Petr Tenkrát (born 31 May 1977) is a

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former

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who played in the

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for the

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and the

Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t ...

Playing career

He won

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-silver in 2003 and bronze in 2006. SM-gold in 2004 and 2005. Tenkrát's contract with Kärpät ended after the season 2005–06. He started the 2006–07 season with

's AHL affiliate, the

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, after a trade with the

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. He had signed a one-year deal with the club. On November 11, 2006 Tenkrát was called up from the Providence team to take the place of Boston forward

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, and scored his first goal for the Bruins, wearing player number 17, in a home game against the

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that same night. In both the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons Tenkrát returned to his hometown team before moving to

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to play with

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. He then signed a two-year contract with

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.Petr Tenkrat klar för 2 år
/ref> He then returned to Czech Republic, signing with

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for 2011-12 season. He also was a member of the Czech national inline hockey team at the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tenkrat, Petr 1977 births Living people Boston Bruins players Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players Czech ice hockey right wingers Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Russia HC Khimik Voskresensk players Rytíři Kladno players HPK players Ilves players Anaheim Ducks draft picks Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players Milwaukee Admirals players Nashville Predators players Oulun Kärpät players Ice hockey people from Kladno Providence Bruins players Skellefteå AIK players Timrå IK players Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden