Radoslav Suchý
Radoslav Suchý is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. He formerly played in the National Hockey League with the Phoenix Coyotes and Columbus Blue JacketsPlaying career
Undrafted, Suchý played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the Sherbrooke Faucons and the Chicoutimi Saguenéens. Suchý was then signed by the Phoenix Coyotes on September 26, 1997, and made his professional debut in the 1997–98 season with the Las Vegas Thunder of the International Hockey League and the Coyotes' then affiliate, the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League.
Suchý made his NHL debut with the Coyotes in the 1999–2000 season. He played four seasons for the Coyotes before he was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for a fourth-round pick. Suchý spent the 2004–05 NHL lockout with HK Aquacity ŠKP Poprad in the Slovak Extraliga.
In the 2005–06 season, Suchý played his only season with the Blue Jackets before leaving at season's end to sign with ZSC Lions of the Swiss National League A for the start of the 2006–07 season.
On 31 August 2011, Suchý signed a one-year deal with Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League.
Suchý also played with the Slovakia national team in the 2000, 2003 and 2005 men's World Ice Hockey Championships. He won the silver medal in the 2000 Championship and the bronze medal in the 2003 Championship.Awards and achievements
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