Radoslav Suchý (born April 7, 1976) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for

Avangard Omsk Hockey Club Avangard (russian: ХК Авангард, links=no, Vanguard), also known as Avangard Omsk, is a Russian professional ice hockey team from Omsk. It is a member of the Chernyshev Division in the Eastern Conference of the Kontinental H ...

of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He formerly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the

Phoenix Coyotes The Arizona Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Coyotes compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and currently play at the Mull ...

and Columbus Blue Jackets

Playing career

Undrafted, Suchý played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Sherbrooke Faucons and the

Chicoutimi Saguenéens The Chicoutimi Saguenéens are a junior ice hockey team which plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The team is based out of Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada (now a part of the city of Saguenay) and owned by the City of Saguenay. Th ...

. Suchý was then signed by the

on September 26, 1997, and made his professional debut in the 1997–98 season with the Las Vegas Thunder of the International Hockey League (IHL) and the Coyotes' then affiliate, the

Springfield Falcons The Springfield Falcons were a former ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) and played in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the MassMutual Center. In 2016, the Falcons' franchise was purchased by the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Ar ...

of the American Hockey League (AHL). Suchý made his NHL debut with the Coyotes in the 1999–2000 season. He played four seasons for the Coyotes before he was traded (along with a sixth-round draft pick) to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for a fourth-round pick. Suchý spent the

2004–05 NHL lockout The 2004–05 NHL lockout was a labor lockout that resulted in the cancellation of the National Hockey League (NHL) season, which would have been its 88th season of play. The main dispute was the league's desire to implement a salary cap to ...

with HK Aquacity ŠKP Poprad in the Slovak Extraliga. In the 2005–06 season, Suchý played his only season with the Blue Jackets before leaving at season's end to sign with ZSC Lions of the Swiss National League A (NLA) for the start of the 2006–07 season. On 31 August 2011, Suchý signed a one-year deal with

of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Suchý also played with the Slovakia national team in the 2000, 2003 and 2005 men's World Ice Hockey Championships. He won the silver medal in the 2000 Championship and the bronze medal in the 2003 Championship.

Awards and achievements

* 1996–97 – QMJHL – Second All-Star Team *1996–97 – Memorial Cup – George Parsons Trophy

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Suchy, Radoslav 1976 births Living people Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) players Columbus Blue Jackets players Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Las Vegas Thunder players Olympic ice hockey players of Slovakia Phoenix Coyotes players Sherbrooke Faucons players Slovak ice hockey defencemen Springfield Falcons players HK Poprad players Undrafted National Hockey League players People from Kežmarok Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Canada Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the United States Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Slovak expatriate ice hockey people