František Kaberle
František "Frank" Kaberle (born November 8, 1973, in Kladno, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech retired ice hockey defenceman. He played a combined ten seasons in the National Hockey League. His brother Tomáš currently plays for HC Kladno of the Czech Extraliga and formerly played in the NHL.
| František Kaberle | |
|---|---|
 Kaberle during his tenure with the Carolina Hurricanes, circa 2008 | |
| Born | November 8, 1973 Kladno, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | HC Kladno Modo Hockey Los Angeles Kings Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes HC Pardubice HC Plzeň |
| National team |  Czechoslovakia Czech Republic
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| NHL Draft | 76th overall, 1999 Los Angeles Kings |
| Playing career | 1991–2012 |
Career
Before playing the NHL, Kaberle played two seasons with HC Kladno of the Czech Extraliga and four seasons with Modo Hockey of the Swedish Hockey League. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings with the 76th overall pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Kaberle only played one season with the Kings and was traded along with Donald Audette to the Atlanta Thrashers for Kelly Buchberger and Nelson Emerson on March 13, 2000.[1]
He played five seasons with the Thrashers and signed with the Carolina Hurricanes on July 15, 2004 after the 2004-05 NHL lockout.[1] With the Hurricanes, he reached the Stanley Cup Finals and scored a powerplay goal against the Edmonton Oilers which would wind being the winner as the Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup. His contract was bought out by the Hurricanes during the final year of his contract on July 28, 2009.[2] He retired from playing professional ice hockey in 2012.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Frantisek Kaberle - Notes". NHL. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Carolina Hurricanes buy out contract of D Frantisek Kaberle". NHL. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Frantisek Kaberle retires after storied career". NHL. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
Other websites
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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