Filip Kuba

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Filip Kuba
Filip Kuba 2011-11-25.JPG
Kuba with the Ottawa Senators in 2011
Born (1976-12-29) December 29, 1976 (age 47)
Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 226 lb (103 kg; 16 st 2 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for HC Vitkovice
Florida Panthers
Minnesota Wild
Tampa Bay Lightning
Ottawa Senators
National teamFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
NHL Draft 192nd overall, 1995
Florida Panthers
Playing career 1995–2013
Medal record
Representing Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Turin
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Germany
Kuba with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Filip Kuba 2007.jpg
Kuba with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Filip Kuba (born December 29, 1976) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenseman. Kuba most recently played for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Minnesota Wild, Tampa Bay Lightning, and the Ottawa Senators of the NHL.

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Playing career

Kuba was drafted in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers in the 8th round, 192nd overall, after playing with HC Vítkovice junior team in his native Czech Republic. Upon being drafted, he remained in the Czech Republic for one more season, playing with HC Vítkovice's senior team of the Czech Extraliga.

Moving to North America, he played the majority of his four seasons with the Panthers in the minor leagues before being traded to the Calgary Flames for Rocky Thompson on March 16, 2000. [1] Before the 2000–01 season began, Kuba was left unprotected by the Flames for the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft and was claimed by the Minnesota Wild. [2]

He played his first full NHL season with the Wild in the subsequent season and recorded 9 goals and 30 points. In 2003, the Wild advanced to the playoff semifinals, defeating division rivals Colorado Avalanche and Vancouver Canucks before falling to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in four games. Kuba set career playoff marks, appearing in 18 games and scoring 8 points during Minnesota's run. After five seasons with the Wild, he became an unrestricted free agent and on July 1, 2006, he signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He left the Wild as the franchise's all-time leader in scoring among defensemen with 33 goals and 132 points in 357 games. During his time with Minnesota, he was named team captain on two occasions, in November 2001 and November 2005, [3] [4] as part of the Wild's monthly rotating captaincy system. Kuba represented the Wild along with teammate Dwayne Roloson in the 2004 All-Star game.

In 2006–07, his first season with Tampa Bay, he recorded a career-high 15 goals, 22 assists and 37 points. On August 29, 2008, Kuba was traded to the Ottawa Senators, along with Alexandre Picard and San Jose's first-round draft pick for defenseman Andrej Meszaros. [5]

With Ottawa, Kuba broke an NHL record for defensemen with an assist on October 25, 2008, against the Toronto Maple Leafs, giving him at least one point in each of the team's first eight games of the season. The previous best was set in 1981–82 by Brad Park, who recorded a point in each of the Boston Bruins' first seven games. [6]

On July 1, 2012, Kuba returned to his original draft team, the Florida Panthers, signing a two-year contract worth $8 million. [7] In the lockout-shortened 2012–13 season, Kuba was unable to live up to his contract registering 10 points in 44 games for the cellar-dwelling Panthers. On July 3, 2013, Kuba was bought out from the remaining year of his deal with the Panthers. [8]

International play

Kuba played his first game for the national team in 2001, and has played 30 times for the Czech national team (as of Jan 3 2009) [9]

Played for the Czech Republic in:

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1994–95 HC Vítkovice CZE U2035101525——————
1995–96 HC Vítkovice ELH 180112—————
1996–97 Carolina Monarchs AHL 510121238—————
1997–98 Beast of New Haven AHL77413175831120
1998–99 Florida Panthers NHL 50110—————
1998–99 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL45281033100114
1999–2000 Florida PanthersNHL131562—————
1999–2000 Houston Aeros IHL 2736913111234
2000–01 Minnesota Wild NHL759213028—————
2001–02 Minnesota WildNHL625192432—————
2002–03 Minnesota WildNHL7882129291835824
2003–04 Minnesota WildNHL775192444—————
2005–06 Minnesota WildNHL656192544—————
2006–07 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL811522373661454
2007–08 Tampa Bay LightningNHL756253140—————
2008–09 Ottawa Senators NHL713374028—————
2009–10 Ottawa SenatorsNHL533252828—————
2010–11 Ottawa SenatorsNHL642141616—————
2011–12 Ottawa SenatorsNHL736263226702210
2012–13 HC Vítkovice SteelELH1104410—————
2012–13 Florida PanthersNHL44191024—————
NHL totals83670263333361314111538

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
2001 Czech Republic WC 91128
2002 Czech RepublicWC703318
2006 Czech Republic OG 81010
2008 Czech RepublicWC71234
2010 Czech RepublicOG50110
Senior totals36371030

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  9. ↑ Stats at hokej.cz Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Czech)
Preceded by Minnesota Wild team captain
November 2001 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minnesota Wild team captain
November 2005 		Succeeded by
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