Thomas Vrabec (born October 22, 1966) is a retired

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professional ice hockey

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ancestry. He was born in

Jablonec nad Nisou Jablonec nad Nisou (; ) is a city in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It is the second-largest city in the region. It is a local centre for education, and is known for its glass and jewelry production, espe ...

. In 1996 he had to abandon his career due to

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. He was team captain of the

SC Bern Schlittschuh Club Bern ('' Ice-skating Club Bern'' in English) is a professional ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rin ...

and the Swiss national team.

Career statistics

Achievements

*1987 - NLA Champion with

HC Lugano Hockey Club Lugano, often abbreviated to HC Lugano or HCL, is a professional ice hockey club based in Lugano, Switzerland. The team competes in the National League (NL) and has won seven Swiss championships. History The founding of HC Lugano took ...

*1988 - NLA Champion with HC Lugano *1990 - NLA Champion with HC Lugano *1991 - NLA Champion with

*1992 - NLA Champion with SC Bern

International play

Thomas Vrabec participated in the following tournaments for the Swiss national team: * 2 A-

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: 1991, 1993 * 2 B-World Championships: 1989, 1990 * 2

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: 1988 in Calgary and 1992 in Albertville

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* 1966 births Sportspeople from Jablonec nad Nisou Ice hockey people from the Liberec Region ECH Chur players HC Lugano players Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland SC Bern players Swiss ice hockey centres Swiss people of Czech descent {{Switzerland-icehockey-bio-stub