Petr Hrbek was a right winger from Prague who played most of his career in the Czech Leagues. He started out in 1988 with ČKD Praha, then moved to HC Dukla Jihlava in 1989, before returning to ČKD Praha in 1990. In 1988 he was drafted in the 3rd round of the NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings. He spent part of the 1992-93 season playing with their American Hockey League (AHL) farm team, the Adirondack Red Wings, but never made it to the NHL. He finished out the 1992-93 season with ČKD Praha. His career lasted through 2003, mostly with various Czech teams, including HC Litvínov, SK Slavia Praha, HKm Zvolen, and HC Havířov Femax, but he also played parts of three years in the German leagues, with Starbulls Rosenheim (1993-95) and EHC Freiburg (2001-02).
Internationally Hrbek played for Czechoslovakia at the 1987 European Juniors, the 1988-89 World Juniors, the 1992 Canada Cup, the 1992 World Championships, and the 1992 Winter Olympics. He played for the Czech Republic at the 1993 World Championship and 1994 Winter Olympics, and won bronze medals at both the 1992 and 1993 World Championships.