Igor Bobček (born 6 October 1983 in

Myjava Myjava (; historically also Miava, , ) is a town in Trenčín Region, Slovakia. Geography It is located in the Myjava Hills at the foothills of the White Carpathians and nearby the Little Carpathians. The river Myjava flows through the town. It ...

) is a Slovak

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who plays for CS Progym Gheorgheni in the Erste Liga and the Romanian Hockey League. Before turning professional, Bobček played the 2002–03 season with the

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of the

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. After playing with several clubs outside Slovakia, including GKS Tychy of the

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, he returned to

HK 36 Skalica HK Skalica is a professional ice hockey team based in Skalica, Slovakia. It has been a member of the Slovak Extraliga since 1997–98 season, when the squad was promoted from the Slovak 1.Liga. Team is currently playing in the second highest lea ...

in December 2012.Miroslav Lipovský a Igor Bobček v Skalici
19 December 2012 "Obranca Igor Bobček prichádza do Skalice na mesačnú skúšku s opciou do konca sezóny. Posledným Igorovým pôsobiskom bol maďarský Miskolc. Vo svojej kariére už pôsobil v slovenských kluboch Trenčín, Nitra Martin či Žilina a v zahraničí strávil niekoľko sezón v nižších súťažiach v Poľsku, Česku, Nemecku, Rakúsku či USA."

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