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Frantisek Kaberle
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Position Defence
Shoots Left
Height
Weight
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Nationality Flag of the Czech Republic Czech
Born (1973-11-08)November 8, 1973,
Kladno, CZE
NHL Draft 76th overall, 1999
Los Angeles Kings
Pro Career 1992 – present

František "Frank" Kaberle (Czech pronunciation: [ˈfrancɪʃɛk ˈkabɛrlɛ]) (born November 8, 1973 in Kladno, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for HC Kladno of the Czech Extraliga. During the 2005–06 season, he won his first Stanley Cup with the Carolina Hurricanes. He has previously played for Modo Hockey, the Los Angeles Kings, the Atlanta Thrashers, and the Hurricanes. Kaberle was drafted 76th overall the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Kings. His brother Tomáš Kaberle plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and his father, František Kaberle, Sr. used to play for the Czech national ice hockey team as well. Both of the Kaberle brothers were named to the Czech national ice hockey team for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

In the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, he scored a goal in the 2nd period of Game 7 against the Edmonton Oilers, which would turn out to be the game and Stanley Cup winning goal.

During the off-season before the 2006–07 season, Kaberle suffered a shoulder injury, and was placed on the injured reserve on September 13, 2006. He was removed from the injured reserve on February 6, 2007 and scored the game winner that same night.

Kaberle was declared a free agent after the Carolina Hurricanes bought out the final year of his contract on July 28, 2009.

International play[]

Medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Olympic Games
Bronze 2006 Turin Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold 1996 Vienna Ice hockey
Gold 1999 Norway Ice hockey
Gold 2000 Russia Ice hockey
Gold 2001 Germany Ice hockey
Gold 2005 Vienna Ice hockey

František Kaberle won the Ice Hockey World Championships five times: in 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. In 2006, he won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Turin.


Career statistics[]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1992–93 HC Kladno Czech 49 6 9 15 0
1993–94 HC Kladno Czech 52 5 17 22 0
1994–95 HC Kladno Czech 48 7 20 27 0
1995–96 Modo Hockey SEL 40 5 7 12 34 8 0 1 1 0
1996–97 Modo Hockey SEL 50 3 11 14 28
1997–98 Modo Hockey SEL 46 5 4 9 22
1998–99 Modo Hockey SEL 45 15 18 33 4 13 2 5 7 8
1999–00 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 18 2 8 10 8
1999–00 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 4 0 2 2 0
1999–00 Los Angeles Kings NHL 37 0 9 9 4
1999–00 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 14 1 6 7 6
2000–01 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 51 4 11 15 18
2001–02 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 61 5 20 25 24
2002–03 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 79 7 19 26 32
2003–04 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 67 3 26 29 30
2004–05 HC Kladno Czech 22 5 11 16 34
2004–05 Modo Hockey SEL 8 2 2 4 0 6 1 0 1 27
2005–06 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 77 6 38 44 46 25 4 9 13 8
2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 27 2 6 8 20
2007–08 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 80 0 22 22 30
2008–09 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 30 1 7 8 8 7 0 1 1 2
NHL totals 523 29 164 193 218 32 4 10 14 10


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