Rudolf Červený (born August 6, 1989) is a Czech professional

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player who is currently under contract with Barys Astana in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

He made his professional debut playing with hometown club, HC České Budějovice in the

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during the

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. Červený then played two North American major junior season for Regina Pats of the

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, before returning to his native Czech Republic undrafted, and returning to České Budějovice and playing on loan with

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and

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. After 5 seasons with

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, Červený opted to pause his Extraliga career, opting to sign a one-year contract with Slovakian club,

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of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on May 31, 2018. In the 2018–19 season, Červený was used in a top-line role, placing second on the team in scoring with 23 points in 57 games. With Slovan failing to make the post-season, Červený left to the complete the season with Swedish playoff bound, Brynäs IF of the SHL, on February 14, 2019. After a solitary season in the Finnish

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with the Lahti Pelicans in

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, Červený returned to the KHL in signing a one-year contract with Latvian-based club,

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, on 31 May 2021. Červený registered 7 goals and 12 points through 32 regular season games in the 2021–22 season for Dinamo Riga, finishing out of playoff contention. Červený extended his season by returning to the Finnish Liiga, in signing with

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on 1 March 2022. Returning to the KHL for the

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season, Červený was signed to a one-year contract in joining Admiral Vladivostok on 27 July 2022. In his lone season with the club, he posted a new career best in the KHL with 13 goals for 20 points through 60 regular season games. He addded a further 3 assists in 12 post-season appearances to help Admiral advance to the Conference semi-finals for the first time in franchise history. As a free agent leading into the 2023–24 season, Červený continued in the KHL belatedly signing a one-year contract with Kazakh based club, Barys Astana, on 19 September 2023.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cerveny, Rudolf 1989 births Living people Admiral Vladivostok players Brynäs IF players Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Czech ice hockey forwards Dinamo Riga players HC Kometa Brno players Lahti Pelicans players BK Mladá Boleslav players Motor České Budějovice players IHC Písek players Regina Pats players HC Slovan Bratislava players Ice hockey people from České Budějovice Stadion Hradec Králové players HC Tábor players Czech expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Expatriate ice hockey players in Latvia Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden