Vladimír Hartinger (born July 16, 1979 in Šternberk) is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He was formerly a member of the Huntsville Havoc in Huntsville, Alabama, and helped the team to win the Southern Professional Hockey League championship in 2009–10. Then later played in Rapid City, South Dakota for the Rapid City Rush in the Central Hockey League. Vladimir Hartinger has been involved with the sport of hockey from a young age. He played with the Czech National team as well as the Czech Army team as a young adult. Hartinger played professional hockey for the CHL, SPHL, and an international league from 2001 - 2011. Vladimir has been coaching youth hockey in New Mexico since leaving professional hockey. He is passionate about helping youth players develop not only as high level competitive players, but also as teammates and responsible young adults. He also coaches youth ice hockey in New Mexico and Missouri. Career statistics Awards and honours References External links 1979 births Czech ice hockey defencemen Fort Worth Brahmas players HC Kometa Brno players HC Prostějov players Huntsville Havoc players Living people New Mexico Scorpions (CHL) players Rapid City Rush players Wichita Thunder players People from Šternberk Sportspeople from the Olomouc Region