Jakub Klepiš

Jakub Klepiš (born June 5, 1984) is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for HC Škoda Plzeň of the Czech Extraliga (EHL).

Jakub Klepiš
Born	(1984-06-05) June 5, 1984 (age 41) Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
EHL team Former teams	HC Škoda Plzeň HC Slavia Praha Washington Capitals Avangard Omsk Salavat Yulaev Ufa Dynamo Moscow HC Lev Praha Färjestad BK HC Oceláři Třinec BK Mladá Boleslav HC Kometa Brno HC Bílí Tygři Liberec Rytíři Kladno
National team	Czech Republic
NHL draft	16th overall, 2002 Ottawa Senators
Playing career	2002–present

Playing career

Klepiš was drafted in the first round, 16th overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Before ever playing for Ottawa, Klepiš was traded to the Buffalo Sabres in 2003 in a deal that sent Vaclav Varada to the Senators. Before ever playing for the Sabres, he was dealt to the Washington Capitals on March 9, 2004 in exchange for forward Mike Grier.

Klepiš ultimately played in 66 NHL games (all with the Capitals) before returning to Europe to continue his professional career in the Kontinental Hockey League.

He won the Gagarin Cup in 2012 with Dynamo Moscow, scoring the series-winning goal in the seventh game.

On June 26, 2014, he left HC Lev Praha after two seasons to join Swedish club, Färjestad BK of the SHL.^[1] He then returned to the Czech Republic joining HC Oceláři Třinec before moving to his current club, BK Mladá Boleslav, part way through the 2015/2016 league season.

International play

Medal record
Representing Czech Rep
Ice hockey
World Championships
	2010 Cologne
World U18 Championships
	2002 Trnava

Klepiš played his first game for the national team in 2004, and has played 4 World Championships for the Czech national team culminating in a gold medal win in the 2010 World Championships.^[2][3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	HC Slavia Praha	CZE U18		18	10	15	25	62		7	1	7	8	10
2000–01	HC Slavia Praha	CZE U20		27	10	3	13	10		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL		70	14	50	64	111		7	0	3	3	22
2002–03	HC Slavia Praha	CZE U20		11	4	5	9	59		3	0	3	3	4
2002–03	HC Slavia Praha	ELH		38	2	6	8	22		4	0	0	0	6
2003–04	HC Slavia Praha	CZE U20		1	3	1	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	HC Slavia Praha	ELH		44	4	9	13	43		17	5	3	8	10
2004–05	Portland Pirates	AHL		78	13	14	27	76		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Hershey Bears	AHL		24	3	8	11	28		15	2	6	8	4
2005–06	Washington Capitals	NHL		25	1	3	4	8		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Hershey Bears	AHL		31	6	26	32	24		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Washington Capitals	NHL		41	3	7	10	28		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Hershey Bears	AHL		19	5	6	11	9		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	HC Slavia Praha	ELH		24	5	7	12	22		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Avangard Omsk	KHL		55	14	17	31	51		9	1	4	5	0
2009–10	Avangard Omsk	KHL		56	10	12	22	50		3	0	2	2	2
2010–11	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL		49	14	12	26	16		16	1	4	5	4
2011–12	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL		15	3	2	5	8		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Dynamo Moscow	KHL		29	4	5	9	14		14	5	1	6	6
2012–13	HC Lev Praha	KHL		45	20	18	38	24		4	0	0	0	0
2013–14	HC Lev Praha	KHL		38	8	9	17	22		4	1	0	1	4
2014–15	Färjestad BK	SHL		21	6	5	11	18		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	HC Oceláři Třinec	ELH		17	7	14	21	22		18	4	5	9	4
2015–16	HC Oceláři Třinec	ELH		23	1	11	12	12		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	BK Mladá Boleslav	ELH		23	5	12	17	20		10	4	0	4	22
2016–17	BK Mladá Boleslav	ELH		47	7	16	23	34		5	1	3	4	16
2017–18	BK Mladá Boleslav	ELH		47	13	19	32	26		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	BK Mladá Boleslav	ELH		38	11	21	32	26		10	2	2	4	8
2019–20	BK Mladá Boleslav	ELH		46	7	23	30	26		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	HC Kometa Brno	ELH		48	10	20	30	22		9	2	1	3	2
2021–22	Bílí Tygři Liberec	ELH		40	8	12	20	20		10	3	6	9	8
2022–23	Rytíři Kladno	ELH		34	9	11	20	18		-	-	-	-	-
ELH totals				435	80	170	250	295		102	31	27	58	100
NHL totals				66	4	10	14	36		—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals				287	73	75	148	185		50	8	11	19	16

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002	Czech Republic	WJC18			8	1	8	9	8
2003	Czech Republic	WJC	6th		6	0	4	4	4
2004	Czech Republic	WJC	4th		7	2	2	4	4
2008	Czech Republic	WC	5th		4	0	1	1	0
2009	Czech Republic	WC	6th		7	1	4	5	6
2010	Czech Republic	WC			9	3	4	7	8
2014	Czech Republic	WC	4th		10	2	2	4	2
2015	Czech Republic	WC	4th		5	0	2	2	2
Junior totals					21	3	14	17	16
Senior totals					35	6	13	19	18