Jan Čaloun

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Jan Čaloun
Born (1972-12-20) 20 December 1972 (age 51)
Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
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  Czechoslovakia and
 Czech Republic
NHL Draft 75th overall, 1992
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 1989–2010
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano Team

Jan Čaloun (born 20 December 1972) is a Czech former professional hockey player. He is 180 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.

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1989–90 TJ CHZ Litvínov CSSR U20
1990–91 HC CHZ Litvínov CSSR 42 23 18 41 12 8 5 1 6 0
1991–92 HC Chemopetrol Litvínov CSSR 37 32 7 39 24 9 7 6 13
1992–93 HC Chemopetrol Litvínov CSSR 36 37 16 53 11 8 6 14
1993–94 HC Chemopetrol Litvínov ELH 42 26 18 44 22 4 2 1 3 2
1994–95 Kansas City Blades IHL 76 34 39 73 50 21 13 10 23 18
1995–96 San Jose Sharks NHL 11 8 3 11 0
1995–96 Kansas City Blades IHL 61 38 30 68 58 5 0 1 1 6
1996–97 San Jose Sharks NHL 2 0 0 0 0
1996–97 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 66 43 43 86 68 4 0 1 1 4
1997–98 HIFK SM-l 41 22 26 48 73 9 6 11 17 6
1998–99 HIFK SM-l 51 24 57 81 95 8 8 6 14 31
1999–00 HIFK SM-l 44 38 34 72 94 9 3 6 9 10
2000–01 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 11 0 3 3 2
2000–01 HIFK SM-l 24 8 14 22 42
2001–02 Blues SM-l 48 15 43 58 49 3 1 1 2 25
2002–03 Blues SM-l 46 22 33 55 6 7 5 4 9 4
2003–04 Blues SM-l 44 16 23 39 34
2004–05 Severstal Cherepovets RSL 5 0 0 0 0
2004–05 Sibir Novosibirsk RSL 1 0 0 0 0
2004–05 HC Chemopetrol ELH 24 26 13 39 47 6 1 2 3 16
2004–05 HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi CZE.2 2 1 3 4 2
2005–06 HC Moeller Pardubice ELH 48 19 20 39 14
2006–07 HC Moeller Pardubice ELH 48 20 12 32 60 16 7 4 11 2
2007–08 HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi ELH 23 6 7 13 16
2008–09 HC Litvínov ELH 2 0 1 1 2
2008–09 HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi CZE.2 30 12 7 19 20 13 3 5 8 12
2009–10 HC Vrchlabí CZE.2 30 13 14 27 20
ELH totals 196 97 73 170 161 26 10 7 17 20
SM-l totals 298 145 230 375 393 36 23 28 51 76
NHL totals 24 8 6 14 2

International[edit]

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1990 Czechoslovakia EJC 6 4 3 7 16
1992 Czechoslovakia WJC 7 8 1 9 20
1993 Czech Republic WC 8 0 2 2 8
1998 Czech Republic OG 3 0 0 0 6
1999 Czech Republic WC 6 4 2 6 4
Junior totals 13 12 4 16 36
Senior totals 17 4 4 8 18

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Preceded by Winner of the Lasse Oksanen trophy
1998–99
Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy
1998–99
Succeeded by