Tomáš Jelínek (born April 29, 1962) is a

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former professional

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winger. He played on the 1992 bronze medal winning

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Hockey team for

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. At club level Jelínek played briefly in the

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, appearing in 49 games with the

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during the 1992-93 season. In his homeland he featured mainly for

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, TJ Motor České Budějovice and HC Plzeň and had short spells in Finland, Switzerland and Germany. His elder son Tomáš Jr played hockey mainly in the domestic lower leagues and in France, and younger son

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captained

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and was also a

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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