Jakub Kindl
| Jakub Kindl | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 10, 1987 Šumperk, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team | Detroit Red Wings |
| National team |  Czech Republic |
| NHL Draft | 19th overall, 2005 Detroit Red Wings |
| Playing career | 2008–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 Stanley Cup ring. 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.
On June 29, 2013, Kindl signed a four year, $9.6 million contract extension with the Detroit Red Wings.[1]
It is rumored that Kindl is dating Albanian Kosovar model Afërdita Dreshaj.[2]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Pardubice | CZE | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 55 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Pardubice | CZE | 27 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 41 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||
| NHL totals | 147 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 89 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||||
References
External links
- Jakub Kindl's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Jakub Kindl's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by Niklas Kronwall |
Detroit Red Wings first round draft pick 2005 |
Succeeded by Brendan Smith |