Robert Kron (born February 27, 1967) is a Czech former professional ice hockey centre and currently the director of amateur scouting for the Seattle Kraken.[1] He was formerly director of European scouting for the Carolina Hurricanes.[2]

Robert Kron
Born (1967-02-27) February 27, 1967 (age 57)
Brno, Czechoslovakia
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)
PositionLeft Wing
ShotLeft
Played forTJ Zetor Brno (ČSSR)
Dukla Trenčín (ČSSR)
Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
Hartford Whalers (NHL)
Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)
Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)
Lukko Rauma (SM-liiga)
National team Czechoslovakia
NHL draft88th overall, 1985
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career1988–2003

Career

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Kron was drafted in the fifth round, 88th overall, by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. He made his National Hockey League debut with the Canucks in the 1990–91 season. In his NHL career, he would play for the Canucks, the Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes, and the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Kron appeared in 771 NHL games, scoring 144 goals and adding 194 assists. He also appeared in 16 Stanley Cup playoff games, scoring two goals and recording three assists.

After his hockey career ended, Kron was hired by the Carolina Hurricanes as an amateur scout.[2] Former Carolina Hurricanes teammate and current Seattle Kraken GM Ron Francis hired him as the team's director of amateur scouting in October 2020.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1983–84TJ Zetor BrnoCSSR U20
1983–84TJ Lokomotiva Ingstav BrnoCZE-230110
1984–85TJ Zetor BrnoCSSR4068146
1985–86TJ Zetor BrnoCSSR445611
1986–87TJ Zetor BrnoCSSR3418112910
1987–88TJ Zetor BrnoCSSR441472130
1988–89ASVŠ Dukla TrenčínCSSR4328194726
1989–90ASVŠ Dukla TrenčínCSSR39222244
1990–91Vancouver CanucksNHL7612203221
1991–92Vancouver CanucksNHL362242111232
1992–93Vancouver CanucksNHL3210112114
1992–93Hartford WhalersNHL134264
1993–94Hartford WhalersNHL772426508
1994–95Hartford WhalersNHL371081810
1995–96Hartford WhalersNHL772228506
1996–97Hartford WhalersNHL6810122210
1997–98Carolina HurricanesNHL8116203612
1998–99Carolina HurricanesNHL75916251051120
1999–00Carolina HurricanesNHL811327408
2000–01Columbus Blue JacketsNHL598111910
2001–02Columbus Blue JacketsNHL59411154
2001–02Syracuse CrunchAHL62465
2002–03LukkoSM-l2348126
CSSR totals2449373166
NHL totals771144194338119162352

International

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YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1984CzechoslovakiaEJC52246
1985CzechoslovakiaWJC73584
1985CzechoslovakiaEJC53470
1986CzechoslovakiaWJC73146
1987CzechoslovakiaWJC51234
1989CzechoslovakiaWC102242
1990CzechoslovakiaWC100110
1991CzechoslovakiaCC40000
Junior totals2912142620
Senior totals242352

References

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  1. ^ "Stocking up on Scouts".
  2. ^ a b Smith, Michael. "Where in the World is Robert Kron?". Carolina Hurricanes. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
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