Tomáš Jelínek (born April 29, 1962) is a

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former professional

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winger. He played on the 1992 bronze medal-winning

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Hockey team for

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. At club level Jelínek played briefly in the

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, appearing in 49 games with the

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during the 1992-93 season. In his homeland, he featured mainly for

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, TJ Motor České Budějovice and

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and had short spells in Finland, Switzerland and Germany. His elder son Tomáš Jr played hockey mainly in the domestic lower leagues and in France, and younger son

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captained

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and was also a

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.Petr Jelinek
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* 1962 births Living people 1. EV Weiden players Calgary Flames scouts Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Czech ice hockey right wingers Czechoslovak expatriate ice hockey people Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Finland Czechoslovak ice hockey right wingers HK Dukla Trenčín players HC Plzeň players HC Sierre players HC Slavia Praha players HC Slezan Opava players HC Sparta Praha players HC Vítkovice players HPK players Ice hockey people from Prague Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics Motor České Budějovice players Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic ice hockey players for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in ice hockey Ottawa Senators draft picks Ottawa Senators players Prince Edward Island Senators players ZSC Lions players {{CzechRepublic-icehockey-winger-stub