Radoslav Kropáč (born 4 April 1975) is a Slovak former professional

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player. Kropáč was drafted 260th overall by the

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in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft but never played in North America. He played in the

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with

HC Slovan Bratislava Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava () is a professional ice hockey club based in Bratislava, Slovakia. In 2012, it left the Tipsport Liga (hockey), Slovak Extraliga and joined the international Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In 2019, it returned to ...

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, MsHK Žilina,

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and

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and the

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for HC Havířov Panthers,

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,Profile at HC Slavia official website
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and

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. He also played one season in the

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for JYP as well as a brief spell in the

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for

Salavat Yulaev Ufa Hockey Club Salavat Yulaev (; ), commonly referred as Salavat Yulaev Ufa, is a professional ice hockey club based in Ufa, Russia. It is a member of the Chernyshev Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Established in 1957, Salavat Yu ...

. Kropáč was a member of the Slovakia national team for the 1998 IIHF World Championship.

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* 1975 births Living people HC Bílí Tygři Liberec players Bratislava Capitals players HC Dynamo Pardubice players HC Havířov players JYP Jyväskylä players MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš players Motor České Budějovice players New York Rangers draft picks HK Nitra players HC Nové Zámky players HC Oceláři Třinec players Salavat Yulaev Ufa players HK 36 Skalica players HC Slavia Praha players Slovak ice hockey right wingers HC Slovan Bratislava players HK Spišská Nová Ves players Ice hockey people from Bratislava GKS Tychy (ice hockey) players HC Vítkovice players MsHK Žilina players Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Austria Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Poland {{Slovakia-icehockey-bio-stub