Also on that page it lists Durak as still a prospect, so maybe he is
still in the Juniors?
--- In nashvillepredatorsclub@yahoogroups.com, "Baron Utar, The
Wise" <utar_the_wise@y...> wrote:
> Don't know if this helps... from "Hockeysfuture.com"
>
> Miroslav
> Durak Name: Miroslav Durak
> Position: D
> Shoots: Right
> Height: 6-3
> Weight: 183 lbs
> Birthdate: 1981-06-09
> Hometown: Topalcany, Slovakia
> Acquired: 1999 NHL draft, eighth round (220th overall)
>
> History
> Miroslav Durak is yet another European prospect whom the Predators
> have lured to North America, to get a head start on adapting to
the
> North American game. He was selected in the eighth round, 220th
> overall in the 1999 NHL draft after his first season with
Bratislava
> in the Slovakian junior league. After participating in the 1999
> Predators rookie camp, Durak was assigned to Des Moines of the
USHL,
> where he turned in a solid first season.
>
> Talent Analysis
> Durak is a hard-working defenseman with good all-around skills and
> size. There is no particular weak point in his game, but he is not
> dominant in any particular area either. Durak skates well, can hit
> and has a hard shot from the point, along with an effective snap
> shot.
>
>
> Future
> As is the case with all would-be sleepers, Durak faces a long road
> to the NHL. He had a successful first season in the USHL and the
> Predators hope he can repeat the success of St. Louis Blues
prospect
> Petr Smrek, who made the huge jump from the USHL to the AHL
without
> missing a beat. However, Durak is younger than Smrek and must play
> one more year of junior hockey before he can enter the pro ranks.
He
> is a long shot to ever make the NHL, but coming to North America
so
> soon was a step in the right direction.
>
>
> Stats
> Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM2001-02
> Acadie-Bath QMJHL 67 11 36 47 1311999-00 Des
> Moines USHL 55 5 6 11 931998-99 Bratislava
> Slovak Jr 44 1 7 8 54
>
>
>
> Profile Last Updated: 2002-03-26
>
>
>
>
> --- In nashvillepredatorsclub@yahoogroups.com, beautypersoni
> <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > Hello everybody,
> >
> > Does anybody know the current whereabouts of defenseman Miroslav
> > Durak [NAS 99ED:8r220] and/or forward Bryan Lundbohm [NAS
> > FA:May02/01]? They're the only two former Predators that I can't
> > account for.
> >
> > Thanks ahead!
> >
> > Christopher "Beautiful" Carlson
> > Canada's #1 Nashville Predators Fan
> > "You can never have too many pucks."