Jiří Suchý (ice hockey)
| Jiří Suchý | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 3 January 1988 | ||
| Died | 16 February 2024 (aged 36) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Czech Extraliga team | HC Vítkovice | ||
| Playing career | 2001–2020 | ||
Jiří Suchý (3 January 1988 – February 2024) was a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman.
Suchý made 118 appearances for the Halifax Mooseheads between the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. He scored 10 goals and 26 assists during this two-season period. After his time in Canada he returned to the Czech Republic. He was a member of the national team that played at the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He later also played in Slovakia and Germany.[1] He played with HC Vítkovice in the Czech Extraliga during the 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2010–11 Czech Extraliga seasons. He also spent time with HC Poruba, HKM Zvolen, HK Detva, HC Dukla Jihlava, HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi, HC Stadion Litoměřice, HC Šumperk and EV Regensburg.[2]
In February 2024, Suchý died following a motor vehicle collision. He was 36.[1][3]
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Slezan Opava U18 | Czech U18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Oceláři Třinec U18 | Czech U18 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Oceláři Třinec U18 | Czech U18 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 116 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | HC České Budějovice U18 | Czech U18 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | HC České Budějovice U20 | Czech U20 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Kladno U18 | Czech U18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Kladno U20 | Czech U20 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 2005–06 | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 62 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 84 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 56 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 95 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Ostrava U20 | Czech U20 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Vitkovice | Czech | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Ostrava | Czech2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Vitkovice | Czech | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Poruba | Czech2 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HKM Zvolen | Slovak | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | HK Detva | Slovak2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Dukla Jihlava | Czech2 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Vitkovice | Czech | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi | Czech2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Stadion Litoměřice | Czech2 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Draci Šumperk | Czech2 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Draci Šumperk | Czech2 | 32 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | EV Regensburg | Germany3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | TJ Horní Benešov | Czech4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | TJ Horní Benešov | Czech4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Czech totals | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Czech2 totals | 152 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 137 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bailey, Mitchell (25 February 2024). "Former Halifax Mooseheads player Jiri Suchy killed in car crash". Global News. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Jiri Suchy". Elite Prospects.
- ^ Němeček, Ivan (25 February 2024). "Tragédie. V 36 letech zemřel bývalý obránce Draků a spoluhráč Voráčka". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1988 births
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- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia
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