Libor Zábranský (ice hockey, born 2000)

Libor Zábranský Jr. (born 26 May 2000) is a Czech ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League (WHL).[1] He is the son of the Czech retired professional ice hockey defenceman Libor Zábranský Sr.

Libor Zábranský
Born (2000-05-26) 26 May 2000
Brno, Czech Republic
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defenceman
Shoots Right
WHL team
Former teams
Kamloops Blazers
Moose Jaw Warriors
Saskatoon Blades
Fargo Force
Kelowna Rockets
Kometa Brno
Playing career 2016present

Playing career

In August 2017, he was the captain of men's national under-18 team in the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. The national team got into the finals where they lost to Canada 4–1. Zábranský himself, however, could not play the final match due to injury.[2]

In April 2018, he was the captain[3] of the same team in the World U18 Championships. In the preliminary round, the team defeated only France finishing in 4th place. However, in the quarterfinals, the team created major upset defeating Canada 2–1.[4]

He was also appointed captain of the men's national under-20 team for the 2020 World Junior Championships.[5]

In the CSB ranking for the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, he ranked on 115th place in North American Skaters category.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2015–16HC Kometa Brno U20ELH-Jr. 123474
2016–17HC Kometa Brno U20ELH-Jr. 349263536 1237106
2016–17HC Kometa BrnoELH 150112 10000
2016–17SK Horácká Slavia TřebíčCzech.1 30004
2017–18Kelowna RocketsWHL 722171934 40000
2018–19Kelowna RocketsWHL 3527932
2018–19Fargo ForceUSHL 304121620 20000
2019–20Saskatoon BladesWHL 1614514
2019–20Moose Jaw WarriorsWHL 1315615
2019–20Kamloops BlazersWHL 23281012
WHL totals 15984149107 40000

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2017 Czech Republic IH18 4 1 3 4 2
2018 Czech Republic WJC18 4th 7 1 4 5 6
2020 Czech Republic WJC 7th 5 4 0 4 16

References

  1. "Libor Zábranský at eliteprospects.com".
  2. Petrásková, Klára (2017-08-12). "Vybojovali jsme to týmovým výkonem, říká o stříbru Jakub Lauko" [We won the silver medals due to team effort, says Jakub Lauko]. hlinkagretzkycup.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  3. "2018 IIHF World U18 Championships reports".
  4. Borovský, Jakub (2018-04-23). "Senzační postup. Česká osmnáctka vyřadila Kanadu a je v semifinále" [Major upset. Czech U18 team defeated Canada and advaces to semifinals]. idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  5. Hedbávný, Marek (2019-12-25). "Kapitánem dvacítky je Zábranský. Kdo budou jeho asistenti?" [Captain of U20 is Zábranský. Who is going to be his assistants?]. hokej.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  6. "2018 CSB Final (NA Skaters)".
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