Michal Divíšek (born April 22, 1976) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Michal Divíšek
colour photograph of Michal Divíšek playing ice hockey
Michal Divíšek
Born (1976-04-22) April 22, 1976 (age 48)
Hořice, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Stadion Hradec Králové
HC Vsetín
HC Dukla Jihlava
HC Karlovy Vary
HC Pardubice
HC Litvínov
HC Havířov Panthers
HC Plzeň
Diables Rouges de Briançon
Diables Noirs de Tours
Playing career 1993–2010

Divísek began his career with Stadion Hradec Králové and played one game for the team during the 1993–94 Czech Extraliga season. He then moved to North America to play in the junior Canadian Hockey League system, where he was drafted 26th overall by the Western Hockey League's Seattle Thunderbirds in the 1994 CHL Import Draft.[1]

After two seasons in the WHL, Divíšek returned to the Czech Extraliga and played 249 regular season games over the next seven seasons, playing for HC Vsetín, HC Dukla Jihlava, HC Karlovy Vary, HC Pardubice, HC Litvínov, HC Havířov Panthers and HC Plzeň.[2] He would also play in France's Ligue Magnus for Diables Rouges de Briançon and Diables Noirs de Tours.

Since 2008, Divíšek has worked as a coach in France, beginning with a player-coach role at Peaux Rouges d'Evry in France's third-tier FFHG Division 2. He retired in 2010 and became an assistant coach for Aigles de Nice of Division 1. In 2018, he became head coach for Division 3 side Ducs de Dijon.

Career statistics edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1991–92 Mountfield HK U18 Czechoslovakia U18 36 7 18 25
1993–94 HC Stadion Hradec Králové Czech 1 0 0 0 0
1994–95 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 61 0 21 21 83 4 0 1 1 10
1995–96 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 69 10 42 52 91 5 1 2 3 6
1996–97 HC Vsetin Czech 46 2 8 10 56 9 2 2 4 24
1997–98 HC Vsetin Czech 33 0 5 5 12 5 0 1 1 2
1998–99 HC Dukla Jihlava Czech 33 1 3 4 36
1999–00 HC Karlovy Vary Czech 47 2 4 6 52
2000–01 HC Pardubice Czech 41 3 4 7 44 5 0 0 0 6
2001–02 HCM Slovan Rosice Czech2 29 1 7 8 28
2001–02 HC Chemopetrol Czech 9 0 0 0 8
2002–03 HC Plzen Czech 30 2 2 4 28
2002–03 HC Havirov Panthers Czech 10 0 0 0 6
2003–04 Diables Rouges de Briançon France 25 2 10 12 92 4 1 0 1 6
2004–05 Diables Rouges de Briançon Ligue Magnus 27 10 7 17 91 4 0 2 2 6
2005–06 HC Havirov Panthers Czech2 27 1 6 7 36
2005–06 Neumarkt/Egna Italy2 17 4 1 5 28 3 0 1 1 4
2006–07 Remparts de Tours France2 28 4 11 15 106
2007–08 Remparts de Tours Ligue Magnus 26 7 7 14 44 5 1 2 3 6
2008–09 Jets de Viry-Essonne France3 17 12 6 18 22 2 0 2 2 18
2009–10 Jets de Viry-Essonne France3 18 5 11 16 24 2 0 3 3 29
Czech totals 250 10 26 36 242 20 2 3 5 32

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