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Czechia Karel Pilar
#29 HC Litvínov / Czechia - 17/18
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
2-time Czech Extraliga Champion 2
Date of Birth
Dec 23, 1977
Position
D
Age
48
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Praha, CZE
Weight
207 lbs / 94 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
R
Youth Team
HC Litvinov
Status
Retired
Drafted
2001 round 2 #39 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs

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Karel Pilar Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 HC Sparta Praha U20 Czechia U20 36* 4* 8* 12* -* -* |
1997-98 KLH Jindrichuv Hradec Czechia2 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1998-99 HK Kaučuk Kralupy nad Vltavou Czechia2 47* 8* 11* 19* 30* -* |
1999-00 HC Chemopetrol Czechia 49* 2* 12* 14* 61* 6* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 4 -3
2000-01 HC Chemopetrol Czechia 52* 12* 26* 38* 52* 14* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 25 4
Czechia WC 9* 0* 0* 0* 6* 8* |
Czechia (all) International 18* 1* 2* 3* 12* -* |
2001-02 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 23* 1* 3* 4* 8* 3* | Playoffs 11 0 4 4 12 -3
St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 52* 10* 14* 24* 26* 2* |
2002-03 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 17* 3* 4* 7* 12* -7* |
St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 7* 2* 5* 7* 28* -7* |
2003-04 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 50* 2* 17* 19* 22* 2* | Playoffs 1 1 0 1 0 1
St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 6* 3* 4* 7* 6* 1* |
2004-05 HC Sparta Praha Czechia 52* 13* 15* 28* 70* 15* |
Czechia (all) International 11* 0* 1* 1* 12* -* |
2005-06 HC Sparta Praha Czechia 6* 0* 1* 1* 20* 0* | Playoffs 14 3 3 6 45 6
2006-07 Toronto Marlies AHL 10* 2* 5* 7* 6* -2* |
HC Sparta Praha Czechia 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 1
Czechia (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2007-08 Chicago Wolves AHL 45* 2* 24* 26* 48* 7* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 6 4
2008-09 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 24* 1* 5* 6* 22* -6* |
HC Sparta Praha Czechia 13* 2* 3* 5* 32* 1* | Playoffs 11 0 3 3 50 -2
Czechia (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 8* -* |
2009-10 HC Litvínov Czechia 37* 6* 19* 25* 79* -4* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 16 -2
2010-11 CSKA Moskva KHL 42* 3* 2* 5* 28* -4* |
2011-12 Lev Poprad “A” KHL 31* 1* 16* 17* 34* 3* |
Växjö Lakers HC Elitserien 13* 0* 4* 4* 6* 1* |
2012-13 Donbass Donetsk KHL 17* 0* 2* 2* 36* 0* |
HC Sparta Praha Czechia 25* 1* 12* 13* 62* 9* | Playoffs 7 5 1 6 6 -3
2013-14 HC Sparta Praha “A” Czechia 44* 8* 21* 29* 42* 24* | Playoffs 10 1 3 4 10 3
2014-15 HC Sparta Praha “A” Czechia 25* 2* 9* 11* 30* 2* | Playoffs 10 2 6 8 10 3
Mountfield HK Czechia 9* 0* 9* 9* 2* 2* |
2015-16 Mountfield HK Czechia 47* 7* 19* 26* 66* 0* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 6 -1
2016-17 Anyang Halla Asia League 12* 1* 3* 4* 6* -2* |
HC Litvínov Czechia 20* 5* 3* 8* 20* 1* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 4 1
HC Most Czechia2 4* 0* 1* 1* 4* -1* |
2017-18 HC Litvínov Czechia 35* 2* 4* 6* 49* -4* |

Karel Pilar Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 Czechia EHT 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
2004-05 HC Sparta Praha Spengler Cup 4* 1* 2* 3* 4* -* |
Czechia EHT 6* 0* 1* 1* 12* -* |
2008-09 Metallurg Magnitogorsk Champions HL 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk Victoria Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Czechia EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 8* -* |
2013-14 HC Sparta Praha ET 8* 3* 2* 5* 12* -* |
2014-15 HC Sparta Praha “A” Champions HL 7* 0* 4* 4* 4* 3* |

Karel Pilar Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 120* 19* 52* 71* 0.59* 114* 1* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 6 * 4 *
Asia League 1 12* 1* 3* 4* 0.33* 6* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 2 10* 0* 4* 4* 0.40* 6* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia 13 414* 60* 153* 213* 0.51* 585* 66* | 11 76 12 * 20 * 32 * 0.42 * 178 * 7 *
Czechia U20 1 36* 4* 8* 12* 0.33* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia2 3 51* 8* 12* 20* 0.39* 34* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 3 13* 0* 1* 1* 0.08* 22* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 8* 3* 2* 5* 0.63* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 4 34* 1* 3* 4* 0.12* 34* -* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 4 114* 5* 25* 30* 0.26* 120* -7* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 3 90* 6* 24* 30* 0.33* 42* -2* | 2 12 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.42 * 12 * -2 *
Elitserien (SHL) 1 13* 0* 4* 4* 0.31* 6* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 1 4* 1* 2* 3* 0.75* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Victoria Cup 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 9* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 6* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Karel Pilar Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/01/2018
06/01/2018 Confirmed HC Litvínov Retired
12/18/2016
12/18/2016 Confirmed Mountfield HK HC Litvínov
11/08/2016
11/08/2016 Confirmed Anyang Halla Mountfield HK
09/16/2016
09/16/2016 Confirmed Mountfield HK Anyang Halla
05/01/2015
05/01/2015 Confirmed HC Sparta Praha Mountfield HK
01/02/2015
01/02/2015 Loan HC Sparta Praha Mountfield HK
05/01/2014
05/01/2014 Extension HC Sparta Praha HC Sparta Praha
11/29/2012
11/29/2012 Confirmed Donbass Donetsk HC Sparta Praha
05/11/2012
05/11/2012 Confirmed Växjö Lakers HC Donbass Donetsk
01/30/2012
01/30/2012 Confirmed Lev Poprad Växjö Lakers HC
07/18/2011
07/18/2011 Confirmed CSKA Moskva Lev Poprad
05/19/2010
05/19/2010 Confirmed HC Litvínov CSKA Moskva
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for St. John's Maple Leafs

Career transactions
- 2010-05-19 • Signed to a one-year contract by CSKA Moskva
- 2008-04-07 • Signed by Metallurg Magnitogorsk
- 2007-10-02 • Claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Thrashers
- 2007-09-27 • Claimed off waivers by the Chicago Blackhawks
- 2007-08-08 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Atlanta Thrashers
- 2007-03-05 • Signed by the Toronto Marlies
- 2004-08-09 • Signed to a lockout contract by HC Sparta Praha
- 2003-10-28 • Re-signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs

Other memorable dates
- 2002-04-13 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Ottawa Senators vs. Patrick Lalime)
- 2002-01-25 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Vancouver Canucks)