Roman Málek (born September 25, 1977) is a former Czech professional

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who played in the

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, and

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. He was selected by the

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in the 5th round (158th overall) of the

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but did not play in America. Málek played with HC Vítkovice in the Czech Extraliga during the

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season. He is now a Goalie Coach in Slavia Prague and run
Goalie Service Camps
for young goalies. He has recently build a training goalie net for his offsprings to practice during the coronavirus pandemic.

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* 1977 births Czech ice hockey goaltenders Philadelphia Flyers draft picks HC Karlovy Vary players HC Plzeň players HC Slavia Praha players HC Vítkovice players Metallurg Magnitogorsk players Modo Hockey players Living people Ice hockey people from Prague Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden {{CzechRepublic-icehockey-goaltender-stub