Answer the following question: Facts: - weight lb: 198 - played for: philadelphia mighty ducks of anaheim new york rangers columbus blue jackets flyers hc Ceske budejovice ottawa senators florida panthers tampa bay lightning - career end: 2013 - ntl team: czech republic - position: left wing - height in: 2 - caption: prospal with the lightning in 2009 - draft year: 1993 - shoots: left - height ft: 6 - birth date: 17 february 1975 - career start: 1993 - draft team: philadelphia flyers - image size: 230px - image: vaclav prospal lightning.jpg - birth place: Ceske budejovice , czechoslovakia - draft: 71st overall Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of vaclav prospal .
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vaclav '' vinny '' prospal -lrb- born february 17 , 1975 -rrb- is a czech former professional ice hockey player .he played 16 seasons in the national hockey league -lrb- nhl -rrb- for the philadelphia flyers , ottawa senators , florida panthers , tampa bay lightning , mighty ducks of anaheim , new york rangers and columbus blue jackets .on january 24 , 2014 , he announced his retirement from professional hockey .