Martin Štrbák (born January 15, 1975) is a Slovak former

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, who last played for HC Košice.

Biography

Štrbák played in the 1989

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with a youth ice hockey team from Czechoslovakia. He was drafted by the

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in the 9th round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, and also played for the

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in the ( 2003–04) season. Štrbák was part of the Slovakian team which won the 2002 IIHF World Championships. Štrbák was a player for the

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teams which won back-to-back

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championships in 2002 and 2003. He formerly played for HC Pardubice in the

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and

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of the former Russian Super League.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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