Kamil Kreps

Kamil Kreps
Born November 18, 1984
Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
Czech team
Former teams
HC Oceláři Třinec
Florida Panthers
Oulun Kärpät
Barys Astana
Kloten Flyers
Ässät Pori
NHL Draft 38th overall, 2003
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2007present

Kamil Kreps (born November 18, 1984) is a Czech professional ice hockey player who currently plays with HC Oceláři Třinec of the Czech Extraliga.

Playing career

Kreps played his junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) playing for the Brampton Battalion for three seasons. He scored 19 goals in each of his three seasons and had a high of 61 points in 2002–03. He was drafted in the second round, 38th overall, by the Florida Panthers in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

In the 2006-07 season, he played his first NHL game with the Panthers on January 7, 2007 against the Vancouver Canucks, registering two shots on net. Kreps scored his first NHL goal on April 6 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

In the 2010 European Trophy tournament, Kreps won the scoring league while with Oulun Kärpät in the regulation round, totalling 11 points (5 goals, 6 assists) in 8 games.

After four European seasons abroad, Kreps opted to return to his native Czech Republic in signing a one-year deal with HC Oceláři Třinec on May 1, 2014.[1]

On February 12, 2012, he scored his first international goal for the Czech Republic during their 4-0 win over Russia in the 2012 European Hockey Tournament.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 Brampton Battalion OHL 68 19 24 43 14
2002–03 Brampton Battalion OHL 53 19 42 61 12 11 3 5 8 4
2003–04 Brampton Battalion OHL 57 19 27 46 19 12 7 8 15 2
2004–05 San Antonio Rampage AHL 58 5 6 11 11
2004–05 Texas Wildcatters ECHL 12 5 6 11 6
2005–06 Rochester Americans AHL 61 13 19 32 20
2006–07 Rochester Americans AHL 50 14 21 35 16 6 1 0 1 0
2006–07 Florida Panthers NHL 14 1 1 2 6
2007–08 Florida Panthers NHL 76 8 17 25 29
2007–08 Rochester Americans AHL 6 1 5 6 6
2008–09 Florida Panthers NHL 66 4 15 19 18
2009–10 Florida Panthers NHL 76 5 9 14 18
2010–11 Oulun Kärpät SM-l 55 14 15 29 43 3 1 1 2 0
2011–12 Barys Astana KHL 52 9 20 29 23 7 1 3 4 4
2012–13 Kloten Flyers NLA 22 2 4 6 2
2013–14 Ässät Liiga 39 5 11 16 20
NHL totals 232 18 42 60 71

References

  1. "Steelworkers officially announce new signings" (in Czech). HC Oceláři Třinec. 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2014-05-01.

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