Ondřej Poživil

Born (1987-04-22) 22 April 1987 (age 37)
Litvínov, Czechoslovakia
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
DEL2 team
Former teams
Lausitzer Füchse
HC Litvínov
Playing career 2005–present

Ondřej Poživil (born 22 April 1987) is a Czech-German professional ice hockey defenceman playing for Lausitzer Füchse.

Career

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Poživil played 41 games in the Czech Extraliga for HC Litvínov.[1] On 23 August 2012 he left the Czech Republic to sign for the Manchester Phoenix of the English Premier Ice Hockey League.[2] On 19 April 2013 Poživil moved to France to join Scorpions de Mulhouse of the Ligue Magnus.

On 8 October 2015 Poživil joined EV Landshut of the 2nd Bundesliga. On 6 May 2016 he joined ESV Kaufbeuren; and a year later, on 12 April 2017, he joined the Ravensburg Towerstars.[3] After two season with the Towerstars, Poživil signed for Lausitzer Füchse on 8 May 2019.[4]

Poživil played for the Czech Republic in the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships and the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[5][6]

Personal life

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His older brother Lukáš Poživil also played professional ice hockey.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Ondřej Poživil | Hokej.cz - web českého hokeje". Hokej.cz. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Phoenix complete their import line-up". www.manchesterphoenix.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Deutsch-Tschechischer Verteidiger Ondrej Pozivil wechselt zum ESVK - Buron Joker". www.esvk.de. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  4. ^ Two new additions to the Lausitzer Füchse (in German)
  5. ^ "Czechia U18 2004-2005 - Roster, Stats & more". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Czechia U20 2006-2007 - Roster, Stats & more". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
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