František Kaberle (born 6 August 1951 in Kladno, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman.
| František Kaberle Sr. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
6 August 1951 Kladno, TCH | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Played for |
HC Kladno HC Dukla Jihlava | ||
| National team |
 Czechoslovakia | ||
| Playing career | 1970–1983 | ||
Kaberle spent the majority of his career with HC Kladno where he won five Czechoslovak Extraliga championships and was instrumental in the team's exhibition game victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1977. He was also a member of the Czechoslovak national ice hockey team in the mid-1970s winning the World Championships twice, in 1976 and 1977.[1] He also played at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Personal life
editHe is the father of Tomáš Kaberle and František Kaberle, who both went on to play in the National Hockey League.
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1970–71 | TJ Kladno | Czechoslovakia | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1971–72 | TJ Kladno | Czechoslovakia | 36 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | ASD Dukla Jihlava | Czechoslovakia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | TJ Kladno | Czechoslovakia | 44 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | TJ Kladno | Czechoslovakia | 21 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | TJ Kladno | Czechoslovakia | 44 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | TJ Kladno | Czechoslovakia | 43 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | TJ Kladno | Czechoslovakia | 44 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | TJ Kladno | Czechoslovakia | 42 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | TJ Kladno | Czechoslovakia | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | TJ Kladno | Czechoslovakia | 37 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | TJ Kladno | Czechoslovakia | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Czechoslovakia totals | 362 | 45 | 111 | 156 | 222 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Kaberle: S brzkým odchodem bych nepospíchal" (in Czech). Czech Radio. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
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