Jakub Kindl

Jakub Kindl
Born February 10, 1987 (1987-02-10) (age 25)
Šumperk, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 199 lb (90 kg; 14 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Detroit Red Wings
Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL)
NHL Draft 19th overall, 2005
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2006–present

Jakub Kindl (born February 10, 1987) is a Czech professional ice hockey player. Kindl is a member of the Detroit Red Wings organization of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Kindl played junior hockey for the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL and then for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League. He was drafted in the first round (19th overall) by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2005 NHL Draft.

In the 2005–06 season he played in three games for Grand Rapids. He recorded one assist and two penalty minutes in those games. In the 2007–08 season played 75 games for Grand Rapids. He was called by the Detroit Red Wings as a spare defenceman. When Detroit won the Stanley Cup Kindl was included on the team, even though he had yet to play in the NHL. Detroit also awarded him a ring Stanley Cup. Since Kindl had not played in the NHL his name could not be included on the Stanley Cup.

Kindl made his NHL debut with the Red Wings during the 2009-10 NHL season. Called up as an injury replacement, he eventually appeared in 3 games before returning to Grand Rapids. Kindl scored his first NHL goal against the St. Louis Blues' goaltender Jaroslav Halak on January 20, 2011.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 HC Pardubice Czech 1 0 0 0 0
2004–05 Kitchener Rangers OHL 62 3 11 14 92 12 0 0 0 22
2005–06 Kitchener Rangers OHL 60 12 46 58 112 5 1 0 1 10
2005–06 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 3 0 1 1 2
2006–07 Kitchener Rangers OHL 54 11 44 55 142 9 2 9 11 8
2006–07 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 7 0 2 2 0
2007–08 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 75 3 14 17 82
2008–09 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 78 6 27 33 76 10 2 1 3 2
2009–10 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 73 3 30 33 59
2009–10 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3 0 0 0 0
2010–11 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48 2 2 4 36
2010–11 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 8 1 4 5 6
OHL totals 176 26 101 127 346 26 3 9 12 40
AHL totals 237 13 76 91 225 17 2 3 5 2
NHL totals 51 2 2 4 36

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Preceded by
Niklas Kronwall
Detroit Red Wings first round draft pick
2005
Succeeded by
Brendan Smith