Jakub Kindl

Jakub Kindl
Born February 10, 1987
Myjava, Slovakia
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
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, who is currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings 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. Kindl was drafted 19th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2005 NHL Draft.

During the 2005–06 season, Kindl played in three games for Grand Rapids, where he recorded one assist. During the 2007–08 season, he played in 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 three games before returning to Grand Rapids. Kindl scored his first career NHL goal on January 20, 2011 against Jaroslav Halak of the St. Louis Blues.

On June 29, 2013, Kindl signed a four year, $9.6 million contract extension with the Detroit Red Wings.[1]

On February 14, 2015, the Red Wings assigned Kindl to the Grand Rapids Griffins for a conditioning assignment. Kindl has not played for the Red Wings since suffering an elbow injury on December 27, 2014.[2] On February 20, 2015, the Red Wings recalled Kindl from his conditioning assignment with the Griffins. During his condition assignment, Kindl recorded one goal, and a plus-two rating in back-to-back wins for the Griffins.[3]

International play

Kindl represented the Czech Republic at the 2014 IIHF World Championship, where he recorded one goal and two assists in ten games.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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
2013–14 Detroit Red Wings NHL 66 2 17 19 24 4 0 0 0 2
2014–15 Detroit Red Wings NHL 35 5 8 13 22 1 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 248 14 48 62 135 19 1 4 5 12

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2006 Czech Republic WJC 8th 6 0 1 1 10
2007 Czech Republic WJC 5th 6 0 4 4 8
2014 Czech Republic WC 4th 10 1 2 3 6
Junior totals 12 0 5 5 18
Senior totals 10 1 2 3 6

References

  1. ↑ Roose, Bill (June 29, 2013). "Wings get deals done for Miller, Kindl". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  2. ↑ Roose, Bill (February 14, 2015). "Kindl sent to Griffins for conditioning". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (February 20, 2015). "Red Wings recall Kindl from Grand Rapids". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved February 20, 2015.

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