Petr Tatíček

Petr Tatíček
Born	(1983-09-22) September 22, 1983 Rakovník, TCH
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
DEL team Former teams	ERC Ingolstadt HC Kladno Florida Panthers HC Davos HC Lev Praha
NHL Draft	9th overall, 2002 Florida Panthers
Playing career	2000–present

Petr Tatíček (born September 22, 1983) is a Czech professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing for ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He previously played for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Tatíček was drafted 9th overall by the Panthers in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft from the OHL's Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and managed to play just three games for the Panthers during the 2005–06 NHL season, going pointless. On March 9, 2006, Tatíček was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Richard Jackman, but never played for them, spending the remainder of the season with their American Hockey League affiliate the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

He then signed with the Washington Capitals as a free agent, but only played one game for their farm team the Hershey Bears before returning to the Czech Extraliga with HC Kladno. Later in the season, he moved to HC Davos in Switzerland's Nationalliga A.

On July 22, 2014, Tatíček signed as a free agent with German club, ERC Ingolstadt to a one-year contract. During the 2014–15 season, having quickly adapted to the DEL and among the teams top scoring line, Tatíček was signed to a three-year contract extension to remain in Ingolstadt on November 23, 2014.

External links

• Petr Tatíček's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Jay Bouwmeester	Florida Panthers first round draft pick 2002	Succeeded by Nathan Horton