Kamil Kreps

Kamil Kreps
Born	(1984-11-18) November 18, 1984 (age 40) Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	Florida Panthers Oulun Kärpät Barys Astana Kloten Flyers Ässät Pori HC Oceláři Třinec Grizzlys Wolfsburg
NHL draft	38th overall, 2003 Florida Panthers
Playing career	2007–2018

Kamil Kreps (born November 18, 1984) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

As a youth, Kreps played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Chomutov. ^[1]

Kreps played his junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) playing for the Brampton Battalion for three seasons. He scored 19 goals in each of his three seasons and had a high of 61 points in 2002–03. He was drafted in the second round, 38th overall, by the Florida Panthers in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.^{[ citation needed ]}

In the 2006-07 season, he played his first NHL game with the Panthers on January 7, 2007, against the Vancouver Canucks, registering two shots on net. Kreps scored his first NHL goal on April 6 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.^{[ citation needed ]}

In the 2010 European Trophy tournament, Kreps won the scoring league while with Oulun Kärpät in the regulation round, totalling 11 points (5 goals, 6 assists) in 8 games.^{[ citation needed ]}

After four European seasons abroad, Kreps opted to return to his native Czech Republic in signing a one-year deal with HC Oceláři Třinec on May 1, 2014. ^[2]

On February 12, 2012, he scored his first international goal for the Czech Republic during their 4–0 win over Russia in the 2012 European Hockey Tournament.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999–2000	HC Chemopetrol, a.s.	CZE U18		48	18	16	34	10		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	HC Chemopetrol, a.s.	CZE U18		3	4	3	7	2		6	2	6	8	10
2000–01	HC Chemopetrol, a.s.	CZE U20		44	12	20	32	4		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Brampton Battalion	OHL		68	19	24	43	14		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Brampton Battalion	OHL		53	19	42	61	12		11	3	5	8	4
2003–04	Brampton Battalion	OHL		59	19	27	46	19		12	7	8	15	2
2004–05	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		58	5	6	11	11		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Texas Wildcatters	ECHL		12	5	6	11	6		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Rochester Americans	AHL		61	13	19	32	20		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Florida Panthers	NHL		14	1	1	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Rochester Americans	AHL		50	14	21	35	16		6	1	0	1	0
2007–08	Florida Panthers	NHL		76	8	17	25	29		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Rochester Americans	AHL		6	1	5	6	6		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Florida Panthers	NHL		66	4	15	19	18		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Florida Panthers	NHL		75	5	9	14	18		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Kärpät	SM-l		55	14	15	29	43		3	1	1	2	0
2011–12	Barys Astana	KHL		52	9	20	29	23		7	1	3	4	4
2012–13	Kloten Flyers	NLA		22	2	4	6	2		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Ässät	Liiga		39	5	11	16	20		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	HC Oceláři Třinec	ELH		39	5	20	25	24		4	0	0	0	4
2015–16	HC Oceláři Třinec	ELH		9	2	0	2	4		1	0	0	0	0
2016–17	HC Oceláři Třinec	ELH		46	9	15	24	24		6	0	3	3	2
2017–18	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	DEL		31	12	10	22	10		4	0	0	0	4
AHL totals				175	33	51	84	53		6	1	0	1	0
NHL totals				232	18	42	60	71		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002	Czech Republic	WJC18		8	3	2	5	6
2004	Czech Republic	WJC		7	0	0	0	0
Junior totals				15	3	2	5	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 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
2. "Steelworkers officially announce new signings" (in Czech). HC Oceláři Třinec. 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2014-05-01.

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