Libor Hájek
| Libor Hajek | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
4 February 1998 Smrcek, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Tampa Bay Lightning Syracuse Crunch (AHL) HC Kometa Brno | ||
| NHL draft |
37th overall, 2016 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||
Libor Hajek (born 4 February 1998) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Lightning, in the second round, 37th overall, in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Juniors
Hajek made his Czech Extraliga debut playing 17 games with HC Kometa Brno during the 2014–15 Czech Extraliga season.[1] In opting to continue his development in the CHL, Hajek was selected 2nd overall in the 2015 CHL Import Draft by the Saskatoon Blades of the WHL.[2]
At the completion of his second season with the Blades, Hajek was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 21, 2017.[3] He immediately joined primary affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL on an amateur try-out to play out the remainder of the 2016–17 season.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Kometa Brno | U20 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Kometa Brno | U20 | 44 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Kometa Brno | ELH | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 69 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 65 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHL totals | 134 | 7 | 45 | 52 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Czech Republic | U17 | 7th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Czech Republic | IH18 | 
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5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2015 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 6th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2015 | Czech Republic | IH18 | 6th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 7th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | ||||
References
- ^ "HC Kometa Brno 2014–15 statistics". eliteprospects.com. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "2015 CHL import draft". Canadian Hockey League. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Lightning sign Libor Hajek to entry-level contract". Tampa Bay Lightning. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
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External links
- Libor Hajek career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Libor Hajek career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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