit, Amur Khabarovsk.[2] In the following 2019–20 season, Vitásek contributed with 5 goals and 12 points in 55 regular season games, unable to help propel Amur to the post-season.
On 15 July 2020, Vitásek's remaining year of his contract was mutually terminated with Amur Khabarovsk, releasing him to free agency.[3] He was later signed to a one-year contract to continue in the KHL with Latvian based club, Dinamo Riga, on 12 August 2020.[4]
On 26 December 2020, Vitásek signed a contract with Bílí Tygři Liberec until 30 April 2023 with one-year option.[5]
On 16 October 2022, Vitásek had tested positive for cocaine and was suspended by Anti-Doping Committee of the Czech Republic for two years.[6] After 2022–23 season the club terminated contract with Vitásek.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Minor 2000 Přerov | CZE U18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Jestřábi Prostějov | CZE.2 U18 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Zubr Přerov | CZE.2 U18 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HK Jestřábi Prostějov | CZE.2 U20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Slezan Opava | Czech20 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Slezan Opava | Czech20 | 41 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Slezan Opava | Czech.2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Slezan Opava | Czech20 | 30 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Slezan Opava | Czech.2 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Vítkovice Steel | ELH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Slezan Opava | Czech20 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Slezan Opava | Czech.2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Benátky nad Jizerou | Czech.1 | 41 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Benátky nad Jizerou | Czech.1 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 31 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Benátky nad Jizerou | Czech.1 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 45 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Benátky nad Jizerou | Czech.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 38 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Benátky nad Jizerou | Czech.1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 49 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Yugra | KHL | 43 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 43 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Amur Khabarovsk | KHL | 55 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ELH totals | 239 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 170 | 45 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 42 | ||||
| KHL totals | 160 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Czech Republic | WC | 4th | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2018 | Czech Republic | OG | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Czech Republic | WC | 7th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||
References
- ^ "2009–10 HC Vitkovice player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. April 5, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ Amur Khabarovsk (May 1, 2019). "Amur sign two players" (in Russian). Twitter. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ "Contract with Ondrej Vitasek terminated" (in Russian). Amur Khabarovsk. July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "Ondrej Vitasek joins Dinamo Riga" (in Latvian). Dinamo Riga. August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ "Liberec hlásí zvučnou posilu. Z Dinama Rigy se vrací Vitásek, nastoupit by mohl už proti Litvínovu". Lidové noviny (in Czech). Czech News Agency. December 26, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ a b Škvor, Jan (January 17, 2024). "Doping v extralize! Někdejší reprezentant měl pozitivní test na kokain, dostal stopku na dva roky". sport.cz (in Czech). Právo. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database