| Lukáš Krajíček | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 11, 1983 Prostějov, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| KHL team Former teams |
HC Dinamo Minsk Florida Panthers Vancouver Canucks Tampa Bay Lightning Philadelphia Flyers HC Oceláři Třinec |
| National team | Czech Republic |
| NHL Draft | 24th overall, 2001 Florida Panthers |
| Playing career | 2002–present |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Czech Republic | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2006 Riga | Ice hockey |
| Bronze | 2011 Bratislava | Ice hockey |
Lukáš Krajíček (born March 11, 1983) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for HC Dinamo Minsk of the KHL. He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks, Tampa Bay Lightning and Philadelphia Flyers and in the Czech Extraliga for the HC Oceláři Třinec.
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Krajíček played major junior in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Peterborough Petes. He posted 35 points in his draft year and was chosen in the first round, 24th overall, by the Florida Panthers in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He remained with the Petes for another two seasons and improved to 53 points in 52 games in 2002–03, his final year of junior.
He split the 2003–04 season between the Panthers and their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, then played the entirety of 2004–05 with the Rampage due to the NHL lockout. When he returned, he earned a full-time roster spot with the Panthers and posted 16 points in 67 games.
In the off-season, Krajíček was involved in a blockbuster multi-player trade that sent him, Roberto Luongo, and a sixth round draft pick in 2006 to the Vancouver Canucks for Todd Bertuzzi, Alex Auld, and Bryan Allen. He matched his 16-point output of the previous season with the Canucks in 2006–07, but had his second season in Vancouver shortened due to injury.
On October 6, 2008, he was traded along with prospect Juraj Šimek to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Michel Ouellet and Shane O'Brien.[1]
Krajíček signed with the Philadelphia Flyers on January 31, 2010 after being released by Tampa Bay a week earlier.[2]
On May 27 2011,[3] Lukáš signed with HC Dinamo Minsk of the KHL and quickly became one of the best defenceman there, forming the first pairing with the young player Dmitri Korobov. He is appreciated for his reliable and smart play in the defensive zone. Krajíček was awarded the title of the best defenceman of the first week of the KHL 2011-2012 championship[4] and not so long after that he was honored as a HC Dinamo player of the month for his performance during September as the Dinamo fans were choosing the recipient of the award.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 61 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 55 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2001–02 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 52 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 54 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 78 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 67 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 78 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 64 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 39 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 71 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Oceláři Třinec | Cze | 48 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 84 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 | ||
| NHL totals | 328 | 11 | 61 | 72 | 245 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Czech Republic | WJC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2003 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Czech Republic | WC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2011 | Czech Republic | WC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Junior int'l totals | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | |||
| Senior int'l totals | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |||
| Preceded by Stephen Weiss |
Florida Panthers first round draft pick 2001 |
Succeeded by Jay Bouwmeester |