Aleš Píša (born 2 January 1977) is a Czech former professional

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. He played 53 games in the

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with the

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and

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during the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1993 to 2018, was mainly spent in the

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. He was chosen as an over-age selection in the ninth round of the

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, 272nd overall, by the

Playing career

After spending most of his professional career with his hometown team of Pardubice, Píša made his

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debut with the

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of the

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(AHL) in 2001. He saw spot duty with the Oilers his first year, playing in only two games, but the following season, he remained with the Oilers until the trade deadline. At the deadline, Píša was shipped to the

as part of a package that brought back

Radek Dvořák Radek Dvořák (born March 9, 1977) is a Czech former professional ice hockey right winger. Dvořák was drafted in the first round of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, tenth overall, by the Florida Panthers. A veteran of 1,260 NHL games, Radek has playe ...

. Píša played just three games for the Rangers to finish the year, and signed with

Severstal Cherepovets Hockey Club Severstal is a professional ice hockey team based in Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League. History Founded in 1956, the club was originally known as Stroitel ...

of the

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(RSL) in 2003–04, a team he remained with throughout the

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. Píša played the 2005–06 season with Khimik Moscow Oblast of the RSL, and was one of the team's top players, leading all Mytishi Khimik defenceman in points.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Transactions

*24 June 2001 — Drafted by the

in the ninth round, 272nd overall. *11 March 2003 — Traded with

Anson Carter Anson Horace Carter (born June 6, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for eight teams, most notably with the Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks. He was la ...

to the

in exchange for

and

Cory Cross Cory Cross (born January 3, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman, who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Draft Cross was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning first overall in the 1992 NHL Supplemen ...

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* 1977 births Living people Atlant Moscow Oblast players Czech ice hockey defencemen Edmonton Oilers draft picks Edmonton Oilers players Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players HC Dynamo Pardubice players New York Rangers players Sportspeople from Pardubice Severstal Cherepovets players Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States {{CzechRepublic-icehockey-defenceman-stub