Bobby holik biography

Czech ice hockey player (born 1971)

Ice hockey player

Robert Holík (born January 1, 1971) is a Czech-American former professional ice hockeycenter who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Holík is the son of Jaroslav Holík, a Czechoslovak ice hockey world champion in 1972 and Czech national team head coach who led the under-20 team to world titles in 2000 and 2001.

Holík is the current head coach of the Israel men's national ice hockey team.

Playing career

Holík began his NHL career playing for the Hartford Whalers in 1990 after being selected tenth overall by them in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. After two seasons with the Whalers, he was traded to the New Jersey Devils where he played for ten seasons, featuring as a member of the "Crash Line" alongside Mike Peluso and Randy McKay, and winning two Stanley Cup championships, in 1995 and 2000.^[1] Prior to the 2002–03 season, as a free agent, Holík signed a five-year, $45 million co Bobby Holík - Wikipedia JEPEB