Jiří Kučera

Jiří Kučera
Born	(1966-03-28) March 28, 1966 Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Left
Played for	Czech Extraliga HC Plzen Dukla Jihlava SM-liiga Tappara Elitserien Luleå HF Nationalliga A EHC Kloten
National team	Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic
NHL Draft	152nd overall, 1987 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	1983–2001

Jiří Kučera (born March 28, 1966) is a Czech professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of HC Litvinov. During his playing career he played for HC Plzen and Dukla Jihlava in his home country and for Tappara in Finland, Luleå HF in Sweden, and EHC Kloten in Switzerland. He also represented the national team of either Czechoslovakia or Czech Republic eight times in the Ice Hockey World Championships and once in the Olympic Games.

Honors

• Ice Hockey World Championships: Gold (1996)
• Ice Hockey World Championships: Bronze (1987, 1989, 1990, 1993)
• Swedish national championship: gold (1996)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1983–84	TJ Škoda Plzeň	TCH U20		30	28	39	67			—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	TJ Škoda Plzeň	TCH		12	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	TJ Škoda Plzeň	TCH		40	6	6	12	4		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	ASD Dukla Jihlava	TCH		30	6	4	10	10		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	ASD Dukla Jihlava B	CZE.2			3					—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	ASD Dukla Jihlava	TCH		34	10	10	20	18		9	3	2	5
1987–88	TJ Škoda Plzeň	TCH		32	15	15	30	22		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	TJ Škoda Plzeň	TCH		32	16	13	29	22		8	4	2	6
1989–90	TJ Škoda Plzeň	TCH		47	13	24	37	16		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Tappara	SM-l		44	23	34	57	26		3	0	2	2	4
1991–92	Tappara	SM-l		44	22	20	42	8		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Tappara	SM-l		48	22	32	54	20		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Tappara	SM-l		47	16	26	42	37		10	7	5	12	4
1994–95	Luleå HF	SEL		40	15	12	27	24		9	2	7	9	8
1995–96	Luleå HF	SEL		39	15	19	34	18		12	4	6	10	6
1996–97	HC ZKZ Plzeň	ELH		43	10	23	33	28		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	EHC Kloten	NDA		38	8	22	30	18		7	1	2	3	2
1998–99	Luleå HF	SEL		45	7	21	28	52		5	2	1	3	4
1999–2000	Luleå HF	SEL		47	13	21	34	34		9	1	1	2	6
2000–01	Luleå HF	SEL		34	10	8	18	8		—	—	—	—	—
TCH totals				227	66	72	138	92		17	7	4	11	—
SM-l totals				183	83	112	195	91		13	7	7	14	8
SEL totals				205	60	81	141	136		35	9	15	24	24

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1984	Czechoslovakia	EJC
1985	Czechoslovakia	WJC		7	2	3	5	0
1986	Czechoslovakia	WJC		7	5	5	10	8
1987	Czechoslovakia	WC		10	0	2	2	11
1987	Czechoslovakia	CC		6	0	0	0	2
1989	Czechoslovakia	WC		10	2	2	4	4
1990	Czechoslovakia	WC		8	4	1	5	8
1991	Czechoslovakia	WC		10	0	1	1	2
1993	Czech Republic	WC		7	0	5	5	2
1994	Czech Republic	OG		8	6	2	8	4
1994	Czech Republic	WC		6	4	0	4	0
1995	Czech Republic	WC		8	1	0	1	2
1996	Czech Republic	WC		8	5	2	7	6
1996	Czech Republic	WCH		2	0	0	0	2
Senior totals				83	22	15	37	43

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database