Petr Klima

Date of Birth: Dec 23, 1964
Age: Deceased
Place of Birth: Chomutov, CZE
Nation: Czechia
Youth Team: HC Litvinov
Position: RW
Height: 183 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 86 kg / 190 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: -

Petr Klima Facts

Drafted: 1983 round 5 #86 overall by Detroit Red Wings

Klima, 58, died on May 4, 2023, in Chomutov, Czechia.
Klíma was a pure offensive player with excellent goal-scoring instincts and puck skills. He was a very exciting player to watch when his head was in the game.

Father: Josef Klíma
Sons: Kelly Klima, Kevin Klima
Nephews: Lukas Klima, Tomas Klima

Team Staff profile also available: Petr Klima

Petr Klima Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1981-1982	HC Litvinov U18	Czechoslovakia U18	-	-	-	-	-	-
1981-1982	TJ Litvínov	Czechoslovakia	18	7	3	10	8	-
1981-1982	Czechoslovakia U18	EJC-18	5	7	2	9	12	-
1982-1983	HC Litvinov U18	Czechoslovakia U18	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982-1983	TJ Litvínov	Czechoslovakia	44	19	17	36	74	-
1982-1983	Czechoslovakia U20	WJC-20	7	4	4	8	6	-
1982-1983	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	6	0	-	-	-	-
1983-1984	ASD Dukla Jihlava	Czechoslovakia	41	20	16	36	46	-
1983-1984	Czechoslovakia U20	WJC-20	7	6	4	10	22	-
1983-1984	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	3	0	-	-	-	-
1984-1985	ASD Dukla Jihlava	Czechoslovakia	35	23	22	45	76	-
1984-1985	Czechoslovakia	CC	5	2	1	3	4	-2
1984-1985	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	19	10	-	-	-	-
1985-1986	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	74	32	24	56	16	-39
1986-1987	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	77	30	23	53	42	-9	Playoffs	13	1	2	3	4	-
1987-1988	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	78	37	25	62	46	4	Playoffs	12	10	8	18	10	9
1988-1989	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	51	25	16	41	44	5	Playoffs	6	2	4	6	19	0
1988-1989	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL	5	5	1	6	4	-
1989-1990	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	13	5	5	10	6	-8
1989-1990	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	63	25	28	53	66	-1	Playoffs	21	5	0	5	8	-2
1990-1991	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	70	40	28	68	113	24	Playoffs	18	7	6	13	16	-1
1991-1992	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	57	21	13	34	52	-18	Playoffs	15	1	4	5	8	-1
1992-1993	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	68	32	16	48	100	-15
1993-1994	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	75	28	27	55	76	-15
1994-1995	EC Wolfsburg Lockout	Germany2	12	27	11	38	28	-
1994-1995	HC Zlín Lockout	Czechia	1	1	0	1	0	-1
1994-1995	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	47	13	13	26	26	-13
1995-1996	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	67	22	30	52	68	-25	Playoffs	4	2	0	2	14	0
1996-1997	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	8	0	4	4	2	-7
1996-1997	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	9	1	3	4	4	-4
1996-1997	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL	19	7	14	21	6	2
1996-1997	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	16	1	5	6	6	-1	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	4	0
1997-1998	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL	38	7	12	19	18	-
1998-1999	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	13	1	0	1	4	-3
1998-1999	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL	15	2	6	8	8	-11
1999-2000	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2000-2001	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2001-2002	HC Chemopetrol "C"	Czechia	52	24	10	34	36	-8
2002-2003	HC Chemopetrol "C"	Czechia	41	13	6	19	28	-6

Petr Klima Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1981-1982	Czechoslovakia U18	Viking Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-

Petr Klima Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	2	20	7	7	14	0.70	12	-11*	0
CC	1	5	2	1	3	0.60	4	-2	0
Czechia	3	94	38	16	54	0.57	64	-15	0
Czechoslovakia	4	138	69	58	127	0.92	204	-	0
Czechoslovakia U18	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
DEL	1	38	7	12	19	0.50	18	-	0
EJC-18	1	5	7	2	9	1.80	12	-	0
Germany2	1	12	27	11	38	3.17	28	-	0
IHL	1	19	7	14	21	1.11	6	2	0
International	3	28	10	-	10*	0.36*	-	-	0
NHL	13	786	313	260	573	0.73	671	-125	8	95	28	24	52	0.55	83	5*
Viking Cup	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WJC-20	2	14	10	8	18	1.29	28	-	0

Petr Klima Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1981-1982	U18 EJC All-Star Team U18 EJC Silver Medal Viking Cup Most Valuable Player
1982-1983	U20 WJC Silver Medal
1983-1984	Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion U20 WJC Bronze Medal
1984-1985	Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion
1985-1986	NHL Rookie of the Month (November)
1989-1990	NHL Stanley Cup Champion

Petr Klima Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Edmonton Oilers

Career transactions
- 1999-01-11 • Signed by the Detroit Red Wings
- 1997-02-26 • Signed by the Edmonton Oilers
- 1996-10-25 • Traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a conditional draft pick (not converted)
- 1996-08-22 • Traded to the Los Angeles Kings for a 1997 5th round pick (Jan Sulc)
- 1993-06-16 • Traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a 1994 3rd round pick (Brad Symes)
- 1989-11-02 • Traded to the Edmonton Oilers with Joe Murphy, Adam Graves & Jeff Sharples for Jimmy Carson, Kevin McClelland & a 1991 5th round pick (traded to MTL: Brad Layzell)
- 1983-06-08 • Selected 86th overall in the NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings

Other memorable dates
- 1985-10-10 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Minnesota North Stars vs. Don Beaupre)
- 1985-10-10 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Minnesota North Stars)