Libor Hájek
Libor Hájek | |||
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Born |
Smrček, Czech Republic | 4 February 1998||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
New York Rangers Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) HC Kometa Brno | ||
NHL Draft |
37th overall, 2016 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
Playing career | 2015–present |
Libor Hájek (born 4 February 1998) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman for the Hartford Wolf Pack in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract as a prospect to the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning, in the second-round, 37th overall, in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Hájek made his Czech Extraliga debut playing 17 games with HC Kometa Brno during the 2014–15 Czech Extraliga season.[1] In opting to continue his development in the CHL, Hájek was selected 2nd overall in the 2015 CHL Import Draft by the Saskatoon Blades of the WHL.[2]
At the completion of his second season with the Blades, Hajek was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 21, 2017.[3] He immediately joined primary affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL on an amateur try-out to play out the remainder of the 2016–17 season.
On 26 February 2018, Hájek was traded to the New York Rangers, along with Vladislav Namestnikov, Brett Howden, and two draft picks, for Ryan McDonagh and J. T. Miller.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2013–14 | HC Kometa Brno | U20 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | HC Kometa Brno | U20 | 44 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | HC Kometa Brno | ELH | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 69 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 65 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 33 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Regina Pats | WHL | 25 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
AHL totals | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2014 | Czech Republic | U17 | 7th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
2014 | Czech Republic | IH18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2015 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 6th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
2015 | Czech Republic | IH18 | 6th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
2016 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 7th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
2018 | Czech Republic | WJC | 4th | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | |
Junior totals | 31 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 28 |
References
- ↑ "HC Kometa Brno 2014–15 statistics". eliteprospects.com. 2015-04-01. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ↑ "2015 CHL import draft". Canadian Hockey League. 2015-07-05. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- ↑ "Lightning sign Libor Hajek to entry-level contract". Tampa Bay Lightning. 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ↑ "Rangers Acquire Namestnikov, Hajek, Howden, 2018 1st Rd. Pick & 2019 Pick". NHL.com. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database