Martin Hlinka (born 25 September 1976) is a Slovak former professional

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player. He last played for the St. Charles Chill in the

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(CHL). In April 2021 he was announced as Director of Youth Hockey for the

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. Prior to joining the Kraken he served as an assistant coach for the

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in the AHA conference of the

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, following spells coaching clubs in Russia and Austria, and with youth international teams of Belarus and Poland.

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* 1976 births Living people Augsburg Auggies men's ice hockey players Chicago Wolves (IHL) players Hannover Scorpions players Hershey Bears players Kassel Huskies players Portland Pirates players Quad City Mallards (UHL) players St. Charles Chill players Slovak ice hockey forwards Ice hockey people from Bratislava Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Slovak ice hockey coaches Seattle Kraken personnel Slovak expatriate ice hockey people Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Austria Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Russia Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Poland {{Slovakia-icehockey-bio-stub