Jakub Nakládal

Jakub Nakládal
Born (1987-12-30) December 30, 1987
Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams
Calgary Flames
HC Pardubice
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
HC Spartak Moscow
HC Lev Praha
HC TPS
National team  Czech Republic
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007present

Jakub Nakládal (born December 30, 1987) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Undrafted, Nakládal played in his native Czech Republic making his Czech Extraliga debut in the 2006–07 season with HC Pardubice. During his sixth season with Pardubice, having extablished himself as a defensive defenseman, Nakládal transferred mid-season to the Kontinental Hockey League with Salavat Yulaev Ufa in 2011–12.

After stints with HC Spartak Moscow and HC Lev Praha, Nakládal opted to sign in the Finnish Liiga with TPS Turku for the 2014–15 season. Contributing with 15 points in 50 games, Nakládal garnered the attention of NHL scouts with his defensively sound game.

On May 19, 2015 Jakub signed his first NHL contract in agreeing to a one-year two-way contract with the Calgary Flames.[1]

International play

Medal record
Competitor for  Czech Republic
World Championships
2012 Finland

Nakladal participated at the 2011 IIHF World Championship, 2012 IIHF World Championship (where he won a bronze medal), and 2013 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team. He participated in the 2015 IIHF World Championship in his home country and led all Czech defenseman with 5 assists in 10 games in a fourth-place finish.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07 HC Pardubice Czech 1 0 0 0 0
2006–07 HC Berounští Medvědi Czech.1 12 0 5 5 20
2007–08 HC Pardubice Czech 14 1 2 3 20
2007–08 HC Vrchlabí Czech.1 11 0 1 1 6
2008–09 HC Pardubice Czech 44 2 7 9 38
2008–09 HC Chrudim Czech.1 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 2
2009–10 HC Pardubice Czech 45 6 9 15 58 13 1 3 4 26
2010–11 HC Pardubice Czech 45 5 6 11 32 9 1 2 3 18
2011–12 HC Pardubice Czech 12 2 3 5 4
2011–12 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 32 1 7 8 30 6 1 0 1 20
2012–13 HC Spartak Moscow KHL 37 0 4 4 26
2012–13 HC Lev Praha KHL 14 1 4 5 8 4 0 0 0 2
2013–14 HC Lev Praha KHL 34 0 3 3 26 21 0 3 3 14
2014–15 HC TPS Liiga 50 3 12 15 63
KHL totals 117 2 18 20 90 31 1 3 4 36

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Czech Republic WC 3rd 10 0 4 4 6
2013 Czech Republic WC 7th 8 0 1 1 10
2015 Czech Republic WC 4th 10 0 5 5 4
Senior totals 28 0 10 10 20

References

  1. "Flames sign defenseman Nakladal". Calgary Flames. 2015-05-19. Retrieved 2015-05-19.

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