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Czechia Frantisek Kucera
#4 HC Slavia Praha / Czechia - 04/05
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
3-time World Championship Gold Medal 3
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
2-time World Championship Bronze Medal 2
2-time U18 EJC Bronze Medal 2
2-time Czech Extraliga Best Defenseman 2
3-time Czech Extraliga Champion 3
1-time Czech Extraliga Player of the Year 1
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1
2-time World Championship Best Defenseman 2
Date of Birth
Feb 03, 1968
Position
D
Age
56
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Praha, CZE
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HC Sparta Praha
Status
Retired
Drafted
1986 round 4 #77 overall by Chicago Blackhawks

Brother: Vojtech Kucera
Sons: Frank Kucera and Jakub Kucera

Team Staff profile of Frantisek Kucera also available

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Frantisek Kucera Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1983-84 HC Sparta Praha U18 Czechoslovakia U18 36* 15* 19* 34* -* -* |
1984-85 TJ Sparta Praha Czechoslovakia -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Czechoslovakia U18 EJC-18 5* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
1985-86 HC Sparta Praha U18 Czechoslovakia U18 25* 2* 16* 18* -* -* |
TJ Sparta Praha Czechoslovakia 15* 0* 0* 0* 10* -* |
Czechoslovakia U18 EJC-18 5* 1* 2* 3* 4* -* |
1986-87 HC Sparta Praha U18 Czechoslovakia U18 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
TJ Sparta Praha Czechoslovakia 34* 4* 2* 6* 14* -* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 - -
Czechoslovakia U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 2* 3* 2* -* |
1987-88 TJ Sparta Praha Czechoslovakia 45* 7* 2* 9* 30* 9* |
Czechoslovakia U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 2* 3* 2* -* |
1988-89 ASD Dukla Jihlava Czechoslovakia 34* 6* 6* 12* 28* -* | Playoffs 11 4 3 7 - -
Czechoslovakia WC 6* 0* 1* 1* 6* 4* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 18* 1* -* -* -* -* |
1989-90 ASD Dukla Jihlava Czechoslovakia 40* 9* 10* 19* 42* 34* | Playoffs 1 1 0 1 0 -
Czechoslovakia (all) International 4* 0* -* -* -* -* |
1990-91 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 40* 2* 12* 14* 32* 3* |
Indianapolis Ice IHL 35* 8* 19* 27* 23* -* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 15 -
1991-92 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 61* 3* 10* 13* 36* 3* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 0 -3
Indianapolis Ice IHL 7* 1* 2* 3* 4* -* |
Czechoslovakia CC 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* -1* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 7* 0* -* -* -* -* |
1992-93 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 71* 5* 14* 19* 59* 7* |
1993-94 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 60* 4* 13* 17* 34* 9* |
Hartford Whalers NHL 16* 1* 3* 4* 14* -12* |
Czechia WC 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Czechia (all) International 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
1994-95 HC Sparta Praha Czechia 16* 1* 2* 3* 14* 2* |
Hartford Whalers NHL 48* 3* 17* 20* 30* 3* |
1995-96 Vancouver Canucks NHL 24* 1* 0* 1* 10* 5* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 0 -3
Hartford Whalers NHL 30* 2* 6* 8* 10* -3* |
1996-97 Vancouver Canucks NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 42* 6* 29* 35* 36* -6* |
Houston Aeros IHL 12* 0* 3* 3* 20* -5* |
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 9* 1* 5* 6* 2* 8* | Playoffs 10 1 6 7 20 3
1997-98 HC Sparta Praha Czechia 42* 8* 11* 19* 44* 4* | Playoffs 9 3 1 4 53 -1
Czechia OG 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* 3* |
Czechia WC 8* 4* 0* 4* 4* 4* |
Czechia (all) International 27* 6* 0* 6* 4* -* |
1998-99 HC Sparta Praha “C” Czechia 41* 3* 12* 15* 92* 15* | Playoffs 8 0 2 2 34 3
Czechia WC 10* 0* 6* 6* 6* 6* |
Czechia (all) International 21* 2* 6* 8* 6* -* |
1999-00 HC Sparta Praha “C” Czechia 51* 7* 26* 33* 46* 40* | Playoffs 9 1 9 10 4 3
Czechia WC 9* 2* 2* 4* 6* 8* |
Czechia (all) International 22* 3* 6* 9* 16* -* |
2000-01 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 48* 2* 5* 7* 12* -5* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 7* 0* 2* 2* 0* -2* |
2001-02 HC Sparta Praha Czechia 10* 2* 2* 4* 2* -4* |
Washington Capitals NHL 56* 1* 13* 14* 12* 7* |
Czechia (all) International 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* 2* |
2002-03 HC Slavia Praha “A” Czechia 44* 4* 15* 19* 26* 11* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 0 4
Czechia (all) International 12* 3* 2* 5* 10* -* |
2003-04 HC Slavia Praha “A” Czechia 11* 1* 1* 2* 6* -3* | Playoffs 16 0 2 2 6 3
2004-05 HC Slavia Praha Czechia 8* 0* 0* 0* 4* -3* |

Frantisek Kucera Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1985-86 Czechoslovakia U18 Viking Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1998-99 HC Sparta Praha Euro HL 4* 0* 2* 2* 8* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -
1999-00 HC Sparta Praha “C” Euro HL 6* 0* 2* 2* 4* 2* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 3
Czechia EHT 10* 0* 3* 3* 10* -* |
2001-02 Czechia EHT 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* 2* |
2002-03 Czechia “C” EHT 10* 3* 2* 5* 8* -* |

Frantisek Kucera Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 51* 7* 34* 41* 0.80* 38* 2* | 1 10 1 * 6 * 7 * 0.70 * 20 * 3 *
CC 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia 8 223* 26* 69* 95* 0.43* 234* 62* | 5 48 4 * 15 * 19 * 0.40 * 97 * 12 *
Czechoslovakia 6 168* 26* 20* 46* 0.27* 124* 43* | 3 18 6 * 3 * 9 * 0.50 * 0 * - *
Czechoslovakia U18 3 61* 17* 35* 52* 0.85* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 3 24* 3* 6* 9* 0.38* 20* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 2 10* 1* 4* 5* 0.50* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Euro HL 2 10* 0* 4* 4* 0.40* 12* 2* | 2 6 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.17 * 4 * 3 *
IHL 3 54* 9* 24* 33* 0.61* 47* -5* | 1 7 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.14 * 15 * - *
International 9 121* 15* 15* 29* 0.24* 40* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 9 465* 24* 95* 119* 0.26* 251* 13* | 2 12 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.08 * 0 * -6 *
OG 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Viking Cup 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 5 37* 6* 9* 15* 0.41* 24* 21* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 2* 4* 6* 0.43* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Frantisek Kucera Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for HC Slavia Praha

Cult/Star player for HC Sparta Praha

Other memorable dates
- 1990-11-14 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Detroit Red Wings vs. Tim Cheveldae)
- 1990-10-04 • Made his NHL debut (vs. New York Rangers)