Jan Novák (ice hockey)
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Jan Novák is a Czech professional ice hockey
player. He has spent nine seasons with HC Slavia Prague
in the Czech Extraliga
between 1997 and 2006 and won the championship in 2003. Novák moved to the Russian Super League in 2006 and played one season for Aq Bars Kazan
. He has since then also played for Skellefteå AIK
of Elitserien
in Sweden
, but left them early in the 2007-08 season and moved to HC Slavia Praha, before on 12 January 2009 loaned to BK Mladá Boleslav
. He currently plays with HC České Budějovice
in the Czech Extraliga
.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. He has spent nine seasons with HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Praha is a Czech ice hockey team located in Prague playing the Czech Extraliga. It plays home games in the O2 Arena in Prague...
in the Czech Extraliga
Czech Extraliga
The Czech Extraliga is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the third strongest league in Europe....
between 1997 and 2006 and won the championship in 2003. Novák moved to the Russian Super League in 2006 and played one season for Aq Bars Kazan
Aq Bars Kazan
Ak Bars Kazan is a professional ice hockey team based in Kazan, in the Republic of Tatarstan, a federal subject of the Russian Federation. They are a current member of the Kontinental Hockey League....
. He has since then also played for Skellefteå AIK
Skellefteå AIK
Skellefteå AIK Hockey is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Skellefteå, playing in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.- History :...
of Elitserien
Elitserien
Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, but left them early in the 2007-08 season and moved to HC Slavia Praha, before on 12 January 2009 loaned to BK Mladá Boleslav
BK Mladá Boleslav
BK Mladá Boleslav is an ice hockey team in the Czech Extraliga. They play their home games at Ško-Energo Aréna.-History:...
. He currently plays with HC České Budějovice
HC Ceské Budejovice
HC Mountfield České Budějovice are a professional men's ice hockey club, based in České Budějovice in the Czech Republic. The club plays home games at Budvar Arena, and are members of the Czech Extraliga...
in the Czech Extraliga
Czech Extraliga
The Czech Extraliga is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the third strongest league in Europe....
.