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Jan Caloun
Jan Caloun
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
Height
Weight
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
Teams HC Litvínov
San Jose Sharks
HIFK
Columbus Blue Jackets
Espoo Blues
Severstal Cherepovets
HC Sibir Novosibirsk
HC Pardubice
HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi
Born (1972-12-20)December 20, 1972,
Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
NHL Draft 75th overall, 1992
San Jose Sharks
Pro Career 1989 – 2010
Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
Gold 1998 Nagano Ice hockey

Jan Čaloun (born December 20, 1972 in Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia) is a retired professional hockey player. He is 178 cm (5'11") tall, 80 kg (176 lb) in weight. He shoots right and plays right wing. He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the fourth round, 75th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. Čaloun experienced success at the minor pro level, playing for the Kansas City Blades and Kentucky Thoroughblades, but was unable to make the big jump to the NHL. However, he did manage to score goals on his first four shots while playing for the Sharks. In 1998 he was a member of the Czech Olympic Team, which won the gold medal in Nagano.

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Preceded by
Raimo Helminen
Winner of the Lasse Oksanen trophy
1998–99
Succeeded by
Kai Nurminen
Preceded by
Peter Larsson
Winner of the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy
1998–99
Succeeded by
Kai Nurminen



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