Jakub Klepiš (born June 5, 1984) is a Czech professional

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player currently playing for

BK Mladá Boleslav BK Mladá Boleslav () is a professional ice hockey team which plays in the Czech Extraliga, the country's highest level. They were promoted into the league on 18 April 2014 after a two-year absence. They play their home games at Ško-Energo Aréna ...

of the

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(EHL).

Playing career

Klepiš was drafted in the first round, 16th overall by the

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in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Before ever playing for Ottawa, Klepiš was traded to the

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in 2003 in a deal that sent Vaclav Varada to the Senators. Before ever playing for the Sabres, he was dealt to the

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on March 9, 2004 in exchange for forward

Mike Grier Michael James Grier (born January 5, 1975) is an American former professional ice hockey winger and current general manager of the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Edmonton Oilers, Washington Capitals, Bu ...

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

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. He won the

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with

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, scoring the series-winning goal in the seventh game. On June 26, 2014, he left

HC Lev Praha Hockey Club Lev Praha (stylized as HC LEV Praha) was a professional ice hockey team located in Prague, Czech Republic, which played in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons. In their two seasons played, Le ...

after two seasons to join Swedish club, Färjestad BK of the SHL. 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

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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Klepis, Jakub 1984 births Avangard Omsk players Czech ice hockey centres HC Dynamo Moscow players HC Lev Praha players HC Slavia Praha players Hershey Bears players Living people NHL first-round draft picks Ottawa Senators draft picks Portland Pirates players Portland Winterhawks players Ice hockey people from Prague Washington Capitals players Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden 21st-century Czech sportsmen