Adam Polášek

Adam Polášek (born on July 12, 1991 in Ostrava) is a Czech ice hockey defenceman currently playing for HC Vítkovice of the Tipsport Extraliga. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round, 145th overall of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
==Club career==
Polášek went through the full training system of Vítkovice, and played the Czech junior leagues for the team, including the Junior Extraliga.Adam Polášek (HC Vítkovice Steel) at Hokej.cz
In 2009, Polášek moved to North America to play with Prince Edward Island Rocket of the QMJHL for two seasons.
He signed his first professional contract with the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL on April 7, 2011. Following the pre-season training camp, Polášek was assigned to start the 2011–12 season in the AHL with the Chicago Wolves
In the 2011-12 season, Polášek played most of his games with the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL, but he also played for the Wolves in the AHL.
In the 2013-14 season, Polášek played only 2 games for the Utica Comets of the AHL and played 16 games for the Wings. During this season, Polášek opted to terminate his contract with Vancouver on December 25, 2013. He returned to his native Czech Republic and signed a contract with HC Sparta Praha of the Tipsport Extraliga on December 31, 2013. He played 16 games in the regular season plus 10 games in the play-offs for Sparta. He also appeared in 2 games for HC Stadion Litoměřice of the 1. Liga.
Next two seasons, Polášek played with the HC Sparta Praha. In the 2014-15 season, he played all 52 regular season games and scored 36 points. In the next season, Polášek played 49 games and scored 22 points.
In 2016, Polášek signed with Sibir Novosibirsk of KHL. He played there the whole 2016-17 season.
Polášek began the 2017-18 season with Sibir. On October 7, 2017, he joined HK Sochi of KHL. Polášek played out the season with Sochi, posting 7 points in 34 games plus another 3 points in 5 play-off games.
As a free agent, Polášek opted to continue in the KHL, agreeing to a one-year deal with Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on May 2, 2018. In the 2018–19 season, Polášek contributed with a KHL career high 7 goals, adding 26 points in 58 games.
On 15 July 2019, Polášek returned to the Czech Republic as a free agent, returning to his former club HC Sparta Praha on a one-year contract. In the middle of the 2019-20 season, Polášek received an offer from Tappara of the Liiga and finished the season there.
At the beginning of the 2020-21 season, Polášek plays on the loan for the HC Vítkovice of the Tipsport Extraliga.
== International career ==
Polášek played for the Czech Republic at the 2009 World U18 Championship, 2018 Olympics and at the 2018 World Championship.
==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
2009–10 	P.E.I. Rocket 	QMJHL 		66 	13 	28 	41 	91 		5 	0 	0 	0 	2
2010–11 	P.E.I. Rocket 	QMJHL 		61 	7 	32 	39 	59 		5 	0 	0 	0 	8
2011–12 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		46 	1 	8 	9 	27 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Kalamazoo Wings 	ECHL 		34 	4 	4 	8 	37 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		24 	1 	7 	8 	27 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Utica Comets 	AHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Kalamazoo Wings 	ECHL 		16 	1 	1 	2 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Sparta Praha 	ELH 		16 	2 	4 	6 	14 		10 	2 	2 	4 	12
2013–14 	Litoměřice 	Czech.1 		2 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Sparta Praha 	ELH 		52 	10 	26 	36 	58 		10 	1 	6 	7 	14
2015–16 	Sparta Praha 	ELH 		49 	9 	13 	22 	34 		17 	3 	9 	12 	10
2016–17 	HC Sibir Novosibirsk 	KHL 		60 	6 	22 	28 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	HC Sibir Novosibirsk 	KHL 		11 	1 	1 	2 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	HC Sochi 	KHL 		34 	2 	5 	7 	37 		5 	1 	2 	3 	2
2018–19 	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL 		58 	7 	19 	26 	49 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		72 	2 	15 	17 	56 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009 	Czech Republic	WJC18 	6th 		6 	2	3	5 	10
2018 	Czech Republic	OG 	4th 		6 	0	0	0 	2
2018 	Czech Republic	WC 	7th 		7 	0	2	2 	2
Junior totals	Junior totals 	Junior totals	Junior totals		6 	2	3	5 	10
Senior totals	Senior totals 	Senior totals	Senior totals		13	0	2	2 	4
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year 	
QMJHL 	QMJHL 	QMJHL
All-Rookie Team 	2009–10	
CHL All-Rookie Team	2009–10	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1991 births
Category:Chicago Wolves players
Category:Czech ice hockey defencemen
Category:Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) players
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of the Czech Republic
Category:HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players
Category:P.E.I. Rocket players
Category:HC Sibir Novosibirsk players
Category:HC Sochi players
Category:HC Sparta Praha players
Category:Utica Comets players
Category:Vancouver Canucks draft picks
Category:HC Vítkovice players