Miloslav Gureň

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 a 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 before 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 continue playing through to 2019 at the Czech Regional level with a 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