Petr Cajka

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Petr Cajka
Born (2000-12-11) December 11, 2000 (age 22)
Kadaň, Czech Republic
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NL team
Former teams		 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
Genève-Servette HC
Lausanne HC
HC Ambrì-Piotta
Playing career 2019–present

Petr Cajka (born 11 December 2000) is a Czech professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing with the SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the National League (NL).

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Cajka played most his junior hockey in Switzerland which allows him to compete in the National League and in the Swiss League with a Swiss player-license.

Playing career

Cajka made his professional debut during the 2017-18 season appearing in 2 games with the EVZ Academy of the Swiss League (SL).

Cajka played one season of junior hockey with the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) during the 2018/19 season and scored 38 points (20 goals) in 63 regular season games.

On August 2, 2019, Cajka signed his first professional contract with Genève-Servette HC, agreeing to a three-year deal extending from the 2020/21 season through the 2022/23 season. [1] Cajka played the entire 2019/20 season as a junior on Genève-Servette HC U20 team in order to obtain his Swiss-player license for the 2020/21 season. [2] He played 33 regular season games with the U20 team this season, putting up 42 points (17 goals). Cajka made his National League debut on September 24, 2020 against Lausanne HC. [3] He was inserted in the lineup as the team's 4th import player as Henrik Tömmernes was out at the time with an injury. [4] On February 28, 2020, Cajka scored his first NL goal against Lausanne HC at home in an empty Patinoire des Vernets due to the Coronavirus pandemic. [5] He was limited to 5 NL regular season games (2 points) this season.

On September 14, 2020, Cajka was traded, along with Tim Bozon, to Lausanne HC in exchange for Joel Vermin. [6] He was immediately loaned to the HCB Ticino Rockets of the Swiss League (SL) to begin the 2020/21 season. Cajka played 34 games with the Rockets scoring 24 points (10 goals) before being recalled by Lausanne on February 13, 2021. He played 2 games with the team in the NL before being shipped to HC Ambrì-Piotta on February 16, 2021, agreeing to a 2-year deal with the Biancoblu. The deal runs through to the end of the 2021/22 season with an option for the 2022/23 season. [7]

International play

Cajka was named to the Czech Republic men's U20 national team for the 2020 World Junior Championships in the Czech Republic. He scored one goal in 5 games played as the Czechs fell to Sweden in the 1/4 finals.

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  6. ↑ "Confirmed - Vermin joins GSHC, Bozon and Cajka join LHC". www.swisshockeynews.ch. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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