Jakub Klepiš
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| Born | June 5, 1984 Prague, TCH |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Right Wing/Centre |
| Shoots | Right |
| KHL team Former teams |
Lev Praha KHL Dynamo Moscow Salavat Yulaev Ufa Avangard Omsk NHL Washington Capitals CZE Slavia Prague |
| National team |  Czech Republic |
| NHL Draft | 16th overall, 2002 Ottawa Senators |
| Playing career | 2002–present |
Jakub Klepiš[1] (born June 5, 1984 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for Lev Praha of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Playing career
Klepiš was drafted in the first round, 16th overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Before ever playing for Ottawa, Klepiš was traded to the Buffalo Sabres in 2003 in a deal that sent Vaclav Varada to the Senators. He was later dealt to the Washington Capitals on March 9, 2004 in exchange for forward Mike Grier.
Klepiš ultimately played in 66 NHL games (all with the Capitals) before returning to Europe to continue his pro career.
He has won the Gagarin Cup in 2012 with Dynamo Moscow. He scored the series-winning goal in the seventh game.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 70 | 14 | 50 | 64 | 111 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | ||
| 2002–03 | Slavia Prague | CZE | 38 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Slavia Prague | CZE | 44 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 43 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 2004–05 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 78 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 24 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 31 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 41 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 19 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Slavia Prague | CZE | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 55 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 56 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 49 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Lev Praha | KHL | 45 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 66 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 152 | 27 | 54 | 81 | 157 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| KHL totals | 249 | 65 | 66 | 131 | 163 | 46 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 12 | ||||
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2010 Cologne | Ice hockey |
Klepiš played his first game for the national team in 2004, and has played 14 times for the Czech national team (as of January 3, 2009).[2]
Played for the Czech Republic in:
International statistics
| Year | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 2008 | WC | ||||||
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jakub Klepiš |
- Jakub Klepiš's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Jakub Klepiš's player profile at NHL.com
| Preceded by Tim Gleason |
Ottawa Senators first round draft pick 2002 |
Succeeded by Patrick Eaves |
