Petr Kalus

Petr Kalus (born 29 June 1987 in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey player who last played with Nottingham Panthers.

Petr Kalus
Born (1987-06-29) 29 June 1987
Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
National team  Czech Republic
NHL Draft 39th overall, 2005
Boston Bruins
Playing career 2004–present

Playing career

Kalus played three years of junior hockey with HC Vítkovice in the Czech Republic before coming to play for the Regina Pats. Kalus was drafted in the second round, 39th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. In his first season playing North American hockey, Kalus led the Pats in scoring with 58 points in 60 games. He then signed a three-year entry level contract with the Bruins on 8 May 2006.[1]

In the 2006–07 season, Kalus played 43 games for the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL) with 30 points. He also played nine games for the Boston Bruins with five points. In Kalus' Bruins games, he scored on his first three shots, a feat previously not done in the NHL since 1996.[2]

On 30 June 2007, Kalus was traded by the Bruins, along with a fourth-round pick to the Minnesota Wild for goaltender Manny Fernandez.[3] He was assigned to the Houston Aeros of the AHL. At the start of the 2008–09 season on 18 October 2008, Kalus left the Houston Aeros to play for HC MVD of the KHL, with the Wild retaining Kalus' rights through 30 June 2010.[4]

Following a disappointing season with MVD Kalus decided on 26 June 2009 to return to the Wild for the 2009–10 season.[5] During the 2010-11 season, Kalus' tenure with the Wild ended when he was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets for future considerations on 1 March 2011. He was immediately assigned to AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons.[6]

On 27 April 2011, Kalus signed a try-out contract with Jokerit of the SM-liiga.[7] He was selected to return to his native Czech Republic with HC Slavia Praha before joining team MODO of the Swedish Elite Serien. He went on to have stints for a number of European teams, like Italian club HC Fassa, and Djurgarden IF.

In October 2016, Kalus rejoined British club Nottingham Panthers.[8][9] It proved to be a short second stint with the Panthers as, in November 2016, Kalus was released in order to make way for Kristián Kudroč.[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 HC Vitkovice CZE 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2005–06 Regina Pats WHL 60 36 22 58 87 6 4 1 5 6
2006–07 Providence Bruins AHL 43 13 17 30 110 9 1 0 1 12
2006–07 Boston Bruins NHL 9 4 1 5 6 — — — — —
2007–08 Houston Aeros AHL 58 8 10 18 57 — — — — —
2008–09 Houston Aeros AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2008–09 HC MVD KHL 17 0 2 2 106 — — — — —
2009–10 Houston Aeros AHL 66 12 11 23 77 — — — — —
2009–10 Minnesota Wild NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2010–11 Houston Aeros AHL 34 6 2 8 68 — — — — —
2010–11 Springfield Falcons AHL 10 1 0 1 4 — — — — —
2011–12 HC Slavia Praha CZE 30 3 4 7 136 — — — — —
2011–12 Modo Hockey SEL 13 1 2 3 2 6 0 1 1 0
2012–13 SC Fassa ITL 20 8 14 22 36 — — — — —
2012–13 Djurgårdens IF Swe.1 20 4 6 10 45 4 1 1 2 29
NHL totals 11 4 1 5 6 — — — — —
KHL totals 17 0 2 2 106 — — — — —

International
Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM
2005 Czech Republic WJC18 7 0 3 3 12
2006 Czech Republic WJC 5 1 0 1 4
Junior int'l totals 12 1 3 4 16

References
  1. "Kalus agrees to three-year deal". Boston Bruins. 8 May 2006. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  2. "Petr Kalus, Wild - Notes". NHL. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  3. "Bruins acquire Manny Fernandez". Canadian Press. 1 July 2007.
  4. "Prospect leaves Aeros, heads home". Star Tribune. 18 October 2008. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
  5. Michael Russo (29 June 2009). "Sources: Kalus coming back to the Wild". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 1 July 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
  6. "Wild deal Petr Kalus to Jackets". 1 March 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  7. "Kalus on probation" (in Finnish). 27 April 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  8. "GMB PANTHERS BRING BACK FORMER NHLER PETR KALUS". panthers.co.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  9. http://eliteleague.co.uk/panthers-sign-petr-kalus/%5B%5D
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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