Jaroslav Kristek

Jaroslav Kristek (born March 16, 1980) is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for HC Brumov-Bylnice in the Czech fourth division. He was drafted in the second round, 50th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft and played 6 games for them during the 2002–03 season. The rest of his career has been spent in various European leagues, mainly the Czech Extraliga. He won a Slovnaft Extraliga championship with HC Košice in 2010–11.

Jaroslav Kristek
Born	(1980-03-16) March 16, 1980 (age 43) Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Left
CZE-4 team Former teams	HC Brumov-Bylnice GKS Tychy Neman Grodno MsHK Žilina Dinamo Minsk Lev Poprad HC Košice HC Zlín HC Energie Karlovy Vary HC České Budějovice Buffalo Sabres
NHL Draft	50th overall, 1998 Buffalo Sabres
Playing career	2000–present

Kristek played two seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans before joining the Sabres' American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans, for the 2000–01 season. In three seasons with Rochester, Kristek appeared in 125 games and scored 23 goals. He also appeared in six NHL games with Buffalo during the 2002–03 season, recording no points.

Kristek returned to his native Czech Republic in 2003, initially signing with HC Sparta Praha on May 7 but transferring to HC České Budějovice a few months later without playing any games for Sparta.^[1][2] He later moved on to play in Slovakia.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995–96	HC Zlín U18	CZE U18		10	13	10	23	—		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	HC Zlín U20	CZE U20		34	33	20	53	—		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	HC Zlín U20	CZE U20		44	28	27	55	—		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	HC Zlín U20	CZE U20		7	8	5	13	—		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	HC Zlín	CZE		38	2	7	9	18		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	HK Prostějov	CZE-2		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Tri-City Americans	WHL		70	38	48	86	55		12	4	3	7	2
1999–00	Tri-City Americans	WHL		45	26	25	51	16		2	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Rochester Americans	AHL		35	5	3	8	20		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Rochester Americans	AHL		43	3	6	9	20		1	0	0	0	0
2002–03	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		6	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Rochester Americans	AHL		47	15	17	32	24		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	HC České Budějovice	CZE		52	12	14	26	24		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HC Zlín	CZE		45	5	10	15	14		16	2	2	4	6
2005–06	HC Zlín	CZE		52	11	6	17	38		6	0	0	0	2
2006–07	HC Zlín	CZE		26	3	5	8	10		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	HC Energie Karlovy Vary	CZE		13	5	2	7	12		3	0	0	0	10
2007–08	HC Energie Karlovy Vary	CZE		51	6	9	15	28		19	10	2	12	2
2008–09	HC Energie Karlovy Vary	CZE		47	15	11	26	22		13	2	2	4	4
2009–10	HC Energie Karlovy Vary	CZE		44	8	10	18	14		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	HC Zlín	CZE		8	2	4	6	12		6	1	4	5	4
2010–11	HC Košice	SVK		55	14	32	46	38		14	5	8	13	22
2011–12	Lev Poprad	KHL		39	10	6	16	14		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HC Košice	SVK		11	1	1	2	6		12	7	3	10	2
2012–13	Neman Grodno	BLR		42	21	33	54	44		12	6	6	12	4
2013–14	Neman Grodno	BLR		39	12	24	36	20		14	7	6	13	10
2013–14	Dinamo Minsk	KHL		8	0	1	1	8		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	MsHK Žilina	SVK		27	8	15	23	16		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Neman Grodno	BLR		19	7	6	13	22		9	2	6	8	2
2015–16	Eispiraten Crimmitschau	DEL2		2	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Neman Grodno	BLR		21	7	7	14	16		12	2	3	5	8
2016–17	GKS Tychy	POL		35	14	15	29	!8		8	4	1	5	4
2017–18	Brest	FRA-2		22	7	12	19	4		14	5	7	12	2
2018–19	Courchevel Méribel Pralognan	FRA-3		18	24	32	56	6		2	2	3	5	4
2019–20	Courchevel Méribel Pralognan	FRA-3		6	3	6	9	4		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	HC Brumov-Bylnice	CZE-4		12	10	20	30	8		—	—	—	—	—
CZE totals				376	69	78	147	192		63	15	10	25	28
NHL totals				6	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998	Czech Republic	EJC		6	4	2	6	8
2000	Czech Republic	WJC		7	5	1	6	2
Junior totals				13	9	3	12	10

References

1. "Kucharczyk do Ilvesu, Kristka získá Sparta". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 7 May 2003. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
2. "Kristek do Budějovic? Prý hotová věc". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 3 September 2003. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database