Milan Kraft
Encyclopedia
Milan Kraft is a Czech
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 2005–2006 season. He is currently playing for HC Slavia Praha and helped the team capture the CEL
title during the 2007-2008 season.
Czech people
Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
centre
Centre (ice hockey)
The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...
. He was drafted in the first round, 23rd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft
1998 NHL Entry Draft
The 1998 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27 at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York. A total of 258 players were drafted.- Selections by round :Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.- Round one :- Round two :...
.
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
HC Lasselsberger Plzen
HC Plzeň 1929 is an ice hockey team in the Czech Extraliga. Their home arena is ČEZ Aréna in Plzeň.- Club names :* 1929 – Hokejový odbor při SK Viktoria Plzeň* 1948 – Sokol Plzeň IV* 1949 – ZSJ Škodovy závody* 1952 – ZSJ Leninovy závody...
of the Czech Extraliga
Czech Extraliga
The Czech Extraliga is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the third strongest league in Europe....
. He also had a brief stint with Avangard Omsk
Avangard Omsk
Avangard Omsk are a professional ice hockey team from Siberia based in the city of Omsk, Russia. They are members of the Chernyshev Division of the Kontinental Hockey League.-Overview:...
of the Russian Super League before signing with HC Energie Karlovy Vary
HC Energie Karlovy Vary
HC Energie Karlovy Vary is a professional ice hockey team based in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. They play in the Czech Extraliga.-KHL Expansion:The club planned to create an independent expansion team for the 2009-10 KHL season...
of the Czech Extraliga where he has remained since the 2005–2006 season. He is currently playing for HC Slavia Praha and helped the team capture the CEL
Czech Extraliga
The Czech Extraliga is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the third strongest league in Europe....
title during the 2007-2008 season.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Plzeň HC | CEL Czech Extraliga The Czech Extraliga is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the third strongest league in Europe.... |
9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Plzeň HC | CEL | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Prince Albert Raiders Prince Albert Raiders The Prince Albert Raiders are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. The Raiders play in the East Division of the Eastern Conference. They are based in the Saskatchewan city of Prince Albert... |
WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
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 2000–01 AHL season The 2000–01 AHL season was the 65th season of the American Hockey League. The league realigns its divisions again. The Atlantic division is renamed the Canadian division. The Empire State division is replaced by the South division, with many teams shifting from the Mid-Atlantic division.Twenty... |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are the American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins. They play in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
40 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
42 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 2001–02 AHL season The 2001–02 AHL season was the 66th season of the American Hockey League. It was the season of the biggest growth in the AHL's history, as it accepted eight new teams. The demise of the International Hockey League brought six teams transferring from the defunct league, in addition to two expansion... |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 68 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 2002–03 AHL season The 2002–03 AHL season was the 67th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-eight teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hamilton Bulldogs finished first overall in the regular season... |
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 | Plzeň HC | CEL | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Karlovy Vary HC | CEL | 35 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Avangard Omsk Avangard Omsk Avangard Omsk are a professional ice hockey team from Siberia based in the city of Omsk, Russia. They are members of the Chernyshev Division of the Kontinental Hockey League.-Overview:... |
RSL | 29 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Karlovy Vary HC | CEL | 19 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Karlovy Vary HC | CEL | 25 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Karlovy Vary HC | CEL | 29 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 63 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Slavia Praha | CEL | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 207 | 41 | 41 | 82 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||