Petr Tatíček (born 22 September 1983) is a
Czech professional
ice hockey
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centre who is currently an
unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for
ERC Ingolstadt of the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He has previously played for the
Florida Panthers of the
National Hockey League
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(NHL).
Playing career
Tatíček was drafted ninth overall by the
Florida Panthers in the
2002 NHL Entry Draft from the
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the
Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and played just three games for the Panthers during the
2005–06 NHL season, going pointless. On 9 March 2006, Tatíček was traded to the
Pittsburgh Penguins
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in exchange for
Richard Jackman, but never played for them, spending the remainder of the season with their
American Hockey League
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(AHL) affiliate, the
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
Tatíček then signed with the
Washington Capitals
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as a free agent, but only played one game for their AHL affiliate, the
Hershey Bears
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, before returning to the
Czech Extraliga with
HC Kladno. Later in the season, he moved to
HC Davos of the Swiss
Nationalliga A.
On 22 July 2014, Tatíček signed as a one-year contract as a free agent with
Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) club
ERC Ingolstadt. On 23 November 2014, during the
2014–15 season, and having quickly adapted to the DEL and among the team's top scoring line, Tatíček was signed to a three-year contract extension to remain in Ingolstadt.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Awards and honours
References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
Czech ice hockey centres
HC Davos players
Florida Panthers draft picks
Florida Panthers players
Hershey Bears players
Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players
Rytíři Kladno players
ERC Ingolstadt players
Laredo Bucks players
HC Lev Praha players
NHL first-round draft picks
Sportspeople from Rakovník
San Antonio Rampage players
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds players
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
Ice hockey people from the Central Bohemian Region
Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland
Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
21st-century Czech sportsmen