Michal Divíšek (born April 22, 1976) is a Czech former professional ice hockey

defenceman 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 ...

. Divísek began his career with Stadion Hradec Králové and played one game for the team during the

1993–94 Czech Extraliga season The 1993–94 Czech Extraliga season was the first season of the Czech Extraliga since its creation after the breakup of Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in 1993. Standings Playoffs Quarterfinals HC Poldi SONP Kladno ...

. He then moved to North America to play in the junior

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system, where he was drafted 26th overall by the

Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior h ...

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in the 1994

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. After two seasons in the WHL, Divíšek returned to the

Czech Extraliga The Czech Extraliga ( cs, Extraliga ledního hokeje, ELH) is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. It was created by the 1993 split of the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League following the breakup of Czechoslovakia. The leag ...

and played 249 regular season games over the next seven seasons, playing for HC Vsetín,

HC Dukla Jihlava HC Dukla Jihlava, founded in 1956, is an ice hockey team in the Czech Republic. It won the Czechoslovak Extraliga title 12 times: six consecutive championships beginning in 1967, then in 1974, four consecutive championships beginning in 1982, an ...

HC Karlovy Vary HC Energie Karlovy Vary is a professional ice hockey team based in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. They play in the highest-level national league, the Czech Extraliga. The club The history of the ice hockey in Karlovy Vary dates back to the 1932, ...

HC Pardubice HC Dynamo Pardubice is a professional ice hockey club that plays in the Czech Extraliga. Its home venue is Enteria arena located in Pardubice. The club was originally named LTC Pardubice, acquiring its current name at the start of the 2015� ...

HC Litvínov HC Litvinov, called HC VERVA Litvínov for sponsorship reasons is an ice hockey team in the Czech Extraliga. Their home arena is Ivan Hlinka Stadion in Litvínov. Honours Domestic Czech Extraliga * Winners (1): 2014–15 * Runners-up (1): 19 ...

, HC Havířov Panthers and HC Plzeň.Profile at Hokej.cz
He would also play in France's

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for

Diables Rouges de Briançon The Diables Rouges de Briançon ''(: Briançon Red Devils)'' (''Briançon Alpes Provence Hockey Club'' and before ''Hockey Club Briançon'') is the ice hockey team of Briançon (Hautes-Alpes). Their home arena is the Patinoire René Froger. Awar ...

and Diables Noirs de Tours. Since 2008, Divíšek has worked as a coach in France, beginning with a player-coach role at Peaux Rouges d'Evry in France's third-tier

FFHG Division 2 FFHG Division 2 (Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace Division 2 or French Ice Hockey Federation Division 2) is an amateur ice hockey league in France. It is the third of four levels of national ice hockey in France. The teams that end at the ...

. He retired in 2010 and became an assistant coach for Aigles de Nice of Division 1. In 2018, he became head coach for Division 3 side

Ducs de Dijon The Dijon Hockey Club is a French ice hockey team based in Dijon. They are currently playing in the FFHG Division 3 and formerly played in the Ligue Magnus from 2002 until 2017. The team currently use the name of "Ducs de Dijon" (Dijon Dukes) The ...

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* 1976 births Living people Czech ice hockey coaches Czech ice hockey defencemen Diables Noirs de Tours players Diables Rouges de Briançon players HC Dukla Jihlava players HC Dynamo Pardubice players HC Havířov players HC Karlovy Vary players HC Litvínov players People from Hořice HC Plzeň players Seattle Thunderbirds players Stadion Hradec Králové players VHK Vsetín players Ice hockey people from the Hradec Králové Region Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Czech expatriate sportspeople in France Czech expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate ice hockey players in France Expatriate ice hockey players in Italy {{CzechRepublic-icehockey-defenceman-stub