Libor Zábranský (ice hockey, born 2000)
Libor Zábranský Jr. (born 26 May 2000) is a Czech ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League (WHL).[1] He is the son of the Czech retired professional ice hockey defenceman Libor Zábranský Sr.
| Libor Zábranský | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
26 May 2000 Brno, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defenceman | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| WHL team Former teams |
Kamloops Blazers Moose Jaw Warriors Saskatoon Blades Fargo Force Kelowna Rockets Kometa Brno | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Playing career
In August 2017, he was the captain of men's national under-18 team in the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. The national team got into the finals where they lost to Canada 4–1. Zábranský himself, however, could not play the final match due to injury.[2]
In April 2018, he was the captain[3] of the same team in the World U18 Championships. In the preliminary round, the team defeated only France finishing in 4th place. However, in the quarterfinals, the team created major upset defeating Canada 2–1.[4]
He was also appointed captain of the men's national under-20 team for the 2020 World Junior Championships.[5]
In the CSB ranking for the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, he ranked on 115th place in North American Skaters category.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Kometa Brno U20 | ELH-Jr. | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Kometa Brno U20 | ELH-Jr. | 34 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Kometa Brno | ELH | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč | Czech.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 72 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 35 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Fargo Force | USHL | 30 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 23 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHL totals | 159 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 107 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Czech Republic | IH18 |  |
4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 4th | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2020 | Czech Republic | WJC | 7th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
References
- "Libor Zábranský at eliteprospects.com".
- Petrásková, Klára (2017-08-12). "Vybojovali jsme to týmovým výkonem, říká o stříbru Jakub Lauko" [We won the silver medals due to team effort, says Jakub Lauko]. hlinkagretzkycup.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- "2018 IIHF World U18 Championships reports".
- Borovský, Jakub (2018-04-23). "Senzační postup. Česká osmnáctka vyřadila Kanadu a je v semifinále" [Major upset. Czech U18 team defeated Canada and advaces to semifinals]. idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- Hedbávný, Marek (2019-12-25). "Kapitánem dvacítky je Zábranský. Kdo budou jeho asistenti?" [Captain of U20 is Zábranský. Who is going to be his assistants?]. hokej.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- "2018 CSB Final (NA Skaters)".
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Statistics for Czech hockey leagues and representation matches from hokej.cz