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 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
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International
- 2006 silver medal at the world championship
- 2011 bronze medal at the world championship
- 2012 bronze medal at the world championship
statistics
Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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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
- Lukáš Krajíček at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Lukáš Krajíček at eurohockey.com
- Lukáš Krajíček at eliteprospects.com (English)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Krajíček, Lukáš |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Krajicek, Lukas |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1983 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Prostějov , Czechoslovakia |