Tomáš "Vosa" Sršeň (born August 25, 1966) is a former Czechoslovakian professional

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who played two games in the

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for the

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during the 1990–91 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1984 to 2011, was mainly spent in the Czech Republic. Internationally Sršeň played for the Czech national team at several international tournaments, including the

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Career

Sršeň started his career with TJ Zetor Brno in 1985 and played for his home country in the

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. He was selected in the seventh round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft by the

, but stayed in Czechoslovakia for three more seasons, playing for Zetor and for

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Sršeň made his

debut for the Oilers in the 1990–91 season, but only appeared in two games for the club, registering no scoring points. He spent most of the season, and all of the next, with the minor league affiliate

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. Sršeň returned to Europe for the 1992–93 season, playing with

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and then

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in the Swedish Elitserien. For Rögle, he won the

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as the league's top scorer with 28 goals in the 1993–94 season. He was a member of the Czech Republic national team at the

and at the

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and 1995 World Championships. He returned to his home country during the 1994–95 season and played for HC Vsetín until 1999. During these years, his team won five consecutive championships of the

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. In 1999, Sršeň joined the Essen Mosquitoes of the

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but lasted just one season before returning to the Czech Republic where he split the 1999-00 season with

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and

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. He then had spells in the Italian

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for HC Merano and in the 2nd Bundesliga in Germany for EHC Wolfsburg. Between 2002 and 2006, Sršeň divided his time between HC Havířov and

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in Norway, as well as a short stint with

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. He then spent a season in Denmark with the

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and then played four seasons with HC Uničov of the Czech 2. Liga before retiring in 2011.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Srsen, Tomas 1966 births Living people Cape Breton Oilers players Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Czech expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Czech expatriate sportspeople in Italy Czech expatriate sportspeople in Norway Czech ice hockey left wingers Czechoslovak expatriate ice hockey people Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Canada Czechoslovak ice hockey left wingers Edmonton Oilers draft picks Edmonton Oilers players Essen Mosquitoes players Expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Expatriate ice hockey players in Denmark Expatriate ice hockey players in Italy Expatriate ice hockey players in Norway Frederikshavn White Hawks players Grizzlys Wolfsburg players HC Dukla Jihlava players HC Havířov players HC Kometa Brno players HC Merano players HC Olomouc players HC Vítkovice players Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Leksands IF players Lillehammer IK players Olympic ice hockey players for the Czech Republic Rögle BK players Ice hockey people from Olomouc VHK Vsetín players