Jakub Kindl

Jakub Kindl
Kindl in 2009
Born	(1987-02-10) 10 February 1987 (age 37) Šumperk, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
EHL team Former teams	Storhamar Hockey LTC Pardubice Detroit Red Wings Florida Panthers HC Plzeň Kölner Haie
National team	Czech Republic
NHL draft	19th overall, 2005 Detroit Red Wings
Playing career	2008–present

Jakub Kindl (born 10 February 1987) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for Storhamar Hockey of the EliteHockey Ligaen. He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings and Florida Panthers.

Playing career

As a youth, Kindl played in the 2001 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Chomutov. ^[1]

Kindl played junior hockey for the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL and then for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League. Kindl was drafted 19th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2005 NHL Draft.^{[ citation needed ]}

During the 2005–06 season, Kindl played in three games for Grand Rapids, where he recorded one assist. During the 2007–08 season, he played in 75 games for Grand Rapids. He was called by the Detroit Red Wings as a spare defenceman. When Detroit won the Stanley Cup Kindl was included on the team, even though he had yet to play in the NHL. Detroit also awarded him a Stanley Cup ring. Since Kindl had not played in the NHL his name could not be included on the Stanley Cup.^{[ citation needed ]}

Kindl made his NHL debut with the Red Wings during the 2009–10 NHL season. Called up as an injury replacement, he eventually appeared in three games before returning to Grand Rapids. Kindl scored his first career NHL goal on 20 January 2011 against Jaroslav Halak of the St. Louis Blues.^{[ citation needed ]}

On 29 June 2013, Kindl signed a four year, $9.6 million contract extension with the Detroit Red Wings. ^[2]

On 14 February 2015, the Red Wings assigned Kindl to the Grand Rapids Griffins for a conditioning assignment. Kindl has not played for the Red Wings since suffering an elbow injury on 27 December 2014. ^[3] On 20 February 2015, the Red Wings recalled Kindl from his conditioning assignment with the Griffins. During his condition assignment, Kindl recorded one goal, and a plus-two rating in back-to-back wins for the Griffins. ^[4]

On 9 January 2016, Kindl was placed on waivers and later assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins. Prior to being placed on waivers, he played in 23 games with the Red Wings, recording two goals and three assists. His plus-3 rating in overtime leads the Wings this season. ^{[5] [6]} On 4 February, Kindl was recalled by the Red Wings. Prior to being recalled by the Red Wings, Kindl recorded two goals and one assist in nine games for the Griffins since he was assigned on 11 January. ^[7] He was again assigned to the Griffins on 23 February. ^[8]

On 27 February 2016, Kindl was traded by the Red Wings to the Florida Panthers in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft. ^[9]

At the conclusion of his contract with the Panthers, Kindl left the NHL as a free agent and later returned to his homeland in signing a one-year deal with HC Plzeň of the Czech Extraliga on 18 October 2017. ^[10]

After two seasons with Plzeň, Kindl left at the conclusion of his contract continuing his European career in Germany by agreeing to a one-year contract with Kölner Haie of the DEL on 5 July 2019. ^[11]

On 2 December 2022, he signed for Storhamar Hockey in Fjordkraft-ligaen for the remainder of the 2022/23 season. He later extended his contract until the 2023/2024 season.

International play

Kindl represented the Czech Republic at the 2014 IIHF World Championship, where he recorded one goal and two assists in ten games.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice	CZE U18		23	4	10	14	30		6	1	1	2	8
2001–02	HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice	CZE U20		19	1	1	2	20		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice	CZE U18		3	0	3	3	10		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice	CZE U20		16	0	1	1	22		11	0	2	2	26
2002–03	HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice	ELH		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	HC Moeller Pardubice	CZE U18		2	0	1	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	HC Moeller Pardubice	CZE U20		48	4	14	18	108		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	HC VCES Hradec Králové	CZE.2		1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0
2004–05	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		62	3	11	14	92		12	0	0	0	22
2005–06	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		60	12	46	58	112		5	1	0	1	10
2005–06	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		3	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		54	11	44	55	142		9	2	9	11	8
2006–07	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		7	0	2	2	0
2007–08	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		75	3	14	17	82		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		78	6	27	33	76		10	2	1	3	2
2009–10	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		73	3	30	33	59		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		48	2	2	4	36		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		8	1	4	5	6		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		55	1	12	13	25		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice	ELH		27	1	10	11	26		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		41	4	9	13	28		14	1	4	5	10
2013–14	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		66	2	17	19	24		4	0	0	0	2
2014–15	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		2	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		35	5	8	13	22		1	0	0	0	0
2015–16	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		25	2	4	6	14		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		10	3	1	4	12		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Florida Panthers	NHL		19	0	2	2	4		1	0	0	0	0
2016–17	Springfield Thunderbirds	AHL		13	1	6	7	16		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Florida Panthers	NHL		39	0	4	4	28		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	HC Škoda Plzeň	ELH		30	1	3	4	32		7	1	2	3	2
2018–19	HC Škoda Plzeň	ELH		26	2	8	10	36		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Kölner Haie	DEL		48	1	9	10	22		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	HC Škoda Plzeň	ELH		43	3	7	10	32		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Storhamar Hockey	FKL		19	2	12	14	24		17	0	5	5	6
2023–24	Storhamar Hockey	EHL		26	2	12	14	6		14	1	5	6	18
ELH totals				84	4	21	25	94		7	1	2	3	2
NHL totals				331	16	58	74	181		20	1	4	5	12
DEL totals				48	1	9	10	22		—	—	—	—	—
FKL / EHL totals				45	4	24	28	30		31	1	10	11	24

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2006	Czech Republic	WJC	8th		6	0	1	1	10
2007	Czech Republic	WJC	5th		6	0	4	4	8
2014	Czech Republic	WC	4th		10	1	2	3	6
Junior totals					12	0	5	5	18
Senior totals					10	1	2	3	6

References

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
2. Roose, Bill (29 June 2013). "Wings get deals done for Miller, Kindl". Detroit Red Wings . Retrieved 29 June 2013.
3. Roose, Bill (14 February 2015). "Kindl sent to Griffins for conditioning". Detroit Red Wings . Retrieved 14 February 2015.
4. Kujawa, Kyle (20 February 2015). "Red Wings recall Kindl from Grand Rapids". Detroit Red Wings . Retrieved 20 February 2015.
5. Roose, Bill (10 January 2016). "Red Wings' Kindl clears waivers". Detroit Red Wings . Retrieved 10 January 2016.
6. Kujawa, Kyle (11 January 2016). "Kindl is assigned to Grand Rapids". Detroit Red Wings . Retrieved 11 January 2016.
7. Kujawa, Kyle (4 February 2016). "Detroit recalls Kindl from Grand Rapids". Detroit Red Wings . Retrieved 4 February 2016.
8. Kujawa, Kyle (23 February 2016). "Jakub Kindl assigned to Grand Rapids". Detroit Red Wings . Retrieved 23 February 2016.
9. Kujawa, Kyle (27 February 2016). "Red Wings trade Kindl to Panthers". Detroit Red Wings . Retrieved 27 February 2016.
10. "Kindl to strengthen defense" (in Czech). HC Plzeň. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
11. "Sharks sign Jakub Kindl" (in German). Kölner Haie. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

External links

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

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Niklas Kronwall	Detroit Red Wings first round draft pick 2005	Succeeded by Brendan Smith