Petr Kalus

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Petr Kalus
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Kalus with the Houston Aeros in 2007
Born (1987-06-29) 29 June 1987 (age 38)
Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Left
Played for HC Vitkovice
Boston Bruins
Minnesota Wild
HC MVD
HC Slavia Praha
Modo Hockey
SC Fassa
Djurgårdens IF
Nottingham Panthers
Herning Blue Fox
Grenoble
Orli Znojmo
Cracovia Krakow
National teamFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
NHL draft 39th overall, 2005
Boston Bruins
Playing career 2004–2018

Petr Kalus (born 29 June 1987) is a Czech retired ice hockey player. He played for many teams during his career, which lasted from 2004 to 2018, including 11 games with the Boston Bruins and Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League between 2006 and 2010. Internationally Kalus played for the Czech national junior team at the junior level.

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Playing career

Kalus played three years of junior hockey with HC Vítkovice in the Czech Republic before coming to play for the Regina Pats. Kalus was drafted in the second round, 39th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. In his first season playing North American hockey, Kalus led the Pats in scoring with 58 points in 60 games. He then signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Bruins on 8 May 2006. [1]

In the 2006–07 season, Kalus played 43 games for the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL) with 30 points. He also played nine games for the Boston Bruins with five points. In Kalus' Bruins games, he scored on his first three shots, a feat previously not done in the NHL since 1996. [2]

On 30 June 2007, Kalus was traded by the Bruins, along with a fourth-round pick to the Minnesota Wild for goaltender Manny Fernandez. [3] He was assigned to the Houston Aeros of the AHL. At the start of the 2008–09 season on 18 October 2008, Kalus left the Houston Aeros to play for HC MVD of the KHL, with the Wild retaining Kalus' rights through 30 June 2010. [4]

Following a disappointing season with MVD Kalus decided on 26 June 2009 to return to the Wild for the 2009–10 season. [5] During the 2010-11 season, Kalus' tenure with the Wild ended when he was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets for future considerations on 1 March 2011. He was immediately assigned to AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons. [6]

On 27 April 2011, Kalus signed a try-out contract with Jokerit of the SM-liiga. [7] He was selected to return to his native Czech Republic with HC Slavia Praha before joining team MODO of the Swedish Elite Serien. He went on to have stints for a number of European teams, like Italian club HC Fassa, and Djurgarden IF.

In October 2016, Kalus rejoined British club Nottingham Panthers. [8] [9] It proved to be a short second stint with the Panthers as, in November 2016, Kalus was released in order to make way for Kristián Kudroč. [10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2001–02 HC Sareza Ostrava CZE U1894048—————
2001–02 HC Vítkovice CZE U18120118—————
2002–03HC VítkoviceCZE U18286202651—————
2002–03HC VítkoviceCZE U20110004—————
2003–04HC VítkoviceCZE U18975126073582
2003–04HC VítkoviceCZE U2041881667—————
2004–05HC VítkoviceCZE U2039201131161220225
2004–05 HC Vítkovice ELH 10000—————
2005–06 Regina Pats WHL 603622588764156
2006–07 Providence Bruins AHL 43131730110910112
2006–07 Boston Bruins NHL 94156—————
2007–08 Houston Aeros AHL588101857—————
2008–09 Houston AerosAHL20000—————
2008–09 HC MVD KHL 17022106—————
2009–10 Houston AerosAHL6612112377—————
2009–10 Minnesota Wild NHL20000—————
2010–11 Houston AerosAHL3462868—————
2010–11 Springfield Falcons AHL101014—————
2011–12 HC Slavia Praha ELH30347136—————
2011–12 Modo Hockey SEL 13123260110
2012–13 SC Fassa ITA 208142236—————
2012–13 Djurgårdens IF Allsv 20461045411229
2013–14 HK Dukla Trenčín SVK 30110—————
2013–14 Djurgårdens IFAllsv20002—————
2013–14 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 422020404720112
2014–15 Herning Blue Fox DEN 35211839178920231
2015–16 Brûleurs de Loups FRA 206152165—————
2016–17 Orli Znojmo EBEL 30000—————
2016–17 Nottingham PanthersEIHL61125—————
2016–17 Cracovia Krakow POL 1758133513681414
2017–18 Cracovia KrakowPOL3315823561208833
AHL totals213404080316910112
NHL totals114156—————
KHL totals17022106—————

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2004 Czech Republic U18 5
2005 Czech Republic WJC18 703312
2006 Czech Republic WJC 51014
Junior totals1213416

References

  1. ↑ "Kalus agrees to three-year deal". Boston Bruins. 8 May 2006. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "Petr Kalus, Wild - Notes". NHL. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  3. ↑ "Bruins acquire Manny Fernandez". Canadian Press. 1 July 2007.
  4. ↑ "Prospect leaves Aeros, heads home". Star Tribune. 18 October 2008. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
  5. ↑ Michael Russo (29 June 2009). "Sources: Kalus coming back to the Wild". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 1 July 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
  6. ↑ "Wild deal Petr Kalus to Jackets". 1 March 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  7. ↑ "Kalus on probation" (in Finnish). 27 April 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  8. ↑ "GMB PANTHERS BRING BACK FORMER NHLER PETR KALUS". panthers.co.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Petr Kalus: Nottingham Panthers re-sign Czech international forward". BBC Sport. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Panthers Sign Kristian Kudroc | Eihl". Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
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