Adam Polášek

Adam Polášek (born on July 12, 1991 in Ostrava) is a Czech ice hockey defenceman currently playing for HC Vítkovice of the Tipsport Extraliga. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 5th round, 145th overall of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Club career
Polášek went through the full training system of Vítkovice, and played the Czech junior leagues for the team, including the Junior Extraliga.

In 2009, Polášek moved to North America to play with Prince Edward Island Rocket of the QMJHL for two seasons.

He signed his first professional contract with the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL on April 7, 2011. Following the pre-season training camp, Polášek was assigned to start the 2011–12 season in the AHL with the Chicago Wolves

In the 2011-12 season, Polášek played most of his games with the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL, but he also played for the Wolves in the AHL.

In the 2013-14 season, Polášek played only 2 games for the Utica Comets of the AHL and played 16 games for the Wings. During this season, Polášek opted to terminate his contract with Vancouver on December 25, 2013. He returned to his native Czech Republic and signed a contract with HC Sparta Praha of the Tipsport Extraliga on December 31, 2013. He played 16 games in the regular season plus 10 games in the play-offs for Sparta. He also appeared in 2 games for HC Stadion Litoměřice of the 1. Liga.

Next two seasons, Polášek played with the HC Sparta Praha. In the 2014-15 season, he played all 52 regular season games and scored 36 points. In the next season, Polášek played 49 games and scored 22 points.

In 2016, Polášek signed with Sibir Novosibirsk of KHL. He played there the whole 2016-17 season.

Polášek began the 2017-18 season with Sibir. On October 7, 2017, he joined HK Sochi of KHL. Polášek played out the season with Sochi, posting 7 points in 34 games plus another 3 points in 5 play-off games.

As a free agent, Polášek opted to continue in the KHL, agreeing to a one-year deal with Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on May 2, 2018. In the 2018–19 season, Polášek contributed with a KHL career high 7 goals, adding 26 points in 58 games.

On 15 July 2019, Polášek returned to the Czech Republic as a free agent, returning to his former club HC Sparta Praha on a one-year contract. In the middle of the 2019-20 season, Polášek received an offer from Tappara of the Liiga and finished the season there.

At the beginning of the 2020-21 season, Polášek plays on the loan for the HC Vítkovice of the Tipsport Extraliga.

International career
Polášek played for the Czech Republic at the 2009 World U18 Championship, 2018 Olympics and at the 2018 World Championship.