Jakub Klepiš

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size=225px
team=HC Slavia Praha
former_teams = Washington Capitals
league = Czech
position = Right Wing/Centre
shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 200
nickname =
nationality = CZE
birth_date = birth date and age|1984|06|05
birth_place = Prague, CS
draft = 16th overall
draft_year = 2002
draft_team = Ottawa Senators
career_start = 2005

Jakub Klepiš (born June 5, 1984 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a professional ice hockey centre currently playing with HC Slavia Praha of the Czech Extraliga.

Playing career

Klepiš was drafted in the first round, 16th overall, by the Ottawa Senators in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Klepiš was traded to the Buffalo Sabres in 2003 in the deal that sent Václav Varaďa to the Senators, and then to the Capitals on March 9, 2004, in a deal that sent Mike Grier to the Sabres. He was in a car accident recently but escaped harm (http://hokej.idnes.cz/hokejista-klepis-ujizdel-policii-a-havaroval-fno-/evropa.asp?c=A080708_121839_evropa_cig)

Career statistics

International play

Played for the Czech Republic in:

*2008 World Championships

International statistics

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External links

* [http://www.washingtoncaps.com/team/player.asp?player_id=53 Player Page - Washington Capitals]
*hockeydb|62529