Patrik Martinec (born September 4, 1971 in

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) is a former professional

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forward who played his last five seasons for

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of the

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, from

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. While playing for Halla, he earned the nickname "Grandfather" ( ko, 할아버지) because of the age difference between him and most of the players on the team. On June 18, 2010, Martinec was officially hired as assistant coach. He signed one-year deal. The following season, he joined

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as staff. He spent the first season as an assistant coach and three seasons as head coach. In May 2016, Anyang Halla announced that he was taking over as head coach from

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. He would have taken over two years earlier, but had to see out his current contract and had suggested Veber to Anyang Halla.

Career highlights

Czech Extraliga 1998-1999 season: *Extraliga Most Assists (46) 1999-2000 season: *Extraliga Champion 2000-2001 season: *Extraliga Most Assists (37) *Extraliga Most Points (59) 2013-2014 season: *Extraliga Semi-finalist (Coach) 2014-2015 season: *Extraliga Semi-finalist (Coach) 2015-2016 season: *Extraliga Championship Runner-up (Coach) Asia League Ice Hockey 2006-2007 season: *AHIL Best Playmaking Forward *AHIL Most Assists (53) *AHIL Most Points (71) 2008-2009 season: *AHIL Best Playmaking Forward 2009-2010 season: *AHIL Best Playmaking Forward *AHIL Champion *AHIL Regular Season MVP

Career statistics

References

"Martinec, Joins Halla Bench"
www.anyanghalla.com(English) June 18, 2010

External links

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