| Vojtech
Polak |
| Vital Info |
Born: June 27, 1985 in Ostrov, Czech Republic
Height/Weight: 6-0/183 pounds
Position: Left Wing (Shoots left)
Drafted by the Dallas Stars in the 2nd round (36th overall) of the 2003
NHL Entry Draft. |
| 2007-08 season |
| Plagued by ankle injuries Polak played only 35 games
with Iowa of the AHL, picking up six goals and ten assists. He
eventually headed back to Czech Republic, where he finished the season
with Karlovy Vary of the Extraliga. |
| Background |
| In 2006-07 scored 17 goals and had 28 assists in 67 games with Iowa of the AHL.
Picked up one goal in seven Calder Cup playoff games. Had no points in
two games with Dallas. ... In 2005-06 he Had 12 goals, 22 assists and a minus-five rating in 60 games for
Iowa of the AHL. Had one assist in three AHL playoff games for Iowa. Had
no points and a minus-one rating in three games with Dallas. ... Polak had a rough 2004-05 season in Czech Republic. He got bounced around
from team to team and failed to make the country's World Junior
Championship team after having made it the previous year. Polak had two
goals and seven assists in 42 games in the Czech Elite League, splitting
time between the Karlovy and Dukla teams. He also got bounced down to
the Czech 1. liga for a time in 2004-05 and to Junior Hockey.... Polak had one goal and eight assists in 45 games for Karlovy in the
Czech Elite League in 2003-04.... He had one goal in six games for the
Czechs at the 2004 World Junior Championships.... Was ranked 12th among European skaters by Central Scouting prior to
the 2003 draft. Was ranked 34th overall by The Hockey News.... |
| Scouting Report |
| Polak is a talented player with good skills and smarts. Can handle
the puck well, has both an excellent wrist shot and slap shot and has
turned into a good skater. Showed a willingness to be more of a physical
player during his first season in North America. still needs to become
physically stronger. |
| Quotable |
| "He has a lot of ability you just can’t teach. He has such great
instincts." Iowa Stars coach Dave Allison on Polak in an interview
with MinorLeagueNews.com
"He's a pure talent, a really good offensive player, but he's also
a kid who has to work on his physical strength."
Stars assistant GM Les Jackson in an interview with NHL.com
|
| Career Stats |
| Season |
Team |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
PIM |
| 2001-02 |
Karlovy Vary (Czech, Jr.) |
37 |
11 |
14 |
25 |
26 |
| 2002-03 |
Karlovy Vary (Czech Extraliga ) |
41 |
7 |
9 |
16 |
51 |
| 2003-04 |
Karlovy Vary (Czech Extraliga ) |
45 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
42 |
| 2004-05 |
Karlovy Vary (Czech Extraliga) |
26 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
| 2004-05 |
Dukla Jihlava (Czech Extraliga) |
16 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
12 |
| 2004-05 |
SK Kadan (Czech 1. liga) |
7 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
39 |
| 2004-05 |
Karlovy Vary (Czech, Jr.) |
3 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
6 |
| 2005-06 |
Iowa (AHL) |
60 |
12 |
22 |
34 |
41 |
| 2005-06 |
Dallas (NHL) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2006-07 |
Iowa (AHL) |
67 |
17 |
28 |
45 |
48 |
| 2006-07 |
Dallas (NHL) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2007-08 |
Iowa (AHL) |
35 |
6 |
10 |
16 |
18 |
| 2007-08 |
Karlovy Vary (Czech Extraliga) |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
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