Petr Vrána

Petr Vrána
Petr Vrána
Born	March 29, 1985; Šternberk, Czechoslovakia
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	184 lb (83 kg; 13 st 2 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
ELH team; Former teams	HC Oceláři Třinec; HC Havířov; New Jersey Devils; HC Vítkovice; Amur Khabarovsk; HC Lev Praha; Atlant Moscow Oblast; Ak Bars Kazan; Brynäs IF; HC Sparta Praha
NHL Draft	42nd overall, 2003; New Jersey Devils
Playing career	2005–present

Petr Vrána (born March 29, 1985) is a Czech professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for HC Oceláři Třinec of the Czech Extraliga.

Career

Vrána is a native of Sternberk and logged his first minutes in the Czech Extraliga with HC Havirov during the 2001-02 season and moved to Canada for the following year, joining the Halifax Mooseheads in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He was drafted in the second round, 42nd overall, by the New Jersey Devils in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft and signed with the Devils in May 2004. He remained with the Mooseheads until the end of the 2004-05 campaign and then gained three years of AHL experience with the Albany River Rats and the Lowell Devils.[1] He made his NHL debut with the New Jersey Devils on October 18, 2008 against the Washington Capitals, becoming the 13th player in Devils' history to chip in with a goal in his first NHL contest: He scored against Brent Johnson with assists by Patrik Eliáš and Johnny Oduya.[2]

Vrána returned to the Czech Republic in 2009, signing with HC Vítkovice where he would play until 2011, when he agreed to terms with Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). After spending the 2011-12 season with Amur, he moved to fellow KHL side HC Lev Praha in 2012. On July 2, 2014, Vrána left HC Lev, after it declared bankruptcy and folded, as a free agent to sign with fellow KHL club, Atlant Moscow Oblast.[3] Later during the 2014-15 season, he transferred to another KHL team, Ak Bars Kazan.

Vrána signed with Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) for the 2015-16 campaign and left Sweden after the season to join HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga for 2016-17.

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References

"TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League". theahl.com. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
"Vrana scores first NHL goal in New Jersey Devils' shootout victory". NJ.com. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
"Nemen, Vrana and Engren move to Atlant". HC Lev Praha. 2014-07-02. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-02.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Benoît Mondou	Winner of the Michel Bergeron Trophy 2003	Succeeded by Sidney Crosby
Preceded by Benoît Mondou	Winner of the RDS Cup 2003	Succeeded by Sidney Crosby

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[1] "TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League". theahl.com. Retrieved 2016-05-04.

[2] "Vrana scores first NHL goal in New Jersey Devils' shootout victory". NJ.com. Retrieved 2016-05-04.

[3] "Nemen, Vrana and Engren move to Atlant". HC Lev Praha. 2014-07-02. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-02.