František Kaberle

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Position Defense
Shoots Left
Height
Weight
ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
NHL Team
F. Teams
Carolina Hurricanes
Los Angeles Kings
Atlanta Thrashers
Nationality Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic
Born November 8, 1973,
Kladno, CZE
NHL Draft 76th overall, 1999
Los Angeles Kings
Pro Career 1999 – present
Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Bronze 2006 Turin Ice hockey

František Kaberle (born November 8, 1973 in Kladno, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenseman who plays for the Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League (NHL) During the 2005-06 season he won with the Carolina Hurricanes his first Stanley Cup . Previously, he played for the Los Angeles Kings and Atlanta Thrashers. František was drafted 76th overall the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Kings. His brother Tomáš Kaberle plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and his father, Frantisek Kaberle Sr. used to be in the Czech national ice hockey team as well. Both of the Kaberle brothers were named to the Czech national ice hockey team for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Kaberle won the Stanley Cup in the 2005-2006 hockey season with the Carolina Hurricanes. He scored the game winning goal in the 2nd period of Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Edmonton Oilers.

During the off-season before the 2006-2007 season, Kaberle suffered a shoulder injury, and was placed on the injured reserve September 13, 2006. He was removed from the injured reserve on February 6, 2007 and scored the game winner that same night.

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1992-93 HC Kladno Czech 49 6 9 15 0 -- -- -- -- --
1993-94 HC Kladno Czech 52 5 17 22 0 -- -- -- -- --
1994-95 HC Kladno Czech 48 7 20 27 0 -- -- -- -- --
1995-96 MODO Hockey SEL 40 5 7 12 34 8 0 1 1 0
1996-97 MODO Hockey SEL 50 3 11 14 28 -- -- -- -- --
1997-98 MODO Hockey SEL 46 5 4 9 22 -- -- -- -- --
1998-99 MODO Hockey SEL 45 15 18 33 4 13 2 5 7 8
1999-00 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 18 2 8 10 8 -- -- -- -- --
1999-00 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 4 0 2 2 0 -- -- -- -- --
1999-00 Los Angeles Kings NHL 37 0 9 9 4 -- -- -- -- --
1999-00 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 14 1 6 7 6 -- -- -- -- --
2000-01 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 51 4 11 15 18 -- -- -- -- --
2001-02 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 61 5 20 25 24 -- -- -- -- --
2002-03 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 79 7 19 26 32 -- -- -- -- --
2003-04 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 67 3 26 29 30 -- -- -- -- --
2004-05 HC Kladno Czech 22 5 11 16 34 -- -- -- -- --
2004-05 MODO Hockey SEL 8 2 2 4 0 6 1 0 1 27
2005-06 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 77 6 38 44 46 25 4 9 13 8
NHL Totals 386 26 129 155 160 25 4 9 13 8

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