Pavel Kubina

Pavel Kubina
Pavel Kubina with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2007.
Born	(1977-04-15) April 15, 1977 Čeladná, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	258 lb (117 kg; 18 st 6 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Genève-Servette HC Vítkovice Tampa Bay Lightning Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Thrashers Philadelphia Flyers
National team	Czech Republic
NHL draft	179th overall, 1996 Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career	1993–2013

Pavel Kubina (born April 15, 1977) is a Czech former ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Atlanta Thrashers and Philadelphia Flyers.

Playing career

Kubina started his professional career with HC Vítkovice of the Czech Extraliga. He played there for four seasons, during which he was drafted in the seventh round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Lightning.

Later in 1996, he came to Canada to play for the Moose Jaw Warriors of the WHL, and scored 44 points in 61 games. Kubina got his first taste of NHL action in the 1997–98 NHL season, although he spent most of his time playing for the Adirondack Red Wings of the American Hockey League.

He then spent most of the next season in the NHL, tallying a total of 21 points, while playing occasionally in the International Hockey League for the Cleveland Lumberjacks. By the 1999–2000 NHL season Kubina had cemented his position in the Lightning's lineup, and notched 26 points for them.

Kubina had 30 points in the 2000–01 campaign and 34 in 2001–02.

In the 2003–04 season he won the Stanley Cup.

On July 1, 2006, Kubina signed a deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs for four years at $20 million. Kubina was suspended by the NHL for the first game of the 2006–07 season for cross-checking Detroit's Jiří Hudler in a preseason game.

On July 1, 2009, Kubina was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers with the rights to Tim Stapleton for Garnet Exelby and Colin Stuart.

Kubina during a 2010 game vs. the Montreal Canadiens.

On July 2, 2010, Kubina returned to the Tampa Bay Lightning, signing a two-year contract valued at $7.7 million (roughly $3.85 million per year).

On March 9, 2011, Kubina was suspended three games for an elbow on Chicago Blackhawks forward Dave Bolland.

On February 18, 2012, Kubina was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for Jon Kalinski, a 2012 or 2013 2nd-round draft pick and a 2013 4th-round draft pick. He finished the season with four points in 17 games with the Flyers.

On September 15, 2012, Kubina signed with HC Vitkovice in the Czech Extraliga.

On December 20, 2013, Kubina announced his retirement.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	HC Vítkovice	Czech		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	HC Vítkovice	Czech		12	2	0	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	HC Vítkovice	Czech		33	3	4	7	32		4	0	0	0	0
1996–97	HC Vítkovice	Czech		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		61	12	32	44	116		11	2	5	7	27
1997–98	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		55	4	8	12	86		1	1	0	1	14
1997–98	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		10	1	2	3	22		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		68	9	12	21	80		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL		6	2	2	4	16		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		69	8	18	26	93		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		70	11	19	30	103		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		82	11	23	34	106		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		75	3	19	22	78		11	0	0	0	12
2003–04	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		81	17	18	35	85		22	0	4	4	50
2004–05	HC Vítkovice	Czech		28	6	5	11	46		12	4	6	10	34
2005–06	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		76	5	33	38	96		5	1	1	2	26
2006–07	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		61	7	14	21	48		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		72	11	29	40	116		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		82	14	26	40	94		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		76	6	32	38	66		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		79	4	19	23	62		8	2	1	3	10
2011–12	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		52	3	8	11	59		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		17	0	4	4	15		5	0	1	1	12
2012–13	Genève-Servette HC	NLA		3	0	1	1	4		1	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				970	110	276	386	1123		51	3	7	10	110

International

Medal record
Representing Czech Republic
	2006 Torino
World Championships
	1999 Oslo
	2001 Nuremberg
	2005 Vienna

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996	Czech Republic	WJC		6	0	2	2	8
1999	Czech Republic	WC		12	2	6	8	12
2001	Czech Republic	WC		9	2	3	5	18
2002	Czech Republic	OG		4	0	1	1	0
2002	Czech Republic	WC		7	3	4	7	8
2005	Czech Republic	WC		9	2	2	4	10
2006	Czech Republic	OG		8	1	1	2	12
2010	Czech Republic	OG		5	0	0	0	2
Senior int'l totals				54	10	17	27	62
Junior int'l totals				6	0	2	2	8

After Hockey

Pavel Kubina after retiring from Professional Hockey started his own business. He has always had a passion for cars and opened up Private Allstar Cars in 2014. Private Allstar Cars is a car dealership that specializes in luxury, sports, classic and exotic cars. Private Allstar Cars is Located in St. Petersburg,Fl not far from where he spent most of his career with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Personal life

He and his wife, Andrea, welcomed their first child, a girl, Tereza on November 9, 2006, in the Czech Republic. [1]

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or TSN.ca