Radek Dvořák (born 9 March 1977, Tábor,
Czechoslovakia) is a winger for the Florida Panthers
of the National Hockey League. He was drafted in the
first round of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, 10th
overall, by the Florida Panthers. He has played for
the Florida Panthers, New York Rangers and Edmonton
Oilers. He was traded to the San Jose Sharks but was
traded by the Sharks to the Rangers the very same
day.
Dvořák played in the NHL the very next season, and
spent four and a half seasons playing for Florida,
before being involved in a three-way trade for Mike
Vernon. Dvořák ended up on the New York Rangers, and
the following season (2000/01), he scored a
career-high 30 goals and 67 points playing on a line
with fellow Czechs Petr Nedvěd and Jan Hlaváč.
Dvořák was traded to the Edmonton Oilers at the
2002/03 NHL trade deadline, along with Cory Cross,
for Anson Carter and Ales Pisa.
Dvořák returned to his native Czech Republic for the
2004-05 NHL lockout, and has represented his country
at world championships, and the 2002 Winter Olympics
in Salt Lake City, Utah.
In the 2005-06 NHL season, Dvořák was part of the
Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Finalists team. On
September 14, 2006, Dvořák signed a contract with
the St. Louis Blues as an unrestricted free agent.
