Jan Vopat (born March 22, 1973) is a Czech former professional

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player who played 126 games in the

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with the

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and

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between 1996 and 1999. He is the older brother of former NHL centre,

Roman Vopat Roman Vopat (born April 21, 1976) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player. He played four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the St. Louis Blues, Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks, and Philadelphia Flyers. He is the you ...

. Internationally he played for the Czech national team at several tournaments, including the

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* 1973 births Living people Czech ice hockey defencemen Czechoslovak ice hockey defencemen HC Litvínov players Hartford Whalers draft picks Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Los Angeles Kings players Los Angeles Kings scouts Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) players Nashville Predators players Olympic ice hockey players of the Czech Republic Sportspeople from Most (city) Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players St. Louis Blues scouts Utah Grizzlies (IHL) players Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Germany {{CzechRepublic-icehockey-defenceman-stub