Milan Kraft

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Position Centre
Shoots Left
Height
Weight
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
212 lb (96 kg/15 st 2 lb)
Czech Extraliga Team
F. teams
HC Slavia Praha
HC Lasselsberger Plzeň (CEL)

Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)

Avangard Omsk (RSL)

Nationality Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
Born January 17, 1980 (1980-01-17) (age 28),
Plzen, Czechoslovakia (Now Czech Republic)
NHL Draft Round 1, Pick 23, 1998
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pro career 1996 – present

Milan Kraft (born January 7, 1980, in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey centre. He was drafted in the first round, 23rd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.

Kraft appeared in 207 games over four seasons with the Penguins, with his most successful season coming in 2003–04 when he scored 19 goals and recorded 21 assists. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout he returned to Plzeň to play for HC Lasselsberger Plzeň of the Czech Extraliga. He also had a brief stint with Avangard Omsk of the Russian Super League before signing with HC Energie Karlovy Vary of the Czech Extraliga where he has remained since the 2005–2006 season. He is currently playing for HC Slavia Praha and helped the team capture the CEL title during the 2007-2008 season. According to the Penguins official website, they still own Kraft's NHL rights.

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97 Plzen HC CEL 9 0 1 1 2 - - - - -
1997–98 Plzen HC CEL 16 0 5 5 0 - - - - -
1998–99 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 68 40 46 86 32 14 7 13 20 6
1999–00 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 56 34 35 69 42 6 4 1 5 4
2000–01 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 40 21 23 44 27 14 12 7 19 6
2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 42 7 7 14 8 8 0 0 0 2
2001–02 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 8 4 4 8 10 - - - - -
2001–02 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 68 8 8 16 16 - - - - -
2002–03 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 40 13 24 37 28 6 2 4 6 4
2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 31 7 5 12 10 - - - - -
2003–04 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 66 19 21 40 18 - - - - -
2004–05 Plzen HC CEL 17 2 4 6 6 - - - - -
2004–05 Karlovy Vary HC CEL 35 9 10 19 20 - - - - -
2005–06 Avangard Omsk RSL 29 2 5 7 14 - - - - -
2005–06 Karlovy Vary HC CEL 19 7 5 12 16 - - - - -
2006–07 Karlovy Vary HC CEL 25 6 3 9 28 - - - - -
2007–08 Karlovy Vary HC CEL 29 8 4 12 37 - - - - -
NHL Totals 207 41 41 82 52 8 0 0 0 2

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