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Miloslav Gureň (born September 24, 1976) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 36 games for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Gureň played as a youth within professional club, PSG Berani Zlín of the Czech Extraliga. After his second professional season in the ELH in 1994–95, Gureň was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the third round, 60th overall, of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.
Having signed with the Canadiens, Gureň moved to North America prior to the 1996–97 season, playing with the Canadiens affiliate, the Fredericton Canadiens in the American Hockey League (AHL).
Gureň made his NHL debut with the Canadiens in the 1998–99 season, playing against the New York Rangers at the Molson Centre on October 10, 1998. He appeared in 12 games registering 1 assist. Unable to secure a regular spot on Montreal's blueline, Gureň played the majority of his tenure in the AHL.
After five seasons in North America, Gureň opted to return to Europe, signing with Czech club, HC Oceláři Třinec, for the 2001–02 season. He played 6 seasons in the Russian Superleague with CSKA Moscow and HC Sibir Novosibirsk before returning to the Czech Republic to play out the majority of his career.
Gureň ended his professional career following the 2014–15 season in the Italian Serie A, however opted to still continue playing through to 2019 at the Czech Regional level with local club, HC Uherské Brod.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | HC Zlín | Czech.20 | 36 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | HC Zlín | ELH | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | HC Zlín | ELH | 32 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1995–96 | HC Zlín | ELH | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 1996–97 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 79 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 78 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 63 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 1999–00 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 29 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 75 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 52 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03 | CSKA Moscow | RSL | 39 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Sibir Novosibirsk | RSL | 55 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Sibir Novosibirsk | RSL | 30 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Sibir Novosibirsk | RSL | 51 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Sibir Novosibirsk | RSL | 53 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 80 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Sibir Novosibirsk | RSL | 56 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 41 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Litvínov | ELH | 44 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi | Czech.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi | Czech.1 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi | Czech.1 | 41 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | SG Pontebba | ITL | 40 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Dragons de Rouen | FRA | 23 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | Eppan/Appiano | ITL | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Ferencvárosi TC | MOL | 25 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ELH totals | 217 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 158 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 28 | ||||
| NHL totals | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| RSL totals | 284 | 22 | 48 | 70 | 212 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Czech Republic | EJC18 |  | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1995 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1996 | Czech Republic | WJC | 4th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2001 | |
| Ligue Magnus | ||
| Champion (Dragons de Rouen) | 2014 | |