Michal Moravčík (born 7 December 1994) is a

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professional

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player. He is currently playing under contract with

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).

Playing career

Moravčík made his debut playing in

with

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during the

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. In the 2017–18 season, Moravčík played in 52 games on the blueline for Plzeň, notching personal highs with 5 goals and 16 points and a plus-minus +25 rating. In the post-season he added three goals and 4 assists in 10 playoff games. On 28 May 2018, Moravčík signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens (), officially ' ( Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic D ...

of the

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(NHL). After attending the Canadiens training camp, Moravčík was reassigned to add depth to

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affiliate, the

Laval Rocket The Laval Rocket () are a professional ice hockey team based in Laval, Quebec. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) and Trois-Rivières Lions of the ECHL. The Rocket play ...

for the 2018–19 season. Struggling to adjust to the North American style, he appeared in 20 games with the Rocket recording 3 points, while also experiencing a shortened stint with secondary affiliate the

Brampton Beast The Brampton Beast were a professional ice hockey team based in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The team originally played in the Central Hockey League for one year during the 2013–14 season prior to the league's folding before joining the ECHL ...

of the

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. Upon his second reassignment to the Beast, Moravčík was placed on unconditional waivers, opting for a termination of his NHL contract with the Canadiens on January 28, 2019. As a free agent, Moravčík immediately rejoined his former club HC Plzeň for the remainder of the season, agreeing to an optional multi-year contract on January 30, 2019. He left Plzeň in the middle of the 2019–20 season, moving to

HC Litvínov HC Litvínov, called HC VERVA Litvínov for sponsorship reasons, is an ice hockey team in the Czech Extraliga. Their home arena is Ivan Hlinka Stadion in Litvínov. Honours Domestic Czech Extraliga * Winners (1): 2014–15 * Runners-up (1) ...

. Alongside countryman

Jiří Smejkal Jiří Smejkal (born 5 November 1996) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward for HC Dynamo Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga. He has previously played in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators and in several European leagues. Pl ...

, Moravčík joined Finnish side

Tappara Tappara (; Finnish language, Finnish for "Battle axe") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the SM-liiga. They play at ''Nokia Arena (Tampere), Nokia Arena'' in Tampere, Finland. The team has won 20 Finnish league championships, wh ...

in May 2020. Following a lone season with Tappara, Moravčík returned to the Czech Republic, signing an initial two-year contract with HC Sparta Praha of the ELH on 1 July 2021.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moravcik, Michal 1994 births Living people Brampton Beast players Czech ice hockey defencemen Laval Rocket players HC Litvínov players HC Plzeň players Sportspeople from Klatovy Ice hockey people from the Plzeň Region HC Sparta Praha players Tappara players Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Finland 21st-century Czech sportsmen