Jan Čaloun

Jan Čaloun
Born	(1972-12-20) December 20, 1972 Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	HC Litvínov San Jose Sharks HIFK Columbus Blue Jackets Espoo Blues Severstal Cherepovets HC Sibir Novosibirsk HC Pardubice HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi
National team	Czech Republic
NHL Draft	75th overall, 1992 San Jose Sharks
Playing career	1989–2010

Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
Gold	1998 Nagano	Ice hockey

Jan Čaloun (born December 20, 1972 in Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia) is a retired professional hockey player. He is 178 cm (5'11") tall, 80 kg (176 lb) in weight. He shoots right and plays right wing. He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the fourth round, 75th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. Čaloun experienced success at the minor pro level, playing for the Kansas City Blades and Kentucky Thoroughblades, but was unable to make the big jump to the NHL. However, he did manage to score goals on his first four shots while playing for the Sharks. In 1998 he was a member of the Czech Olympic Team, which won the gold medal in Nagano.

External links

• Jan Caloun's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Jan Čaloun – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net

Preceded by Raimo Helminen	Winner of the Lasse Oksanen trophy 1998–99	Succeeded by Kai Nurminen
Preceded by Peter Larsson	Winner of the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy 1998–99	Succeeded by Kai Nurminen