Jakub Petružálek
| Jakub Petružálek | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | April 24, 1985 Litvínov, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| team Former teams |
Free Agent HC Litvínov Carolina Hurricanes Lukko Rauma Amur Khabarovsk Dynamo Moscow Ak Bars Kazan Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg |
| National team |  Czech Republic |
| NHL Draft | 266th overall, 2004 New York Rangers |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
Jakub Petružálek[1] (born April 24, 1985) is a Czech professional ice hockey center who is currently an unrestricted free agent, he most recently played with Russian team Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Playing career
Petružálek played in his native Czech Republic with HC Litvínov in the Czech Extraliga before he was drafted by the New York Rangers, 266th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Before having a chance to play for the Rangers, he was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes along with a fifth-round conditional pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft (Tomáš Kubalík) for Brad Isbister.[2]
On May 15, 2009, Jakub left the Hurricanes organization, having appeared in 2 NHL games and signed with Finnish club, Lukko Rauma of the then SM-liiga for the 2009–10 season.[3] For the 2011–12 season, Petružálek moved to the Russian based Kontinental Hockey League and signed a contract with Amur Khabarovsk.
On May 28, 2014, Petruzalek signed with his fourth KHL club, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg on a one-year contract for the 2014–15 season.[4] After 23 games scoring 4 goals and 16 points, Petruzalek was given an immediate mutual release from his contract with Avtomobilist on November 19, 2014, in order to return to for bereavement in Litvínov, Czech Republic.[5]
Personal
While playing in Russia with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, Petruzalek's girlfriend of 5 years, Fashion model and Kickboxing champion Katerina Netolicka, was found deceased in their apartment in Litvínov, Czech Republic on November 12, 2014.[6] Petruzalek immediately ceased his contract in Russia to return to his native Czech Republic for the remainder of the season.[7]
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 Litvínov | CZE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Litvínov | CZE | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 59 | 23 | 40 | 63 | 64 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 30 | ||
| 2005–06 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 24 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 14 | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Litvínov | CZE | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 7 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 54 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 78 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 77 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Lukko | SM-l | 55 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Lukko | SM-l | 59 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 22 | ||
| 2011–12 | Amur Khabarovsk | KHL | 54 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Amur Khabarovsk | KHL | 41 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Amur Khabarovsk | KHL | 38 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | KHL | 23 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Czech totals | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Liiga totals | 114 | 36 | 46 | 82 | 106 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 26 | ||||
| KHL totals | 179 | 55 | 69 | 124 | 82 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Czech Republic
| ||
| World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2012 Helsinki | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2005 North Dakota | |
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 6th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Czech Republic | WJC |  |
7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2012 | Czech Republic | WC | |
10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Czech Republic | WC | 4th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Senior totals | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Petružálek se stěhuje ze zámoří do Evropy, bude hrát za Raumu". hokej.sport.cz'. 2011-02-03. Retrieved 2011-02-03.'
- ↑ "NHL Transactions". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
- ↑ "Petruzalek signs with Lukko". Lukko Rauma. 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ↑ "HC Motorist sign Czech Jakub Petruzalek" (in Russian). Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ↑ "HC Motorist and Petruzalek terminate contract by mutual agreement" (in Russian). Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. 2014-11-19. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
- ↑ "Czech model, face of Prada and L'Oreal found dead in bathtub". NY Daily News. 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
- ↑ "Petruzalek could return to Litvinov" (in Czech). hokej.cz. 2014-11-20. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
External links
Media related to Jakub Petružálek at Wikimedia Commons
- Jakub Petruzalek's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Jakub Petruzalek's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database