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Czechia Petr Cajanek

a.k.a. "Petr Čajánek"
#16 HC Zlín / Czechia - 14/15
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Date of Birth
Aug 18, 1975
Position
C
Age
47
Height
5'11" / 181 cm
Place of Birth
Zlin, CZE
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HC Zlin
Status
Retired
Drafted
2001 round 8 #253 overall by St. Louis Blues
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Highlights
3-time World Championship Gold Medal 3
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
1-time Czech Extraliga Champion 1

Čajánek was a center with good playmaking and passing ability. A terrific skater, hard worker, and overall smart player. Had some weaknesses in his defensive game, though.
-Matias Strozyk, EP

Nephew: Jan Káňa

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 AC Zlín Czechia 34 5 4 9 16 -9 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 -1
1994-95 AC Zlín Czechia 35 7 9 16 8 -5 | Playoffs 12 2 6 8 4 6
HC Hodonín Czechia2 - - - - - - |
Czechia U20 WJC-20 7 3 5 8 63 - |
1995-96 AC Zlín Czechia 36 8 11 19 32 1 | Playoffs 8 2 6 8 8 8
HC Havířov Czechia2 3 0 0 0 - - |
Czechia (all) International 3 0 - - - - |
1996-97 AC Zlín Czechia 50 9 30 39 46 8 |
1997-98 HC Zlín Czechia 46 19 27 46 117 -2 |
1998-99 HC Zlín Czechia 49 15 33 48 123 18 | Playoffs 11 5 7 12 12 6
Czechia (all) International 7 1 - - - - |
1999-00 HC Zlín Czechia 50 23 34 57 66 33 | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0 -1
Czechia WC 9 1 3 4 2 1 |
Czechia (all) International 30 6 5 11 20 - |
2000-01 HC Zlín Czechia 52 18 31 49 105 -3 | Playoffs 6 0 4 4 22 -1
Czechia WC 9 2 6 8 4 9 |
Czechia (all) International 29 7 8 15 26 15 |
2001-02 HC Zlín Czechia 49 20 44 64 64 18 | Playoffs 11 5 7 12 10 -1
Czechia OG 4 0 0 0 0 -2 |
Czechia WC 7 3 2 5 2 2 |
Czechia (all) International 25 5 9 14 20 5 |
2002-03 St. Louis Blues NHL 51 9 29 38 20 16 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -1
2003-04 St. Louis Blues NHL 70 12 14 26 16 12 | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 2 3
Czechia (all) International 4 1 2 3 0 3 |
2004-05 HC Zlín Czechia 49 10 15 25 91 12 | Playoffs 17 5 4 9 24 1
Czechia WCup 4 1 2 3 0 3 |
Czechia WC 9 2 2 4 8 5 |
Czechia (all) International 15 2 3 5 18 - |
2005-06 St. Louis Blues NHL 71 10 31 41 54 -22 |
Czechia OG 7 1 0 1 4 -1 |
Czechia (all) International 7 1 0 1 4 0 |
2006-07 St. Louis Blues NHL 77 15 33 48 54 9 |
Czechia “A” WC 7 0 2 2 12 -3 |
Czechia (all) International 8 0 2 2 14 - |
2007-08 Peoria Rivermen AHL 4 1 0 1 0 2 |
Ak Bars Kazan Russia 33 13 20 33 56 17 | Playoffs 10 5 6 11 4 4
2008-09 Dynamo Moskva KHL 53 9 23 32 123 11 | Playoffs 12 1 5 6 6 7
Czechia “A” WC 7 5 5 10 10 3 |
Czechia (all) International 17 9 7 16 22 - |
2009-10 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 52 21 20 41 74 19 | Playoffs 4 0 4 4 2 -1
Czechia OG 5 0 0 0 6 0 |
Czechia (all) International 8 3 2 5 12 - |
2010-11 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 51 13 24 37 54 13 | Playoffs 11 2 4 6 2 2
2011-12 HC Zlín “C” Czechia 48 6 15 21 96 -10 | Playoffs 12 6 3 9 14 1
2012-13 HC Zlín “C” Czechia 48 18 26 44 73 18 | Playoffs 19 2 10 12 26 5
2013-14 HC Zlín “C” Czechia 49 8 24 32 70 -2 | Playoffs 17 4 11 15 12 6
2014-15 HC Zlín “C” Czechia 48 12 24 36 112 6 | Playoffs 7 0 5 5 20 2
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1999-00 Czechia EHT 14 4 2 6 18 - |
2000-01 Czechia EHT 10 2 2 4 12 - |
2001-02 Czechia EHT 10 2 4 6 16 2 |
2004-05 HC Zlín ECC 2 0 2 2 4 2 |
Czechia EHT 3 0 0 0 6 - |
2006-07 Czechia EHT 1 0 0 0 2 - |
2007-08 Ak Bars Kazan Continental Cup 3 0 1 1 0 0 |
2008-09 Dynamo Moskva Spengler Cup 5 4 2 6 4 - |
Czechia EHT 9 4 2 6 14 - |
2009-10 Czechia EHT 3 3 2 5 6 - |
2010-11 SKA St. Petersburg Spengler Cup 3 0 0 0 2 - |
2014-15 HC Zlín Champions HL 4 1 1 2 2 4 |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2020-21 Berani Zlín Czechia Team Manager Assistant
2021-22 Berani Zlín Czechia Skills Coach
2022-23 Berani Zlín Czechia2 Skills Coach
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 4 1 0 1 0.25 0 2 | 0
Champions HL 1 4 1 1 2 0.50 2 4 | 0
Continental Cup 1 3 0 1 1 0.33 0 0 | 0
Czechia 14 643 178 327 505 0.79 1 019 83 | 12 127 32 63 95 0.75 156 31
Czechia2 2 3 0 0 0 0.00 - - | 0
ECC 1 2 0 2 2 1.00 4 2 | 0
EHT 7 50 15 12 27 0.54 74 2 | 0
International 11 153 35 38 72 0.47 136 23 | 0
KHL 3 156 43 67 110 0.71 251 43 | 3 27 3 13 16 0.59 10 8
NHL 4 269 46 107 153 0.57 144 15 | 2 7 0 2 2 0.29 4 2
OG 3 16 1 0 1 0.06 10 -3 | 0
Russia 1 33 13 20 33 1.00 56 17 | 1 10 5 6 11 1.10 4 4
Spengler Cup 2 8 4 2 6 0.75 6 - | 0
WC 6 48 13 20 33 0.69 38 17 | 0
WCup 1 4 1 2 3 0.75 0 3 | 0
WJC-20 1 7 3 5 8 1.14 63 - | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Jiri Marusak (D) 1993-2015 13 Berani Zlin, Czechia (all)
Petr Leska (F) 1995-2015 13 Berani Zlin, Czechia, Czechia (all)
Radim Tesarik (D) 1993-2015 12 Berani Zlin, Czechia, Czechia (all)
Jaroslav Balastik (F) 1997-2015 12 Berani Zlin, Czechia, Czechia, Czechia (all)
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/23/2015
03/23/2015 Confirmed HC Zlín Retired
06/02/2014
06/02/2014 Extension HC Zlín HC Zlín
05/14/2013
05/14/2013 Extension HC Zlín HC Zlín
05/02/2011
05/02/2011 Confirmed SKA St. Petersburg HC Zlín
06/07/2010
06/07/2010 Extension SKA St. Petersburg SKA St. Petersburg
05/15/2009
05/15/2009 Confirmed Dynamo Moskva SKA St. Petersburg
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Cult/Star player for Berani Zlin

Cult/Star player for SKA St. Petersburg

Other memorable dates
- 2002-10-17 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Marc Denis)
- 2002-10-10 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim)

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