František Kaberle
| František Kaberle | |||
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| Born |
November 8, 1973 Kladno, Czechoslovakia |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
HC Kladno Modo Hockey Los Angeles Kings Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes HC Pardubice HC Plzeň |
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| National team |
 Czechoslovakia Czech Republic
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| NHL Draft | 76th overall, 1999 Los Angeles Kings |
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| Playing career | 1991–2012 | ||
 František (left) with his brother Tomáš in 2005 |
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| Representing Czech Republic
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| Ice hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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2006 Turin | |
| World Championships | ||
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1996 Vienna | |
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1999 Norway | |
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2000 Russia | |
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2001 Germany | |
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2005 Vienna | |
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1998 Switzerland | |
| Representing Czechoslovakia
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| World Junior Championships | ||
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1993 Sweden | |
| European Junior Championships | ||
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1991 Czechoslovakia | |
František "Frank" Kaberle (Czech pronunciation: [ˈfrancɪʃɛk ˈkabɛrlɛ]) (born November 8, 1973) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman. His playing career extended over 20 seasons, most notably in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings, Atlanta Thrashers, and the Carolina Hurricanes.
Kaberle was drafted 76th overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Kings. During the 1999-2000 season, he was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for whom he would score his first career NHL goal on April 8, 2000 against Artūrs Irbe and the Carolina Hurricanes in a 4-3 Thrashers loss. Coincidentally, after the 2004-05 lockout, Kaberle would sign with Carolina.
In the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, Kaberle scored a power play goal in the second period of Game 7 against the Edmonton Oilers, which would turn out to be the game and Stanley Cup winning goal. It would mark Kaberle's only Stanley Cup win.
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.
After four seasons with the Hurricanes, Kaberle was declared a free agent after he was bought out his final year of his contract on July 28, 2009. With his North American career at a close, he returned to his native Czech Republic and re-joined his original club, HC Kladno, for the 2009–10 season.
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