Jaroslav Kristek (born March 16, 1980) is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for HC Brumov-Bylnice in the Czech fourth division. He was drafted in the second round, 50th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft and played 6 games for them during the 2002–03 season. The rest of his career has been spent in various European leagues, mainly the Czech Extraliga. He won a Slovnaft Extraliga championship with HC Košice in 2010–11.
| Jaroslav Kristek | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | March 16, 1980 Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| CZE-4 team Former teams | HC Brumov-Bylnice GKS Tychy Neman Grodno MsHK Žilina Dinamo Minsk Lev Poprad HC Košice HC Zlín HC Energie Karlovy Vary HC České Budějovice Buffalo Sabres | ||
| NHL draft | 50th overall, 1998 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 2000–present | ||
Kristek played two seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans before joining the Sabres' American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans, for the 2000–01 season. In three seasons with Rochester, Kristek appeared in 125 games and scored 23 goals. He also appeared in six NHL games with Buffalo during the 2002–03 season, recording no points.
Kristek returned to his native Czech Republic in 2003, initially signing with HC Sparta Praha on May 7 but transferring to HC České Budějovice a few months later without playing any games for Sparta.[1][2] He later moved on to play in Slovakia.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | HC Zlín U18 | CZE U18 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | HC Zlín U20 | CZE U20 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | HC Zlín U20 | CZE U20 | 44 | 28 | 27 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HC Zlín U20 | CZE U20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HC Zlín | CZE | 38 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HK Prostějov | CZE-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 70 | 38 | 48 | 86 | 55 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 45 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 35 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 43 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 47 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HC České Budějovice | CZE | 52 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Zlín | CZE | 45 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Zlín | CZE | 52 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Zlín | CZE | 26 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | CZE | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | CZE | 51 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | CZE | 47 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | CZE | 44 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Zlín | CZE | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Košice | SVK | 55 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | ||
| 2011–12 | Lev Poprad | KHL | 39 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Košice | SVK | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Neman Grodno | BLR | 42 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 44 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Neman Grodno | BLR | 39 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | MsHK Žilina | SVK | 27 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Neman Grodno | BLR | 19 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Eispiraten Crimmitschau | DEL2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Neman Grodno | BLR | 21 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | GKS Tychy | POL | 35 | 14 | 15 | 29 | !8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Brest | FRA-2 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Courchevel Méribel Pralognan | FRA-3 | 18 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Courchevel Méribel Pralognan | FRA-3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Brumov-Bylnice | CZE-4 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| CZE totals | 376 | 69 | 78 | 147 | 192 | 63 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 28 | ||||
| NHL totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Czech Republic | EJC | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2000 | Czech Republic | WJC | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 10 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Kucharczyk do Ilvesu, Kristka získá Sparta". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 7 May 2003. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Kristek do Budějovic? Prý hotová věc". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 3 September 2003. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
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