Josef Straka (born February 11, 1978) is a Czech professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

centre Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentricity ...

. He currently plays for EHC Waldkraiburg of the

Regionalliga The Regionalliga () is the fourth tier in the German football league system. Until 1974, it was the second tier in Germany. In 1994, it was introduced as the third tier. Upon the creation of the new nationwide 3. Liga in 2008, it became the four ...

. Straka was selected by the

Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and ...

in the 5th round (122nd overall) of the

1996 NHL Entry Draft The 1996 NHL Entry Draft was the 34th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 22, 1996. The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Zdeno Chára, who retired after the 2021–22 season. ...

. Straka has spent several seasons in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was a teammate with his namesake, the former NHL player

Martin Straka Martin Straka (born September 3, 1972) is a Czech former ice hockey center who most recently played for HC Plzeň 1929 of the Czech Extraliga. He is also the club's general manager and co-owner, having bought a 70% share of the team in 2009. St ...

, when Martin played with HC Plzen during the

2004–05 NHL lockout The 2004–05 NHL lockout was a labor lockout that resulted in the cancellation of the National Hockey League (NHL) season, which would have been its 88th season of play. The main dispute was the league's desire to implement a salary cap to ...

References

External links

* 1978 births Living people Ak Bars Kazan players Calgary Flames draft picks Motor České Budějovice players Czech ice hockey centres EHC Black Wings Linz players HC Litvínov players Lukko players BK Mladá Boleslav players Orli Znojmo players People from Jindřichův Hradec Piráti Chomutov players HC Plzeň players Severstal Cherepovets players SCL Tigers players HC Sparta Praha players 1. EV Weiden players Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg players Ice hockey people from the South Bohemian Region Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Czech expatriate sportspeople in Austria Czech expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate ice hockey players in Italy Expatriate ice hockey players in Austria {{CzechRepublic-icehockey-centre-stub