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Czechia Jakub Kindl
#4 Storhamar / Norway - 23/24
1-time Norwegian Champion 1
1-time OHL Second All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Feb 10, 1987
Position
D
Age
37
Height
6'3" / 190 cm
Place of Birth
Sumperk, CZE
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HC Sumperk
Contract
23/24
Drafted
2005 round 1 #19 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Agency
PREMIUM

A large defenseman with good skating and puck control. An all-around defenceman with an aggressive style. (Matias Strozyk)

Brother: Denis Kindl

© Photo: Arild Åssveen

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Jakub Kindl Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1999-00 HC Sumperk U18 Czechia U18 2 7* 0* 1* 1* 6* -* |
2000-01 HC Sumperk U18 Czechia U18 2 36* 3* 6* 9* 88* -* |
2001-02 HC Pardubice U18 Czechia U18 23* 4* 10* 14* 30* 22* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 8 -3
HC Pardubice U20 Czechia U20 19* 1* 1* 2* 20* 7* |
Czechia U16 (all) International-Jr 12* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Czechia U17 (all) International-Jr 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2002-03 HC Pardubice U18 Czechia U18 3* 0* 3* 3* 10* -* |
HC Pardubice U20 Czechia U20 16* 0* 1* 1* 22* -* | Playoffs 11 0 2 2 26 -
HC Pardubice Czechia 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Czechia U18 (all) International-Jr 5* 2* 3* 5* 10* -* |
2003-04 HC Pardubice U18 Czechia U18 2* 0* 1* 1* 6* 0* |
HC Pardubice U20 Czechia U20 48* 4* 14* 18* 108* 6* |
HC Hradec Králové Czechia2 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Czechia U18 (all) International-Jr 6* 0* 1* 1* 8* -* |
Czechia U19 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2004-05 Kitchener Rangers OHL 62* 3* 11* 14* 92* 12* | Playoffs 12 0 0 0 22 -6
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
2005-06 Kitchener Rangers OHL 60* 12* 46* 58* 112* 7* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 10 -5
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
Czechia U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 1* 1* 10* 2* |
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 8* 0* 1* 1* 10* -* |
2006-07 Kitchener Rangers OHL 54* 11* 44* 55* 142* 23* | Playoffs 9 2 9 11 8 -3
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 0 1
Czechia U20 “C” WJC-20 6* 0* 4* 4* 8* -6* |
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 7* 0* 4* 4* 10* -* |
2007-08 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 75* 3* 14* 17* 82* -34* |
2008-09 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 78* 6* 27* 33* 76* -14* | Playoffs 10 2 1 3 2 -2
2009-10 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 73* 3* 30* 33* 59* -4* |
2010-11 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48* 2* 2* 4* 36* -6* |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 8* 1* 4* 5* 6* -5* |
2011-12 Detroit Red Wings NHL 55* 1* 12* 13* 25* 7* |
Czechia (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
2012-13 HC Pardubice Czechia 27* 1* 10* 11* 26* -7* |
Detroit Red Wings NHL 41* 4* 9* 13* 28* 15* | Playoffs 14 1 4 5 10 4
Czechia (all) International 6* 1* 0* 1* 6* -2* |
2013-14 Detroit Red Wings NHL 66* 2* 17* 19* 24* -4* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -2
Czechia WC 10* 1* 2* 3* 6* 4* |
Czechia (all) International 10* 1* 2* 3* 6* 4* |
2014-15 Detroit Red Wings NHL 35* 5* 8* 13* 22* 2* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 2* 1* 0* 1* 2* 2* |
2015-16 Detroit Red Wings NHL 25* 2* 4* 6* 14* 3* |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 10* 3* 1* 4* 12* -2* |
Florida Panthers NHL 19* 0* 2* 2* 4* 10* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
2016-17 Florida Panthers NHL 39* 0* 4* 4* 28* -11* |
Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 13* 1* 6* 7* 16* 2* |
Czechia (all) International 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
2017-18 HC Plzeň Czechia 30* 1* 3* 4* 32* 0* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 2 -1
2018-19 HC Plzeň “A” Czechia 26* 2* 8* 10* 36* 13* |
Czechia (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 12* -1* |
2019-20 Kölner Haie DEL 48* 1* 9* 10* 22* -14* |
2020-21 Did not play * * * * * * |
2021-22 HC Plzeň “C” Czechia 43* 3* 7* 10* 32* -9* |
2022-23 Storhamar Norway 19* 2* 12* 14* 24* 18* | Playoffs 17 0 5 5 6 10
2023-24 Storhamar Norway 26* 2* 12* 14* 6* 26* | Playoffs 14 1 5 6 18 4

Jakub Kindl Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 Pirati Chomutov QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2003-04 Czechia U18 U18 JWC 5* -* -* -* -* -* |
2011-12 Czechia EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
2012-13 Czechia EHT 6* 1* 0* 1* 6* -2* |
2016-17 Czechia EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
2018-19 HC Plzeň “A” Champions HL 8* 1* 1* 2* 35* 7* |
Czechia EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 12* -1* |

Jakub Kindl Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 9 262* 18* 83* 101* 0.39* 255* -56* | 2 17 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.29 * 2 * -1 *
Champions HL 1 8* 1* 1* 2* 0.25* 35* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia 5 127* 7* 28* 35* 0.28* 126* -3* | 1 7 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.43 * 2 * -1 *
Czechia U18 3 28* 4* 14* 18* 0.64* 46* 22* | 1 6 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.33 * 8 * -3 *
Czechia U18 2 2 43* 3* 7* 10* 0.23* 94* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia U20 3 83* 5* 16* 21* 0.25* 150* 13* | 1 11 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.18 * 26 * - *
Czechia2 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 1* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
DEL 1 48* 1* 9* 10* 0.21* 22* -14* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 4 14* 1* 1* 2* 0.14* 22* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 JWC (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 5 24* 2* 3* 5* 0.21* 28* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 6 48* 2* 11* 13* 0.27* 42* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 8 331* 16* 58* 74* 0.22* 181* 14* | 4 20 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.25 * 12 * 0 *
Norway 2 45* 4* 24* 28* 0.62* 30* 44* | 2 31 1 * 10 * 11 * 0.35 * 24 * 14 *
OHL 3 176* 26* 101* 127* 0.72* 346* 42* | 3 26 3 * 9 * 12 * 0.46 * 40 * -14 *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 10* 1* 2* 3* 0.30* 6* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 12* 0* 5* 5* 0.42* 18* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jakub Kindl Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/03/2023
05/03/2023 Extension Storhamar Storhamar
12/02/2022
12/02/2022 Confirmed No team Storhamar
08/11/2021
08/11/2021 Confirmed No team HC Plzeň
07/05/2019
07/05/2019 Confirmed HC Plzeň Kölner Haie
06/20/2018
06/20/2018 Extension HC Plzeň HC Plzeň
10/18/2017
10/18/2017 Confirmed Florida Panthers HC Plzeň
02/27/2016
02/27/2016 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings Florida Panthers
06/29/2013
06/29/2013 Extension Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
09/20/2012
09/20/2012 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings HC Pardubice
07/23/2009
07/23/2009 Extension Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2004, 1 #5 overall by Kitchener Rangers in the CHL Import Draft

Career transactions
- 2013-06-29 • Re-signed to a four-year contract by the Detroit Red Wings
- 2009-07-23 • Signed to a three-year contract extension by the Detroit Red Wings
- 2007-05-22 • Signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the Detroit Red Wings

Other memorable dates
- 2011-01-20 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. St. Louis Blues vs. Jaroslav Halak)
- 2009-12-03 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Edmonton Oilers)