Miloslav Gureň (born September 24, 1976) is a Czech former professional
ice hockey defenseman
Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the la ...
who played 36 games for the
Montreal Canadiens in the
National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Gureň played as a youth within professional club,
PSG Berani Zlín
PSG Berani Zlín is an ice hockey team in the Czech 1. Liga. Their home arena is Zimní stadion Luďka Čajky in Zlín (The biggest city in the Moravian Wallachia). They won the Extraliga in 2004 and 2014. of the
Czech Extraliga. After his second professional season in the ELH in
1994–95, Gureň was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the third round, 60th overall, of the
1995 NHL Entry Draft
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.
Having signed with the Canadiens, Gureň moved to North America prior to the
1996–97 season, playing with the Canadiens affiliate, the
Fredericton Canadiens in the
American Hockey League (AHL).
Gureň made his NHL debut with the Canadiens in the
1998–99 season, playing against the
New York Rangers at the
Molson Centre
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on October 10, 1998. He appeared in 12 games registering 1 assist. Unable to secure a regular spot on Montreal's blueline, Gureň played the majority of his tenure in the AHL.
After five seasons in North America, Gureň opted to return to Europe, signing with Czech club,
HC Oceláři Třinec, for the
2001–02 season. He played 6 seasons in the
Russian Superleague with
CSKA Moscow and
HC Sibir Novosibirsk before returning to the Czech Republic to play out the majority of his career.
Gureň ended his professional career following the
2014–15 season in the Italian
Serie A, however opted to still continue playing through to 2019 at the Czech Regional level with local club, HC Uherské Brod.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Awards and honours
References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
HC CSKA Moscow players
Czech ice hockey defencemen
Dragons de Rouen players
Ferencvárosi TC (ice hockey) players
Fredericton Canadiens players
HC Eppan Pirates players
HC Litvínov players
Montreal Canadiens draft picks
Montreal Canadiens players
HC Oceláři Třinec players
SG Pontebba players
Quebec Citadelles players
HC Sibir Novosibirsk players
HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi players
PSG Berani Zlín players
People from Uherský Brod
Sportspeople from the Zlín Region
Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
Czech expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate ice hockey players in Italy
Czech expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate ice hockey players in France
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