Jaroslav Obšut (born March 9, 1976) is a Slovak former

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player. He last played for

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of the Slovak 1.Liga. Obsut is of German and Slovak descent.

Playing career

Obšut was drafted to the

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(NHL) in

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by the

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in the eighth round, 188th overall. Obšut played seven games in the NHL, four for the

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and three for the

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. After playing with

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in the Swedish

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for five seasons, Jaroslav signed a two-year contract with

HC Spartak Moscow HC Spartak Moscow (russian: ХК Спартак Москва, en, Spartak Moskva) is a professional ice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. They played in the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League during the 2013–14 KHL season, 20 ...

of the

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on May 27, 2009. During his second year with Spartak, Obsut was released to play with league rival, HK Atlant, on November 26, 2010. On May 27, 2011, Obsut signed a one-year contract with fellow KHL team, Dynamo Minsk, for the 2011–12 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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