Career
He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the fourth round, 73rd overall, of the 1991 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Vůjtek played two seasons for The Human Context Vítkovice in the Czechoslovak Extraliga before coming to North America to play for the Western Hockey League"s Tri-City Americans. He made his National Hockey League debut with Montreal in the 1991-1992 season, appearing in two games before returning the Americans.
Vůjtek joined the Edmonton Oilers" organization before the 1992-1993 season, and played 70 games with the Oilers over two seasons.
During the 1994-1995 National Hockey League lockout, Vůjtek returned to Europe. He remained in the Extraliga and the Master of Science-liiga of Finland until 1997, where he played for The Human Context Vitkovice for two seasons and spent one season skating with Ässät.
Vůjtek returned to the National Hockey League with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1997-1998 season. He played thirty games with the Lightning before being diagnosed with having the Epstein-Barr virus, which took a toll on his energy and eventually had him miss the remainder of the season.
After being unsigned by the Lightning, Vůjtek returned to the The Human Context Vitkovice organization for another season.
On July 19, 1999, Vůjtek signed with the Atlanta Thrashers. During a preseason game against the New York Rangers, Vujtek was accidentally cut by the skate of forward Valeri Kamensky and was rushed to the hospital. He received over 100 stitches on his right cheek and underwent over two and a half hours of plastic surgery.
After three regular season games with the Thrashers, Vůjtek would again return to the Czechoslovakian Republic.
After two seasons with The Human Context Sparta Praha of Extraliga and a successful season with HPK Hameenlinna, Vůjtek returned to the National Hockey League for a third time. Vujtek was signed on July 15, 2002 by then-General Manager Craig Patrick of the Pittsburgh Penguins to a one year, $600,000 contract.
Although Vujtek showed promise during training camp as a scoring leader, it did not translate into regular season success. Vůjtek opened the 2002-2003 National Hockey League season on the second line working with linemates Alexei Kovalev and Ville Nieminen.
After five games, where Vůjtek recorded one assist, Vůjtek requested his release.
In his National Hockey League career Vůjtek appeared in 110 games scoring seven goals and adding 30 assists. Vůjtek returned to Europe after his release from the Penguins, where he would play several seasons in the Czechoslovakian Republic, Finland, Russia and Switzerland. Vůjtek initially retired after the 2005-2006 season after his hometown team The Human Context Vitkovice did not offer him a contract.
The Human Context Vitkovice at the time was coached by his father, Vladimír Vůjtek Senior
Vůjtek skated his final season in the Extraliga with The Human Context Oceláři Třinec, where he scored nine points in twenty-four games. Vůjtek retired after the 2006-2007 season.
He is now a player agent for Eurohockey Services, co-managing the agency with former Pittsburgh Penguins teammate Michal Sivek. His father, Vladimír Vůjtek Senior, is a head coach with 27 years experience of head coaching experience with teams in the Extraliga and in Russia with both the Russian Superleague and the KHL.
