Filip Kuba

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Position	Defense
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Tampa Bay Lightning Minnesota Wild Florida Panthers
Nationality	Czech Republic
Born	April 6, 1975, Ostrava CSE
NHL Draft	192nd overall, 1995 Florida Panthers
Pro Career	1995 – present

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Bronze	2006 Turin	Ice hockey

Fill Kuba (born December 29, 1976, in Ostrava, Czech Republic) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League, playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Kuba has played his last 3 seasons with Minnesota, and has also played for the Florida Panthers. He was drafted in 1995 by Florida. His best season was 2000-01 when he had 30 points. Kuba is the Wild's all time leader in scoring among defensemen.

On July 1, 2006, Kuba signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning as a unrestricted free agent.

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998-99	Florida Panthers	NHL		5	0	1	1	0		-	-	-	-	-
1999-90	Florida Panthers	NHL		13	1	5	6	2		-	-	-	-	-
2000-01	Minnesota Wild	NHL		75	9	21	30	28		-	-	-	-	-
2001-02	Minnesota Wild	NHL		62	5	19	24	32		-	-	-	-	-
2002-03	Minnesota Wild	NHL		78	8	21	29	29		18	3	5	8	24
2003-04	Minnesota Wild	NHL		77	5	19	24	28		-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	Minnesota Wild	NHL		65	6	19	25	44		-	-	-	-	-
NHL Totals				375	34	105	139	163		18	3	5	8	24

Stats as of September 25, 2006.

Preceded by Jim Dowd	Minnesota Wild Team Captain November 2001	Succeeded by Brad Brown
Preceded by Alex Henry	Minnesota Wild Team Captain November 2005	Succeeded by Willie Mitchell