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	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