Vlastimil Kroupa
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| Vlastimil Kroupa | |||
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| Born |
April 27, 1975 Most, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Czech Extraliga team Former teams |
HC Oceláři Třinec San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils | ||
| NHL draft |
45th overall, 1993 San Jose Sharks | ||
| Playing career | 1992–2011 | ||
Vlastimil Kroupa (born April 27, 1975) is a retired Czech professional ice hockey defenceman. Chosen in the second round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, 45th overall, by the San Jose Sharks, Kroupa played in parts of 5 seasons with the San Jose Sharks and New Jersey Devils. A tall and skilled defenceman, Kroupa was known for a puck-moving transitional style and a heavy point shot. However, he struggled with the longer NHL season (in comparison to Europe), as well as the more rugged and tough physical aspects of the North American game. After several seasons in the late 1990s spent mostly in the AHL refining his game, Kroupa elected to return to play in his native Czech Republic before the start of the 2000–01 season.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989–90 | HC Litvínov | CSSR U16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | HC Litvínov | CSSR U16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | HC Litvínov | CSSR U18 | 37 | 7 | 12 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | HC Litvínov | CZE U18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | HC Litvínov | CSSR | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 27 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | ||
| 1993–94 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 39 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 51 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | ||
| 1995–96 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 27 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 39 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 35 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 71 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 77 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Moskitos Essen | DEL | 48 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Sparta Praha | CZE | 47 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Chemopetrol Litvínov | CZE | 48 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Chemopetrol Litvínov | CZE | 50 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Chemopetrol Litvínov | CZE | 49 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Chemopetrol Litvínov | CZE | 45 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Oceláři Třinec | CZE | 52 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Oceláři Třinec | CZE | 52 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 80 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Oceláři Třinec | CZE | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Litvínov | CZE | 52 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Litvínov | CZE | 50 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Litvínov | CZE | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 245 | 59 | 98 | 157 | 494 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 57 | ||||
| CZE totals | 509 | 38 | 71 | 109 | 616 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 76 | ||||
| NHL totals | 105 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 66 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Czech Republic | EJC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1995 | Czech Republic | WJC | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| 1997 | Czech Republic | WC | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | |||
| Senior totals | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |||
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Categories:
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Albany River Rats players
- Czech ice hockey defencemen
- Essen Mosquitoes players
- Kansas City Blades players
- Kentucky Thoroughblades players
- HC Litvínov players
- HC Oceláři Třinec players
- HC Sparta Praha players
- New Jersey Devils players
- Ice hockey people from Most (city)
- San Jose Sharks draft picks
- San Jose Sharks players
- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
- Czechoslovak ice hockey defencemen