(1980-01-17) January 17, 1980 (age 44) Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Height
6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight
212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position
Centre
Shot
Right
Played for
HC Plzeň Pittsburgh Penguins HC Karlovy Vary Avangard Omsk HC Slavia Praha KLH Chomutov
National team
Czech Republic
NHL Draft
23rd overall, 1998 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career
1996–2013
Milan Kraft (born January 17, 1980) is a Czech former professional ice hockey centre. He was drafted in the first round, 23rd overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
Starting his career as a youth with hometown team HC Plzeň (the club for which his father of the same name also played in the 1970s and 80s),[1] Kraft played initially with the Prince Albert Raiders in 1998 after moving to North America. He appeared in 207 games over four seasons with the Penguins, with his most successful season coming in 2003–04 when he scored 19 goals and recorded 21 assists (it was also the only campaign that did not involve him spending some time with the Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins).
This progress was halted by the 2004–05 NHL lockout, during which he returned to the Czech Republic to play for Plzeň and HC Energie Karlovy Vary. He also had a brief stint with Avangard Omsk of the Russian Super League before signing permanently with Karlovy Vary, remaining there until the end of the 2007–08 season and helping them reach the Extraliga finals that year only to be defeated by rivals HC Slavia Praha. He then moved to Slavia and quickly contributed to their winning the 2008–09 regular season Presidential Cup trophy – but they subsequently lost in the play-off finals to Karlovy Vary. Kraft spent the final four years of his career captaining KLH Chomutov (leading the team to promotion in 2012) until announcing his retirement at the conclusion of the 2012–13 season.[2]
^Milan Kraft [1955], EliteProspects.com
^"Pirates will have a new captain; Milan Kraft ends his career" (in Czech). KLH Chomutov. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
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