Adam Polášek (born July 12, 1991) is a Czech

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currently playing for

HC Sparta Praha Hockey Club Sparta Praha, commonly known as HC Sparta Prague, is a Prague-based Czech professional ice hockey team playing in the Czech Extraliga. The club has won four Czech championships (most recently in 2007) and four Czechoslovak champio ...

of the

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(ELH). He was selected by the

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in the 5th round, 145th overall of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Polášek went through the full training system of Vítkovice, and played the Czech junior leagues for the team, including the Junior Extraliga. He signed his first professional contract with the Vancouver Canucks on April 7, 2011. Following the pre-season training camp, Polášek was assigned to start the 2011–12 season in the AHL with the

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During the final year of his contract within the Canucks organization, Polášek opted to terminate his contract with Vancouver on December 25, 2013. He returned to his native Czech Republic and signed a contract with Sparta Praha of the

on December 31, 2013. In 2016, Polášek signed with Sibir Novosibirsk of

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; ) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs based in Russia (20), Belarus (1), Kazakhstan (1), and China (1) for a total of 23 clubs. It was considered in ...

(KHL). On October 7, 2017, he joined

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of KHL. Polášek played out the season with Sochi, posting 7 points in 34 games. As a free agent, Polášek opted to continue in the KHL, agreeing to a one-year deal with

HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk () is a professional ice hockey club based in Nizhnekamsk, Russia. It is a member of the Kharlamov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). History Neftekhimik was founded October 23, 1968 by workers of the Ni ...

on May 2, 2018. In the 2018–19 season, Polášek contributed with a KHL career high 7 goals, adding 26 points in 58 games. On 15 July 2019, Polášek returned to the Czech Republic as a free agent, returning to former club HC Sparta Praha on a one-year contract.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Polasek, Adam 1991 births Living people Chicago Wolves players Czech ice hockey defencemen Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) players Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for the Czech Republic HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players P.E.I. Rocket players HC Sibir Novosibirsk players HC Sochi players HC Sparta Praha players Ice hockey people from Ostrava Utica Comets players Vancouver Canucks draft picks HC Vítkovice players Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Finland 21st-century Czech sportsmen