Lukáš Krajíček

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Lukáš Krajíček
Date of birth March 11, 1983
place of birth Prostějov , Czechoslovakia
size 185 cm
Weight 85 kg
position defender
number # 2
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2001 , 1st round, 24th position
Florida Panthers
Career stations
until 1999 HC Zlín
1999-2000 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
2000-2003 Peterborough Petes
2003-2005 San Antonio Rampage
2005-2006 Florida panthers
2006-2008 Vancouver Canucks
2008-2010 Tampa Bay Lightning
2010 Philadelphia Flyers
2010-2011 HC Oceláři Třinec
2011-2016 HK Dinamo Minsk
since 2016 HC Oceláři Třinec

Lukáš Krajíček (born March 11, 1983 in Prostějov , Czechoslovakia ) is a Czech ice hockey player who has been under contract with HC Oceláři Třinec in the Czech Extraliga since November 2016 .

Career

Lukáš Krajíček (November 2014)

Lukáš Krajíček began his career as an ice hockey player in his Czech homeland, where he was active in the youth team of HC Zlín until 1999 . He then moved to the Detroit Compuware Ambassadors in the junior league North American Hockey League , which he left after only one year to from 2000 to 2003 for the Peterborough Petes , who pulled him in the CHL Import Draft 2000 with their first pick as a third player overall had to play in Canada's top junior league Ontario Hockey League . During this period, the defender was selected in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft in the first round as a total of 24th player by the Florida Panthers .

For the Panthers he made his debut in the National Hockey League in the 2001/02 season , with no point and penalty in five games in his rookie year . After the left-shooter was on the ice from 2003 to 2005, mainly for Florida's farm team from the American Hockey League , the San Antonio Rampage , he scored a total of 16 scorer points in his first full NHL season in 67 games in the 2005/06 season , including two goals.

On June 23, 2006 Krajíček was given together with Roberto Luongo and a six-round vote for the NHL Entry Draft 2006 in exchange for Todd Bertuzzi , Bryan Allen and Alex Auld to the Vancouver Canucks , for whom he played in the following two years. In the summer of 2008 the Czech was signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning , for whom he played until January 2010. He then signed a contract with the Philadelphia Flyers , having been released as a free agent with the Lightning a week earlier. In September 2010 he went back to his Czech homeland and signed a contract there with HC Oceláři Třinec in the Extraliga . With this he won the Czech championship in the 2010/11 season, to which he made a significant contribution as the best defender and player with the best plus / minus balance. In May 2011 Krajíček received a contract with HK Dinamo Minsk from the Continental Hockey League . After playing there for five and a half years, he returned to HC Oceláři Třinec in the Czech extra league.

International

With the Czech U20 selection , Krajíček took part in the U20 World Junior Championships in the top division in 2002 and 2003 .

In the adult division, he played for the Czech Republic in the World Championships in the top division in 2006 , 2011 and 2012 , where he won the silver medal in 2006 and the bronze medal in 2011 and 2012. He also represented his colors at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi .

Achievements and Awards

International

statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
NHL Regular Season 6th 278 10 59 69 210
NHL playoffs 1 12 0 2 2 12
KHL regular season 6th 257 7th 60 67 270
KHL playoffs 2 9 1 0 1 10

(Status: end of the 2016/17 season)

Web links

Commons : Lukáš Krajíček  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Sports Network : FLYERS BRING IN defenseman Krajicek
personal data
SURNAME Krajíček, Lukáš
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Krajicek, Lukas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Prostějov , Czechoslovakia