Miloslav Gureň (born September 24, 1976) is a Czech former professional

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who played 36 games for the

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in the

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(NHL).

Playing career

Gureň played as a youth within a professional club,

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of the

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. After his second professional season in the ELH in 1994–95, Gureň was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the third round, 60th overall, of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Having signed with the Canadiens, Gureň moved to North America before the 1996–97 season, playing with the Canadiens affiliate, the

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in the

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(AHL). Gureň made his NHL debut with the Canadiens in the 1998–99 season, playing against the

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at the

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on October 10, 1998. He appeared in 12 games registering 1 assist. Unable to secure a regular spot on Montreal's blueline, Gureň played the majority of his tenure in the AHL. After five seasons in North America, Gureň opted to return to Europe, signing with Czech club,

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, for the 2001–02 season. He played 6 seasons in the

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with

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and

HC Sibir Novosibirsk Hockey Club Sibir Novosibirsk Oblast (, ), also known as HC Sibir or Sibir Novosibirsk, is a professional ice hockey club based in Novosibirsk, Russia. It is a member of the Chernyshev Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). History Ice ...

before returning to the Czech Republic to play out the majority of his career. Gureň ended his professional career following the 2014–15 season in the Italian

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, however, opted to continue playing through to 2019 at the Czech Regional level with a local club, HC Uherské Brod.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

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* 1976 births Living people Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Italy Czech expatriate sportspeople in France Czech ice hockey defencemen Dragons de Rouen players Expatriate ice hockey players in France Ferencvárosi TC (ice hockey) players Fredericton Canadiens players HC CSKA Moscow players HC Eppan Pirates players HC Litvínov players HC Oceláři Třinec players HC Sibir Novosibirsk players HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi players Ice hockey people from the Zlín Region Montreal Canadiens draft picks Montreal Canadiens players Quebec Citadelles players People from Uherský Brod PSG Berani Zlín players SG Pontebba players {{CzechRepublic-icehockey-defenceman-stub