Martin Hlinka (born 25 September 1976) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player. He last played for the St. Charles Chill in the Central Hockey League (CHL).[1] In April 2021 he was announced as Director of Youth Hockey for the Seattle Kraken.[2] Prior to joining the Kraken he served as an assistant coach for the Canisius Golden Griffins in the AHA conference of the NCAA,[3] following spells coaching clubs in Russia and Austria, and with youth international teams of Belarus and Poland.[2]
| Martin Hlinka | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hlinka with the Hershey Bears in 2004 | |||
| Born |
25 September 1976 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
AHL Hershey Bears Portland Pirates IHL Chicago Wolves UHL Quad City Mallards CHL St. Charles Chill DEL Hannover Scorpions Kassel Huskies | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2014 | ||
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Director of Youth Hockey |
| Team | Seattle Kraken |
| Conference | Western |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Augsburg University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2016–2018 | RB Hockey Juniors (assistant) |
| 2018–2019 | RB Hockey Academy (assistant) |
| 2019–2021 | Canisius (assistant) |
Career statistics edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | Augsburg University | NCAA III | 15 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Augsburg University | NCAA III | 24 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Augsburg University | NCAA III | 24 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Augsburg University | NCAA III | 22 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Quad City Mallards | UHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Quad City Mallards | UHL | 71 | 21 | 46 | 67 | 74 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 | ||
| 1999–00 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 60 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Quad City Mallards | UHL | 11 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 2001–02 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 50 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Quad City Mallards | UHL | 38 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 30 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 52 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 46 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 52 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 70 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 54 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 126 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 51 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 84 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 35 | ||
| 2009–10 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 56 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 54 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 52 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2011–12 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 52 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 32 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | St. Charles Chill | CHL | 66 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 192 | 29 | 69 | 98 | 138 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| DEL totals | 395 | 62 | 135 | 197 | 515 | 40 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 67 | ||||
References edit
- ^ St. Charles Chill 2013-14 Roster Archived 19 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Seattle Kraken Announce Youth Hockey & Skating Academy Coaching Staff". NHL.com. 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Canisius hires longtime international coach, player Hlinka as new assistant coach - College Hockey | USCHO.com". 28 August 2019.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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