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Petr Prajsler | |||
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Born | Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia | September 21, 1965||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Tesla Pardubice Los Angeles Kings Boston Bruins | ||
NHL Draft | 93rd overall, 1985 Los Angeles Kings | ||
Playing career | 1984–1994 |
Petr Prajsler (born September 21, 1965) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Los Angeles Kings between 1987 and 1990 and the Boston Bruins in 1991. He also played several seasons in the Czech Republic. Internationally Prajsler played for the Czechoslovak national junior team at the 1985 World Junior Championships, winning a silver medal.
Prajsler began his career with Tesla Pardubice in 1984 where he spent three seasons. He was drafted 93rd overall by Los Angeles in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft and played 43 regular season games for the Kings over three seasons, scoring three goals and ten assists. In 1990, Prajsler moved to the International Hockey League and joined the Phoenix Roadrunners where in 77 games, he scored 13 goals and 47 points, his most productive season.
He was signed by the Boston Bruins as a free-agent the next year, but only managed to play three more NHL games, going pointless. He did though have another highly productive season, this time for the Maine Mariners where he scored 12 goals and 45 points in just 61 games.
He returned to his homeland in 1992, playing for his hometown team Stadion Hradec Králové, who were playing in the Czechoslovakian Second Division. The team won promotion to the newly formed Czech Extraliga which was formed after the breakup of Czechoslovakia in 1993, but only managed to play 17 games in a season which saw them relegated. It was his final season as he retired shortly afterwards.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1983–84 | HK Hradec Kralove U20 | CSSR Jr | 24 | 15 | 10 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | TJ Stadion Hradec Kralove | CSSR-2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | TJ Tesla Pardubice | CSSR | 29 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | TJ Tesla Pardubice | CSSR | 43 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | TJ Stadion Hradec Kralove | CSSR-2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | TJ Tesla Pardubice | CSSR | 32 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | ||
1987–88 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 41 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1988–89 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 43 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 96 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 34 | ||
1989–90 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 34 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1989–90 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 77 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 140 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 18 | ||
1991–92 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 61 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | HC Stadion Hradec Kralove | CSSR-2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | HC Stadion Hradec Kralove | CZE | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Stadion Novy Bydzov | CZE-4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Stadion Novy Bydzov | CZE-4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | HC VCES Hradec Kralove | CZE-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
2009–10 | SC Kolin | CZE-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | SK Trebechovice pod Orebem | CZE-4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | SK Trebechovice pod Orebem | CZE-4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Dammarie | FRA-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
CSSR totals | 121 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 99 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | ||||
NHL totals | 77 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 140 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 18 |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Czechoslovakia | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
1985 Finland | ||
European Junior Championships | ||
1983 Norway |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1983 | Czechoslovakia | EJC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
1985 | Czechoslovakia | WJC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Junior totals | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
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