Martin Lojek

Martin Lojek (born August 19, 1985) is a Czech ice hockey player currently with SKLH Žďár nad Sázavou of the 2nd Czech Republic Hockey League, the third-tier league in the Czech Republic. He played 5 games in the National Hockey League with the Florida Panthers between 2007 and 2008, though most of his career, which started in 2005, has been in his native Czech Republic. Internationally Lojek played for the Czech national junior team at the 2005 World Junior Championships, where he won a bronze medal.

Martin Lojek
Born	(1985-08-19) August 19, 1985 (age 39) Brno, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
CZE-3 team Former teams	SKLH Žďár nad Sázavou MHC Martin Piráti Chomutov HC Oceláři Třinec HC Moeller Pardubice Florida Panthers
NHL draft	105th overall, 2003 Florida Panthers
Playing career	2005–present

Playing career

Medal record
Representing Czech Republic
World Junior Championships
	2005 United States

In 2002 Lojek moved to North American and joined the Brampton Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League. He was in his first season with Brampton when the Florida Panthers selected him in the fourth round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft with the 105th overall pick.^[1] He spent two more seasons in the Battalion, totalling only five goals with 42 assists in 191 contests.

Lojek made his pro debut during the 2005–06 season with the ECHL's Florida Everblades (45 games, three goals, 11 assists), later getting promoted to the AHL Rochester Americans (15 games, one goal, one assist).

In 2006–07, Lojek spent most of the season with the Americans (69 games, six goals, 13 assists), earning a three-game callup to the Panthers in February.^[1] He scored his first NHL point in his third and final game of the season, an assist in a 5–2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes. He also logged a plus-3 rating in the game.

Lojek spent the balance of the 2007–08 season in Rochester (72 games, six goals, five assists). He earned a two-game callup near the end of December, registering a minus-1 rating and not impacting the scoresheet in any other way.^[1]

From 2008 to 2014 Lojek played in the Czech Extraliga with HC Oceláři Třinec, HC Moeller Pardubice, and Piráti Chomutov.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999–2000	HC Žďár nad Sázavou	CZE-2 U18		31	6	4	10	30		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice	CZE U18		46	2	2	4	42		7	0	0	0	6
2000–01	HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice	CZE U20		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice	CZE U18		19	3	2	5	18		1	0	0	0	2
2001–02	HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice	CZE U20		28	0	3	3	12		6	1	0	1	0
2002–03	Brampton Battalion	OHL		65	1	13	14	47		11	0	1	1	6
2003–04	Brampton Battalion	OHL		68	3	17	20	37		12	0	4	4	2
2004–05	Brampton Battalion	OHL		58	1	12	13	58		6	0	0	0	6
2005–06	Rochester Americans	AHL		15	1	1	2	16		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Florida Everblades	ECHL		45	3	11	14	40		2	0	0	0	0
2006–07	Florida Panthers	NHL		3	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Rochester Americans	AHL		69	6	13	19	87		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Florida Panthers	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Rochester Americans	AHL		72	6	5	11	97		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	HC Oceláři Třinec	ELH		9	0	1	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	HC Havířov Panthers	CZE-2		20	3	0	3	71		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	HC Moeller Pardubice	ELH		12	0	0	0	0		7	2	1	3	4
2008–09	HC Chrudim	CZE-2		9	2	0	2	2		3	0	0	0	4
2009–10	HC Oceláři Třinec	ELH		47	1	3	4	28		5	0	0	0	10
2010–11	HC Oceláři Třinec	ELH		52	5	11	16	68		18	2	2	4	20
2011–12	HC Oceláři Třinec	ELH		52	5	4	9	44		5	0	0	0	8
2012–13	HC Oceláři Třinec	ELH		42	4	4	8	28		13	0	1	1	12
2013–14	HC Oceláři Třinec	ELH		20	0	0	0	6		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Piráti Chomutov	ELH		16	0	0	0	20		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	MHC Martin	SVK		44	2	5	7	40		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	SKLH Žďár nad Sázavou	CZE-3		14	3	4	7	12		11	1	2	3	39
2016–17	SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč	CZE-2		50	0	5	5	22		4	0	0	0	2
2017–18	SKLH Žďár nad Sázavou	CZE-3		34	2	19	21	48		6	0	1	1	10
2018–19	SKLH Žďár nad Sázavou	CZE-3		37	4	8	12	36		4	0	0	0	0
2019–20	SKLH Žďár nad Sázavou	CZE-3		27	5	7	12	42		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	SKLH Žďár nad Sázavou	CZE-3		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	SKLH Žďár nad Sázavou	CZE-3		29	2	8	10	24		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				156	13	19	32	200		—	—	—	—	—
ELH totals				250	15	23	38	200		48	4	4	8	54
NHL totals				5	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005	Czech Republic	WJC		7	0	0	0	2
Junior totals				7	0	0	0	2