Vlastimil Krupa ( Czech. Vlastimil Kroupa ; April 27, 1975 , in Most , Czechoslovakia ) - former Czech hockey player , defender . The Czech national team is the bronze medalist of the 1997 World Cup .
 Vlastimil Croupe | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | defender | |
| Growth | 192 cm | |
| Weight | 92 kg | |
| Grab | left | |
| Citizenship |  Czech | |
| Born | April 27, 1975 (44 years old) | |
| Career | 1992—2011 | |
| NHL draft | In 1993, he was selected in the 2nd round under the general 45th number by the San Jose Sharks club | |
| Clubs | ||
| Litvinov Kansas City Blades San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils Albany River Rats Moskitos Essen Sparta Prague Trshinets | ||
| International medals | ||
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Biography
Vlastimil Croupa began his hockey career in 1992 at the Litvinov club. He played for a long time in the Czech Extra League and the NHL for the San Jose Sharks and New Jersey Devils . In the Czech national team, Crowpe was in an application for the 1997 World Cup, where he won a bronze medal. He completed his career in 2011 due to back problems.
Crowpe's wife is fond of Chinese medicine, thanks to which he managed to get rid of health problems. After that, Crowpe also began to actively engage in Chinese medicine. He currently teaches at the Czech School of Chinese Medicine.
Achievements
- World Championship bronze medalist 1997
- Bronze medalist of the European Championship among juniors 1993
- Silver medalist of the Czech Extra League 2001
- Participant in the AHL All-Star Game 1998
Statistics
- Czech Championship - 546 games, 116 points (41 + 75)
- IHL - 226 games, 100 points (20 + 80)
- NHL - 125 games, 26 points (5 + 21)
- AHL - 91 games, 42 points (6 + 36)
- German Championship - 56 games, 19 points (6 + 13)
- Czech national team - 21 games, 7 points (1 + 6)
- In total for a career - 1065 games, 310 points (79 + 231)
Family
He ruled Croupe married, he and his wife have two sons.