Kamil Brabenec

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Kamil Brabenec
Born (1976-05-17) May 17, 1976 (age 48)
Brno, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
Alps HL team HC Egna
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1996present

Kamil Brabenec (born May 17, 1976) is a Czech professional ice hockey player who currently plays with HC Egna in the Alps Hockey League.

Brabenec previously played for HKm Zvolen, HC Kometa Brno, HC České Budějovice, HC Keramika Plzeň, Luleå HF and HC Vsetín. He won a Slovak Extraliga with HKm Zvolen (2012-2013) and a Czech Extraliga with HC Kometa Brno (2016-2017). [1] [2]

His father of the same name was an international basketball player for Czechoslovakia in the 1970s and 80s, [3] and his sister Andrea Brabencová  [ it ] and daughter Kristýna Brabencová  [ it ] also played that sport at a high level. [4] His son Jakub Brabenec is a hockey player who was drafted by NHL team Vegas Golden Knights in 2021. [5]

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References

  1. Profile at HC Kometa Brno official website
  2. "Einen tschechischen Meister zieht es ins Unterland" (in German). August 2, 2017. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  3. Brabenec Kamil, Menšíkova jedenáctka (in Czech)
  4. Doma mluvíme moravsky. Holky někdy nevěděly, co říkám, směje se Brabencová [We speak Moravian at home. The girls sometimes didn't know what I was saying, laughs Brabencová], Patrik El-Talabáni, deník.cz, 16 May 2018(in Czech)
  5. VGK Sign Forward Jakub Brabenec to Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract, Vegas Golden Knights / NHL.com, 10 December 2022