Libor Zabransky
Encyclopedia
Libor "Zábrda" Zabransky (born November 25, 1973 in Brno
, Czechoslovakia
) is a retired professional hockey
player.
by the St. Louis Blues. Zábranský played the majority of his career in the Czech Republic but he did play 40 games over two seasons with St. Louis in the NHL
. After retiring from playing due to health problems at the age 30, he became majority owner of Czech 1st division team HC Kometa BVV Brno
.
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
) is a retired professional hockey
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.
Playing career
Zábranský was drafted 209th overall in the 9th round of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft1995 NHL Entry Draft
The 1995 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta. The drafting order was now set partially by a lottery system whereby teams would not be guaranteed first pick if they finished last. Instead, a draft lottery was instituted in which the winner of the lottery could move...
by the St. Louis Blues. Zábranský played the majority of his career in the Czech Republic but he did play 40 games over two seasons with St. Louis in the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
. After retiring from playing due to health problems at the age 30, he became majority owner of Czech 1st division team HC Kometa BVV Brno
Kometa Brno
HC Kometa Brno is the second most successful ice hockey club in the Czech Republic with 11 Czechoslovak league titles . With three European Cup titles, Kometa is also the most successful Czech club in international ice hockey...
.