Martin Hamrlík (born May 6, 1973) is a retired

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ice hockey player most recently with Zlin ZPS HC of the

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. He was drafted by the

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31st overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, but never played in the

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Playing career

Hamrlik began his career at the age of 16 with Zlin. He played with them until he was drafted in 1991. He resumed his playing career with the

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of the OHL. He played one AHL game in 1993-94 with the

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. He then played in the IHL for three teams in four years, before returning to Zlin in 1997. He played for Zlin for 18 seasons, from 1989 to 1991, and 1997 to 2013. His younger brother

Roman Hamrlík Roman Hamrlík (born April 12, 1974) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was originally selected first overall in the 1992 NHL entry draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning ...

played 1395 NHL games for seven different NHL teams.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamrlik, Martin Czech ice hockey defencemen Hartford Whalers draft picks Orlando Solar Bears (IHL) players Living people Long Beach Ice Dogs (IHL) players Ottawa 67's players Ice hockey people from Zlín Peoria Rivermen (IHL) players Springfield Indians players 1973 births Czechoslovak ice hockey defencemen Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States