Milan Kraft
| Milan Kraft | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 17, 1980 Plzeň, Czechoslovakia | ||
| 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 |
 Czech Republic | ||
| NHL Draft |
23rd overall, 1998 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 1996–2013 | ||
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.
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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | HC Plzeň | CZE | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HC Plzeň | CZE | 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 | ||
| 1999–00 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 56 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 40 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 42 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 68 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 40 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 31 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 66 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Plzeň | CZE | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Karlovy Vary | CZE | 35 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 29 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Karlovy Vary | CZE | 19 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Karlovy Vary | CZE | 25 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Karlovy Vary | CZE | 29 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 63 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Slavia Praha | CZE | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | KLH Chomutov | Cze.1 | 38 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 22 | ||
| 2010–11 | KLH Chomutov | Cze.1 | 34 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 2011–12 | KLH Chomutov | Cze.1 | 50 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | KLH Chomutov | CZE | 45 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 207 | 41 | 41 | 82 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Czech Republic
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2000 Umea | |
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Czech Republic | EJC18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | Czech Republic | EJC18 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| 2000 | Czech Republic | WJC | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| 2004 | Czech Republic | WC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Junior int'l totals | 17 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 6 | ||
| Senior int'l totals | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
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's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Milan Kraft's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
| Preceded by Róbert Döme |
Pittsburgh Penguins first round draft pick 1998 |
Succeeded by Konstantin Koltsov |