Milan Kraft
Milan Kraft (born January 17, 1980) is a Czech former professional ice hockey centre. He was drafted in the first round, 23rd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
Milan Kraft | |||
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Born |
Plzeň, Czechoslovakia | January 17, 1980||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
Weight | 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
HC Plzeň Pittsburgh Penguins HC Karlovy Vary Avangard Omsk HC Slavia Praha KLH Chomutov | ||
National team |
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NHL Draft |
23rd overall, 1998 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
Playing career | 1996–2013 |
Kraft appeared in 207 games over four seasons with the Penguins, with his most successful season coming in 2003–04 when he scored 19 goals and recorded 21 assists. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout he returned to Plzeň to play for HC Lasselsberger Plzeň of the Czech Extraliga. He also had a brief stint with Avangard Omsk of the Russian Super League before signing with HC Energie Karlovy Vary of the Czech Extraliga where he has remained since the 2005–06 season. He then moved to rivals HC Slavia Praha and helped the team capture the Czech Extraliga title during the 2007–08 season. Kraft spent the final four years of his career captaining KLH Chomutov until announcing his retirement at the conclusion of the 2012–13 season.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1995–96 | HC ZKZ Plzeň | CZE U18 | 49 | 54 | 41 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1996–97 | HC ZKZ Plzeň | CZE U20 | 36 | 26 | 17 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1996–97 | HC ZKZ Plzeň | ELH | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | HC Keramika Plzeň | CZE U20 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | HC Keramika Plzeň | ELH | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1998–99 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 68 | 40 | 46 | 86 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 6 | ||
1999–2000 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 56 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
2000–01 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 42 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2000–01 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 40 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 6 | ||
2001–02 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 68 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 31 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 40 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
2003–04 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 66 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | HC Lasselsberger Plzeň | ELH | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | ELH | 35 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 28 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | ELH | 19 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | ELH | 25 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
2007–08 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | ELH | 29 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 63 | ||
2008–09 | HC Slavia Praha | ELH | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | KLH Chomutov | CZE.2 | 38 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 22 | ||
2010–11 | KLH Chomutov | CZE.2 | 34 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | ||
2011–12 | Piráti Chomutov | CZE.2 | 50 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | ||
2012–13 | Piráti Chomutov | CZE.2 | 45 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
ELH totals | 216 | 43 | 47 | 90 | 123 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 77 | ||||
NHL totals | 207 | 41 | 41 | 82 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
CZE.2 totals | 122 | 52 | 84 | 136 | 64 | 43 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 32 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1998 | Czech Republic | EJC | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | |
2000 | Czech Republic | WJC | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | |
2004 | Czech Republic | WC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Junior totals | 13 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 6 |
References
- "Pirates will have a new captain; Milan Kraft ends his career" (in Czech). KLH Chomutov. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
External links
- Milan Kraft career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Milan Kraft career statistics at EliteProspects.com
Preceded by Róbert Döme |
Pittsburgh Penguins first round draft pick 1998 |
Succeeded by Konstantin Koltsov |