Ján Pardavý

Ján Pardavý (born on September 8, 1971, in Trenčín) is a retired Slovak right winger, currently the head coach of the HK Dukla Trenčín of the Tipos Extraliga.

Club career
Pardavý began his senior career with the HK Dukla Trenčín of the 1. NHL (after dissolution of Czechoslovakia playing in the Slovenská Extraliga V Ľadovom Hokeji (since the 1998-99 season called the West Extraliga)). He stayed there until the end of the 1998-99 season. He became the Czechoslovak champion in the 1991-92 season and the Slovak champion in the 1993-94 and 1996-97 seasons. In the 1996-97 season, he was also the player who scored most goals (42) and most points (86) in the Slovenská Extraliga V Ľadovom Hokeji.

In 1999 - 2001, Pardavý played with the HC Vsetín of the Český Telecom Extraliga. In the 1999-00 season, he was the foreigner who scored most points in the Český Telecom Extraliga. In the 2000-01 season, he became the Czech champion as he scored most goals (10) among all players in the play-offs.

In the 2001-02 season played Pardavý with the Djurgårdens IF of the Elitserien and in the 2002-03 season with the HPK of the SM-liiga.

In the next season, he played with the HC Znojemští Orli of the Tipsport Extraliga (formerly Český Telecom Extraliga).

He also began there the 2004-05 season but after 18 games played, he moved to the HK Dukla Trenčín of the ST Extraliga (formerly West Extraliga).

In the 2005-06 season, Pardavý played with the MODO Hockey of the Elitserien.

In the 2006-07 season, Pardavý played 41 regular season games and 14 play-off games with the HK Dukla Trenčín of the Slovnaft Extraliga (formerly ST Extraliga) and 4 games with the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Superliga.

Pardavý then continued wíth the HK Dukla Trenčín of the Slovnaft Extraliga in the 2007-08 season.

Next two seasons played Pardavý with the HC Banská Bystrica of the Slovnaft Extraliga. In the 2009-10 season, he was selected into the Slovnaft Extraliga All-Star Team.

In 2010 - 2013, Pardavý served as the team captain of the HK Dukla Trenčín of the Slovnaft Extraliga (since the 2011-12 season called the Tipsport Extraliga).

After that, he played his last three seasons with the Strasbourg of the Ligue Magnus.

International career
Pardavý played with the Slovak National Team at the 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 World Championship s (winning silver at the 2000 tournament) and at the 1998 and 2002 Olympics.