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Martin Straka

1972 - Today

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Martin Straka (born September 3, 1972) is a Czech former ice hockey center who most recently played for HC Plzeň 1929 of the Czech Extraliga. He is also the club's general manager and co-owner, having bought a 70% share of the team in 2009. Straka played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1992 until 2008 with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators, New York Islanders, Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Straka is the 196th most popular hockey player (down from 177th in 2024), the 954th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 941st in 2019) and the 28th most popular Czech Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Martin Straka ranks 196 out of 676. Before him are John Tavares, Dale Hawerchuk, Nicklas Bäckström, Mikhail Shtalenkov, Harry Sinden, and František Kaberle. After him are Roman Turek, Ruslan Salei, Nikolai Khabibulin, Vladimir Malakhov, Vyacheslav Kozlov, and Glenn Anderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Martin Straka ranks 788. Before him are Rosa Blasi, Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, Daima Beltrán, Hideyuki Imakura, Segundo Cernadas, and Karin Thürig. After him are Amanda Marshall, Evgenia Shishkova, Kazunari Koga, Ernest Cline, Isabelle Boulay, and Lloy Ball.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Martin Straka ranks 954 out of 1,200. Before him are Olga Charvátová (1962), Václav Korunka (1965), Leoš Friedl (1977), Pavel Benc (1963), Albert Rusnák (1994), and František Kaberle (1973). After him are Dušan Uhrin Jr. (1967), Ondřej Sosenka (1975), Roman Turek (1970), Bohdan Ulihrach (1975), Jan Hřebejk (1967), and Ota Zaremba (1957).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Czechia

Among hockey players born in Czechia, Martin Straka ranks 28. Before him are Robert Lang (1970), Patrik Eliáš (1976), Martin Ručinský (1971), Josef Vašíček (1980), Petr Nedvěd (1971), and František Kaberle (1973). After him are Roman Turek (1970), Karel Rachůnek (1979), Petr Bříza (1964), Milan Hejduk (1976), Tomáš Vokoun (1976), and Milan Hnilička (1973).

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