Zdeněk Kutlák (born February 13, 1980) is a Czech professional

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who last played for

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of the

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. He played 16 games for the

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of the

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between 2000 and 2004. Internationally Kutlák has played for the Czech national team at two

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, winning a bronze in

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Playing career

Kutlák was drafted 237th overall by the

in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft from his local team HC České Budějovice. He spent most of his time in the

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for the

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, but managed to play 16 games in the

for Boston, scoring one goal and two assists for three points. After four seasons in the Bruins organization, Kutlák returned to the

Czech Extraliga The Czech Extraliga () is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. It was created in 1993 following the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia midway through the 1992–93 Czechoslovak Extraliga season (which all Slovak and ...

, signing for

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during the lockout in 2004 before re-joining Budějovice in 2005. In 2007, Kutlák moved to Switzerland and signed for

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side

HC Ambri-Piotta HC, hc or H/C may refer to: Science, technology, and mathematics Medicine * Health Canada * Hemicrania continua * Hyperelastosis cutis or hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia Chemistry * Hemocyanin, a metalloprotein abbreviated Hc * ...

. On August 14, 2014, Kutlák continued his journeyman career in opting to sign a one-year contract with Austrian club, EC Red Bull Salzburg, of the EBEL.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* 1980 births Living people Boston Bruins draft picks Boston Bruins players Czech ice hockey defencemen EC Red Bull Salzburg players HC Ambrì-Piotta players Motor České Budějovice players HC Davos players HC Karlovy Vary players HC Slovan Bratislava players IHC Písek players KLH Vajgar Jindřichův Hradec players Providence Bruins players Ice hockey people from České Budějovice Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Austria 21st-century Czech sportsmen {{CzechRepublic-icehockey-defenceman-stub