Jiří Látal (born February 2, 1967) is a Czech former professional

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player. He played 92 games in the

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with the

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from 1989 to 1991. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1984 to 1996, was mainly spent in the

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and then

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. Internationally he played for the Czechoslovak national team at three World Junior Championships and at the 1989 World Championships, winning a bronze at the latter. In December 2009, he served as the General Manager of the Czech Republic team competing in the World Junior Hockey Championships in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Latal, Jiri 1967 births Living people Czech ice hockey defencemen Czechoslovak ice hockey defencemen Hershey Bears players Sportspeople from Olomouc Ice hockey people from the Olomouc Region HC Sparta Praha players HC Olomouc players VHK Vsetín players Philadelphia Flyers players Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks