Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: JiÅ Ã TlustÃ 1\/2 ( born March 16 , 1988 in SlanÃ 1\/2 , Czechoslovakia ) is a professional Czech ice hockey player that currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) as a Left winger .
Simplified: JiÅ Ã TlustÃ 1\/2 ( born March 16 , 1988 ) is a Czech professional ice hockey player who is a member of the Carolina Hurricanes organization of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) .