Zdeněk Kutlák (born February 13, 1980) is a Czech professional ice hockey defender who last played for HC Příbram of the 2nd Czech Republic Hockey League. He played 16 games for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League between 2000 and 2004. Internationally Kutlák has played for the Czech national team at two World Championships, winning a bronze in 2012.
| Zdeněk Kutlák | |||
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 Zdeněk Kutlák in 2017 during a game for Motor České Budějovice | |||
| Born |
February 13, 1980 České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 221 lb (100 kg; 15 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Czech 2.liga team Former teams |
HC Příbram | ||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | ||
| NHL draft |
237th overall, 2000 Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1998–2022 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Representing Czech Republic
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| World Championships | ||
 |
2012 Helsinki | |
Playing career
editKutlák was drafted 237th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft from his local team HC České Budějovice. He spent most of his time in the American Hockey League for the Providence Bruins, but managed to play 16 games in the National Hockey League for Boston, scoring one goal and two assists for three points.
After four seasons in the Bruins organization, Kutlák returned to the Czech Extraliga, signing for HC Energie Karlovy Vary during the lockout in 2004 before re-joining Budějovice in 2005. In 2007, Kutlák moved to Switzerland and signed for National League A side HC Ambri-Piotta.
On August 14, 2014, Kutlák continued his journeyman career in opting to sign a one-year contract with Austrian club, EC Red Bull Salzburg, of the EBEL.[1]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | HC České Budějovice | CZE U18 | 45 | 8 | 11 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HC České Budějovice | CZE U20 | 43 | 1 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | HC České Budějovice | CZE U20 | 31 | 6 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | HC České Budějovice | CZE | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | IHC Písek | CZE-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | HC Strakonice | CZE-3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | HC České Budějovice | CZE U20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | HC České Budějovice | CZE | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | SHC Vajgar Jindřichův Hradec | CZE-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | IHC Písek | CZE-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 62 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 80 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 68 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 47 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | CZE | 52 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HC České Budějovice | CZE | 49 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Mountfield | CZE | 46 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NLA | 43 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NLA | 47 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NLA | 46 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NLA | 39 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NLA | 44 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NLA | 45 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Davos | NLA | 17 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | AUT | 40 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | AUT | 51 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | ||
| 2016–17 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | AUT | 30 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | ČEZ Motor České Budějovice | CZE-2 | 48 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | ||
| 2018–19 | ČEZ Motor České Budějovice | CZE-2 | 33 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | HC David Servis České Budějovice | CZE-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | HC Příbram | CZE-3 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Příbram | CZE-3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Baník Příbram | CZE-3 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| CZE totals | 195 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 114 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 63 | ||||
| NHL totals | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NLA totals | 281 | 39 | 89 | 128 | 182 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Czech Republic | EJC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | Czech Republic | WJC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Czech Republic | WC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Czech Republic | WC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2013 | Czech Republic | WC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Senior totals | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Two new additions to Salzburg" (in German). EC Red Bull Salzburg. 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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