Richard Žemlička

Richard Žemlička (born 13 April 1964) is a Czech former professional ice hockey left winger.
==Playing career==
Žemlicka began his career with HC Slavia Praha and HC Sparta Praha, becoming a regular member of Sparta's roster in 1987. He was drafted 185th in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers but never made the move to North America and remained with Sparta Praha before moving to the SM-liiga in Finland for TPS during the 1991-92 season. He then moved to Germany in 1992 to play in the Eishockey-Bundesliga and later the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for EHC Freiburg, Eisbären Berlin and ESG Sachsen Weißwasser before returning to Sparta Praha in 1995.
Žemlicka stayed with Sparta for the next eight seasons, becoming the team's captain in 2001. In 2003, he joined HC Litvínov and in 2004, he moved to the Slovak Extraliga for spells with HK Poprad and MHK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš. From 2006 until his retirement in 2010, Žemlicka played for HC Roudnice nad Labem.
Žemlicka was a member of the Czechoslovakia national team and later the Czech Republic national team following the split of Czechoslovakia in 1993. He played at the 1992 Winter Olympics and helped Czechoslovakia win the bronze medal. He also played in the 1994 Winter Olympics for the Czech Republic.
==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
1985–86 	TJ Slavia IPS Praha 	TCH II 	 	41 	21 	10 	31 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	TJ Sparta ČKD Praha 	TCH 	 	27 	3 	7 	10 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	TJ Slavia IPS Praha 	TCH II 	 	— 	12 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	TJ Sparta ČKD Praha 	TCH 	 	44 	8 	10 	18 	32 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	TJ Sparta ČKD Praha 	TCH 	 	42 	20 	17 	37 	40 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	TJ Sparta ČKD Praha 	TCH 	 	45 	15 	14 	29 	28 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	HC Sparta Praha 	TCH 	 	51 	22 	30 	52 	43 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	HC Sparta Praha 	TCH 	 	28 	14 	19 	33 	33 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	TPS 	Liiga 	 	15 	5 	9 	14 	6 	 	3 	2 	1 	3 	0
1992–93 	EHC Freiburg 	1.GBun 	 	43 	25 	31 	56 	52 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	EHC Freiburg 	1.GBun 	 	44 	15 	33 	48 	31 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	HC Sparta Praha 	ELH 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	7 	0 	3 	3 	16
1994–95 	Eisbären Berlin 	DEL 	 	38 	23 	24 	47 	32 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	ESG Füchse Sachsen 	DEL 	 	2 	0 	2 	2 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	HC Sparta Praha 	ELH 	 	29 	20 	20 	40 	46 	 	11 	1 	11 	12 	29
1996–97 	HC Sparta Praha 	ELH 	 	40 	24 	22 	46 	78 	 	8 	5 	5 	10 	20
1997–98 	HC Sparta Praha 	ELH 	 	43 	16 	21 	37 	52 	 	11 	2 	6 	8 	49
1998–99 	HC Sparta Praha 	ELH 	 	27 	12 	11 	23 	61 	 	8 	1 	3 	4 	4
1999–2000 	HC Sparta Praha 	ELH 	 	43 	17 	25 	42 	68 	 	9 	5 	4 	9 	12
2000–01 	HC Sparta Praha 	ELH 	 	47 	14 	29 	43 	105 	 	13 	5 	8 	13 	18
2001–02 	HC Sparta Praha 	ELH 	 	46 	19 	24 	43 	92 	 	11 	1 	9 	10 	12
2002–03 	HC Sparta Praha 	ELH 	 	35 	8 	12 	20 	30 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	HC Chemopetrol, a.s. 	ELH 	 	11 	2 	8 	10 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	HC Chemopetrol, a.s. 	ELH 	 	46 	8 	16 	24 	48 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	HK Tatravagónka ŠKP Poprad	SVK 	 	37 	12 	14 	26 	26 	 	5 	1 	2 	3 	18
2005–06 	HK Tatravagónka ŠKP Poprad	SVK 	 	29 	5 	4 	9 	40 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš 	SVK 	 	21 	2 	9 	11 	75 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	HC Roudnice nad Labem 	CZE IV 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	HC Roudnice nad Labem 	CZE III 	 	30 	17 	16 	33 	93 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	HC Roudnice nad Labem 	CZE III 	 	31 	16 	23 	39 	42 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	HC Roudnice nad Labem 	CZE III 	 	7 	1 	5 	6 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
TCH totals	TCH totals 	TCH totals	 	237 	86 	93 	179 	190 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
ELH totals	ELH totals 	ELH totals	 	367 	134 	170 	304 	604 	 	84 	20 	49 	69 	160
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
1991 	Czechoslovakia	WC 	 	10	2 	1 	3 	4
1991 	Czechoslovakia	CC 	 	5 	2 	1 	3 	0
1992 	Czechoslovakia	OG 	 	8 	1 	4 	5 	6
1992 	Czechoslovakia	WC 	 	8 	0 	3 	3 	0
1993 	Czech Republic	WC 	 	5 	1 	1 	2 	8
1994 	Czech Republic	OG 	 	8 	3 	4 	7 	6
1994 	Czech Republic	WC 	 	6 	3 	1 	4 	6
1995 	Czech Republic	WC 	 	8 	1 	1 	2 	6
1997 	Czech Republic	WC 	 	9 	0 	2 	2 	4
Senior totals	Senior totals 	Senior totals	 	67	13	18	31 	40
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== References ==
==External links==
Category:1964 births
Category:Czech ice hockey left wingers
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Category:Eisbären Berlin players
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Category:Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Category:Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Category:Lausitzer Füchse players
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Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia
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Category:Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Category:HK Poprad players
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