Pavel Kašpařík

Pavel Kašpařík
Date of birth	January 11, 1979
place of birth	Písek , Czechoslovakia
Nickname	Kaspi
size	188 cm
Weight	94 kg
position	striker
number	# 29
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1999 , 7th round, 200th position Philadelphia Flyers
Career stations
until 2000	IHC Písek
2000-2003	HC Sparta Prague
2003-2004	Bílí Tygři Liberec
2004-2006	HC Sparta Prague
2006-2007	HC Hamé Zlín
2007-2010	Bílí Tygři Liberec
2010–2012	HC České Budějovice
2012-2014	HC Škoda Plzeň
2014-2015	BK Mladá Boleslav
2015-2016	HC Slavia Prague

Pavel Kašpařík (born January 11, 1979 in Písek , Czechoslovakia ) is a former Czech ice hockey player who was active for many years at HC Sparta Prague , HC České Budějovice , HC Škoda Plzeň and the Bílí Tygři Liberecin of the Extraliga . He won a total of four Czech championship titles .

Career

Pavel Kašpařík in the jersey of HC České Budějovice

Kašpařík began his career in his hometown in the youth teams of the IHC Písek . During the 1996/97 season he made his debut in the men's team, which belonged to the second-rate first division . During the 1999 NHL Entry Draft , he was selected in the seventh round in 200th place by the Philadelphia Flyers , for which he never played. Instead, he got the opportunity, after an outstanding 1998/99 season with 20 goals and 23 assists in the first division for IHC Písek, in the extra league . He has received offers from HC Sparta Prague , HC České Budějovice and HC Plzeň . Kašpařík opted for Sparta and completed 22 Extraliga games for this club before loaning out to his home club.

At the beginning of the 2000/01 season Kašpařík was loaned to HC Karlovy Vary , but returned to the Sparta squad before Christmas 2000 and competed in the Spengler Cup . At the end of the following season he won the Czech championship with Sparta. In the middle of the 2002/03 season he was exchanged due to poor performance against Vojtěch Kubinčák from the Bílí Tygři Liberec . He was one of the White Tigers' top attackers before returning to Sparta in 2004 and signing a two-year contract. At Sparta, many Czech stars played at this time due to the lockout in the National Hockey League , so Kašpařík got little ice age.

In 2006 Kašpařík moved to HC Hamé Zlín , where he again advanced to a high performer and was the fifth best scorer within the team. In the summer of 2007 he signed a two-year contract with the Bílí Tygři Liberec, where he was able to confirm his achievements and was his team's top scorer in the 2008/09 season . For the 2010/11 season he moved within the Extraliga to HC České Budějovice , for which he was active until October 2012. Then his contract was dissolved and Kašpařík was taken under contract by HC Škoda Plzeň . With his new club he won the Czech championship at the end of the 2012/13 season.

In December 2014 Kašpařík was loaned to BK Mladá Boleslav , for whom he played until the end of the season. He then let his career at HC Slavia Prague end in the second division.

Kašpařík was considered a very good two-way striker who also had a very good face-off game .

International

Pavel Kašpařík has so far (as of 2010) completed five international matches for the Czech national ice hockey team , in which he scored two goals. He was used at the LG Hockey Games 2008 and in two preparation games of the 2008/09 season. He also got a nomination for the 2009 World Cup , which he had to turn down due to an injury.

Achievements and Awards

• 2000 Czech champion with HC Sparta Prague
• 2002 Czech champion with HC Sparta Prague
• 2006 Czech champion with HC Sparta Prague
• 2013 Czech champion with HC Škoda Plzeň

Extraliga statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Plus minus
Main round	17th	712	133	160	293
Playoffs	13	124	20th	18th	38	78	+5

(Status: end of the 2015/16 season)

Web links

Commons : Pavel Kašpařík  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Pavel Kašpařík at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Pavel Kašpařík at hcbilitygri.cz
• Pavel Kašpařík at hcsparta.cz