# Bedřich Ščerban

Bedřich Ščerban (born 31 May 1964) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman. He competed at three Winter Olympics.

## Career

Ščerban began his career with HC Dukla Jihlava of the Czech Extraliga in 1986. In 1991, he moved to Finland's SM-liiga, spending one season with Tappara before moving the Sweden's Elitserien with Brynäs IF. He returned to the Czech Republic in 1996, splitting the year with VHK Vsetín and a second period with Dukla Jihlava. He spent the next seven seasons in Germany, playing for the Essen Mosquitoes and EHC Freiburg. He returned to the Czech Republic in 2004, spending his final seasons playing in the 1st Czech Republic Hockey League for HC Berounští Medvědi, SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč and a third spell with Jihlava before retiring in 2008.
Ščerban played on 1992 Bronze Medal winning Olympic Hockey team for Czechoslovakia.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1983–84 | ASD Dukla Jihlava | TCH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | ASD Dukla Jihlava | TCH | 43 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | ASD Dukla Jihlava | TCH | 41 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | ASD Dukla Jihlava | TCH | 43 | 5 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | ASD Dukla Jihlava | TCH | 46 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | ASD Dukla Jihlava | TCH | 45 | 8 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | ASD Dukla Jihlava | TCH | 57 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Tappara | Liiga | 43 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 37 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 1993–94 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 40 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 1994–95 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 40 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 |
| 1995–96 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Brynäs IF | Allsv | 17 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 1996–97 | HC Petra Vsetín | ELH | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | HC Dukla Jihlava | ELH | 25 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | ESC Moskitos Essen | DEU II | 62 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | ESC Moskitos Essen | DEU II | 56 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 1999–2000 | Moskitos Essen | DEL | 53 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | EHC Freiburg | DEU II | 41 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2001–02 | EHC Freiburg | DEU II | 62 | 9 | 47 | 56 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | EHC Freiburg | DEU II | 56 | 7 | 49 | 56 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 |
| 2003–04 | Wölfe Freiburg | DEL | 23 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | HC Berounští Medvědi | CZE II | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč | CZE II | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč | CZE II | 51 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč | CZE II | 51 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 2007–08 | HC Dukla Jihlava | CZE II | 23 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| TCH totals | TCH totals | TCH totals | 277 | 33 | 59 | 92 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SEL totals | SEL totals | SEL totals | 139 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 102 | 31 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 24 |
| DEU II totals | DEU II totals | DEU II totals | 277 | 43 | 206 | 249 | 194 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 32 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1987 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 1987 | Czechoslovakia | CC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1988 | Czechoslovakia | OG | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1989 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 1992 | Czechoslovakia | OG | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | Czech Republic | WC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1994 | Czech Republic | OG | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1994 | Czech Republic | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1995 | Czech Republic | WC | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 98 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 62 |