Jiří Látal

Jiří Látal
Born	(1967-02-02) February 2, 1967 (age 57) Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Left
Played for	TJ Sparta ČKD Praha ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín Philadelphia Flyers Vålerenga Ishockey Reipas Lahti HC Olomouc HC Dadák Vsetín
National team	Czechoslovakia
NHL draft	106th overall, 1985 Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	1984–1996

Jiří Látal (born February 2, 1967) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player. He played 92 games in the National Hockey League with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1989 to 1991. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1984 to 1996, was mainly spent in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League and then Czech Extraliga. Internationally he played for the Czechoslovak national team at three World Junior Championships and at the 1989 World Championships, winning a bronze at the latter. In December 2009, he served as the General Manager of the Czech Republic team competing in the World Junior Hockey Championships in Regina, Saskatchewan.

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