Milan Kraft

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
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
1999–00	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

International

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
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

Preceded by Róbert Döme	Pittsburgh Penguins first round draft pick 1998	Succeeded by Konstantin Koltsov

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[1] "Pirates will have a new captain; Milan Kraft ends his career" (in Czech). KLH Chomutov. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2013-07-31.