Radoslav Illo (born January 21, 1990) is a Slovak former professional

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player.

Playing career

Illo moved to USA as 16 years old played 2 seasons with TRIC-CITY STORM (USHL), top scorer, second-year nominated to USHL ALL-STAR team. Played in WORLD JUNIORS CHAMPIONSHIP in 2009 Canada Saskatchewan. Illo's next sign was Bemidji State University NCAA D.1, playing for 4 years. Illo was selected 136th overall by the

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in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft from the

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in the

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. In 2010, Illo enrolled to

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and stayed for five years before signing for the Norfolk Admirals of the

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for the conclusion of the 2013-14 AHL season, playing three regular-season games and one playoff game. Illo returned to Europe, Slovakia for the 2014–15 and signed with MHC Martin of the Slovak Tipsport Liga before returning to North America in 2015. He had signed with the Jacksonville IceMen on September 8, 2015, but never played for the team and a month later he was traded to the

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. Illo signed with Tulsa Oilers but only got the chance to play twice before he was traded to Norfolk Admirals, a different entity from the team he had played for in the AHL (ANAHEIM DUCKS AFFILIATION) two seasons prior. He stayed with the Admirals for almost three months and played seventeen games for the team before he was required by

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. In 2016, Illo signed for the

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and had his most productive season in his professional career, scoring twelve goals and twenty-seven points in fifty-three games. Illo had a try-out with PSG Berani Zlín of the

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on July 24, 2017, and signed a contract with the team one month later. He played thirty-one games for Zlín that season. He had a try-out with the Kansas City Mavericks in October 2018 signed a contract and released few days later. Illo as a 28 years old retired from professional sports and now he has his own hockey school and works in Sales at Fundraising University.Radoslav Illo neuspel na skúške v Kansas City
(in Slovak)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Illo, Radoslav 1990 births Living people Anaheim Ducks draft picks AZ Havířov players Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey players PSG Berani Zlín players HC ZUBR Přerov players Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) players MHC Martin players Missouri Mavericks players Norfolk Admirals players Norfolk Admirals (ECHL) players Slovak ice hockey centres Tri-City Storm players Tulsa Oilers (1992–present) players Sportspeople from Považská Bystrica Ice hockey people from the Trenčín Region Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the United States 21st-century Slovak sportsmen