Martin Špaňhel (born July 1, 1977) is a

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former professional

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player who played in the

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(NHL). Credited with the first "unofficial" goal in

Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets (often simply referred to as the Jackets) are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. The Blue Jackets compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern C ...

franchise history, scoring in a preseason game in Pittsburgh on September 15, he played 10 regular season games with Columbus during the team's first two seasons. Špaňhel currently is the Commissioner of the Columbus Adult Hockey League.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Transactions

* July 8,

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

- Drafted by the

Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team play ...

in the 6th round, 152nd overall. * November 13,

- Traded with a 1st and 4th round draft pick to the

San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. The Sharks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Con ...

for

Pat Falloon Pat Falloon (born September 22, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League between 1991 and 2000. He played with the San Jose Sharks, Philadelphia Flyers, Ottawa Senators ...

. * November 13,

- Traded with

Václav Varaďa Václav Varaďa (; born April 26, 1976) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player and current coach. He formerly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) in a ten-year span. In his professional career, he has previously played for the Bu ...

and a 1st round pick for Doug Bodger. * May 30,

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

- Signed by the

as a free agent.

References

External links

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The Columbus Adult Hockey League
{{DEFAULTSORT:Spanhel, Martin 1977 births Living people Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players Columbus Blue Jackets players Czech expatriate sportspeople in Norway Czech ice hockey left wingers HC Plzeň players HC Sparta Praha players HIFK (ice hockey) players Lethbridge Hurricanes players Lillehammer IK players Moose Jaw Warriors players Ice hockey people from Zlín Philadelphia Flyers draft picks PSG Berani Zlín players Syracuse Crunch players Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Denmark Expatriate ice hockey players in Norway