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Czechia Rostislav Klesla
#97 HC S České Budějovice / Czechia4 - 20/21
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time CHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time CHL Top Draft Prospect Award 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time OHL First All-Rookie Team 1
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC Best Defenseman 1
Date of Birth
Mar 21, 1982
Position
D
Age
43
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Novy Jicin, CZE
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HC Novy Jicin
Status
Retired
Drafted
2000 round 1 #4 overall by Columbus Blue Jackets

Klesla is a very physical, defensive defenseman. Has solid hockey sense and positional skills.
Doesn't score as many points as he possibly could. Also, he is rather prone to injury.

Brother: Vitezslav Klesla

Team Staff profile of Rostislav Klesla also available

Use/Embed statistics

Rostislav Klesla Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 HC Slezan Opava U20 Czechia U20 38* 11* 18* 29* 87* -* | Playoffs 8 2 2 4 0 -
Czechia U16 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1998-99 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 54* 4* 12* 16* 100* -* | Playoffs 5 2 0 2 2 -
1999-00 Brampton Battalion OHL 67* 16* 29* 45* 174* 3* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 21 -3
2000-01 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 8* 2* 0* 2* 6* -1* |
Brampton Battalion OHL 45* 18* 36* 54* 59* 22* | Playoffs 9 2 9 11 26 3
Czechia U20 WJC-20 7* 3* 4* 7* 4* 8* |
2001-02 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 75* 8* 8* 16* 74* -6* |
Czechia WC 7* 1* 2* 3* 2* 0* |
Czechia (all) International 9* 1* 3* 4* 2* -* |
2002-03 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 72* 2* 14* 16* 71* -22* |
2003-04 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 42* 2* 11* 13* 27* -16* |
2004-05 Vsetínská hokejová Czechia 41* 7* 17* 24* 136* 3* |
HC Nový Jičín Czechia3 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
HPK SM-liiga 9* 1* 2* 3* 12* 0* | Playoffs 10 0 2 2 12 0
Czechia (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
2005-06 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 51* 6* 13* 19* 75* -4* |
2006-07 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 75* 9* 13* 22* 105* -13* |
Czechia WC 4* 1* 0* 1* 8* -2* |
Czechia (all) International 6* 1* 0* 1* 10* -* |
2007-08 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 82* 6* 12* 18* 60* 7* |
2008-09 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 34* 1* 8* 9* 38* 2* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 0
2009-10 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 26* 2* 6* 8* 26* -7* |
2010-11 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 45* 3* 7* 10* 26* 10* |
Phoenix Coyotes NHL 16* 1* 0* 1* 12* -6* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 7 -2
2011-12 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 65* 3* 10* 13* 54* 13* | Playoffs 15 2 6 8 4 -2
2012-13 HC Oceláři Třinec Czechia 18* 0* 1* 1* 30* 7* |
Phoenix Coyotes NHL 38* 2* 6* 8* 22* 0* |
2013-14 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 25* 1* 3* 4* 24* -3* |
Portland Pirates AHL 21* 3* 6* 9* 16* 8* |
2014-15 HC Oceláři Třinec “C” Czechia 41* 5* 8* 13* 44* 11* | Playoffs 16 0 3 3 16 0
Czechia (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 29* -2* |
2015-16 HC Oceláři Třinec “C” Czechia 33* 1* 6* 7* 16* 0* |
2016-20 Did not play * * * * * * |
2020-21 HC S České Budějovice Czechia4 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |

Rostislav Klesla Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Czechia EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
2014-15 HC Oceláři Třinec “C” Champions HL 6* 0* 1* 1* 22* 3* |
Czechia EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 29* -2* |
2015-16 HC Oceláři Třinec Champions HL 6* 2* 1* 3* 4* 3* |

Rostislav Klesla Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 21* 3* 6* 9* 0.43* 16* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 2 12* 2* 2* 4* 0.33* 26* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia 4 133* 13* 32* 45* 0.34* 226* 21* | 1 16 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.19 * 16 * 0 *
Czechia U20 1 38* 11* 18* 29* 0.76* 87* -* | 1 8 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.50 * 0 * - *
Czechia3 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia4 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 2 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 33* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
International 4 20* 2* 3* 5* 0.25* 45* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 1 9* 1* 2* 3* 0.33* 12* 0* | 1 10 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.20 * 12 * 0 *
NHL 13 654* 48* 111* 159* 0.24* 620* -46* | 3 23 2 * 7 * 9 * 0.39 * 11 * -4 *
OHL 2 112* 34* 65* 99* 0.88* 233* 25* | 2 15 3 * 10 * 13 * 0.87 * 47 * 0 *
USHL 1 54* 4* 12* 16* 0.30* 100* -* | 1 5 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.40 * 2 * - *
WC 2 11* 2* 2* 4* 0.36* 10* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 3* 4* 7* 1.00* 4* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Rostislav Klesla Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/26/2020
08/26/2020 Confirmed No team HC S České Budějovice
06/25/2014
06/25/2014 Confirmed No team HC Oceláři Třinec
03/08/2014
03/08/2014 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Unknown
03/05/2014
03/05/2014 Confirmed Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres
03/04/2014
03/04/2014 Confirmed Phoenix Coyotes Washington Capitals
09/21/2012
09/21/2012 Confirmed Phoenix Coyotes HC Oceláři Třinec
02/28/2011
02/28/2011 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets Phoenix Coyotes
10/03/2009
10/03/2009 Extension Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1999, 1 #4 overall by Brampton Battalion in the CHL Import Draft

Cult/Star player for Brampton Battalion

Cult/Star player for Columbus Blue Jackets

Cult/Star player for Sioux City Musketeers

Career transactions
- 2011-02-28 • Traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for Scottie Upshall and Sami Lepistö
- 2009-10-03 • Signed to a four-year contract extension by the Columbus Blue Jackets
- 2006-04-18 • Signed to a four-year contract extension by the Columbus Blue Jackets
- 2005-08-15 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Columbus Blue Jackets
- 2005-01-29 • Signed to a lockout contract by HPK
- 2004-09-17 • Signed to a lockout contract by HC Vsetin
- 2004-06-10 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Columbus Blue Jackets

Other memorable dates
- 2000-10-12 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Calgary Flames vs. Mike Vernon)
- 2000-10-07 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Chicago Blackhawks)