Petr Čajánek

Petr Čajánek (; born August 18, 1975) is a Czech former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues from 2002 to 2007. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1993 to 2015, was mainly spent in the Czech Extraliga. He was selected by the Blues in the seventh round, 253rd overall, in the 2001 NHL entry draft. Internationally he played for the Czech national team at several tournaments, including the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 2006, and several Ice Hockey World Championships, winning gold medals in 2000, 2001, and 2005.

Playing career Petr Čajánek played for HC Zlín from 1993 to 2002. In the 2001–02 season, he was Czech Extraliga's leading scorer.

In the 2001 NHL entry draft, he was drafted in the seventh round, 253rd overall, by the St. Louis Blues. He was signed to an NHL contract on July 3, 2002.

He was re-signed by the Blues on August 5, 2004.

On February 26, 2007, Čajánek was placed on waivers, but he was not claimed by another NHL team and remained with St. Louis. Though he was placed on waivers, the 2006–07 season was his best, as he scored a career-high 48 points, good for third on the Blues.

On October 21, 2007, Čajánek signed a one-year, $900,000 contract to play for Ak Bars Kazan in the Russian Superleague (RSL) for the 2007–08 season.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1993–94 AC ZPS Zlín CZE 34 5 4 9 16 3 0 0 0 4 1994–95 AC ZPS Zlín CZE 35 7 9 16 8 12 2 6 8 4 1994–95 SHK Hodonín CZE-2 — — — — — — — — — — 1995–96 AC ZPS Zlín CZE 36 8 11 19 32 8 2 6 8 8 1995–96 HC Havířov CZE-2 3 0 0 0 — — — — — — 1996–97 HC ZPS–Barum Zlín CZE 50 9 30 39 46 — — — — — 1997–98 HC ZPS–Barum Zlín CZE 46 19 27 46 117 — — — — — 1998–99 HC ZPS–Barum Zlín CZE 49 15 33 48 123 11 5 7 12 12 1999–00 HC Barum Continental Zlín CZE 50 23 34 57 66 4 1 0 1 0 2000–01 HC Continental Zlín CZE 52 18 31 49 105 6 0 4 4 22 2001–02 HC Continental Zlín CZE 49 20 44 64 64 11 5 7 12 10 2002–03 St. Louis Blues NHL 51 9 29 38 20 2 0 0 0 2 2003–04 St. Louis Blues NHL 70 12 14 26 16 5 0 2 2 2 2004–05 HC Hamé Zlín CZE 49 10 15 25 91 17 5 4 9 24 2005–06 St. Louis Blues NHL 71 10 31 41 54 — — — — — 2006–07 St. Louis Blues NHL 77 15 33 48 54 — — — — — 2007–08 Peoria Rivermen AHL 4 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2007–08 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 33 13 20 33 56 10 5 6 11 4 2008–09 Dynamo Moscow KHL 53 9 23 32 123 12 1 5 6 6 2009–10 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 52 21 20 41 74 4 0 4 4 2 2010–11 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 51 13 24 37 54 11 2 4 6 2 2011–12 PSG Zlín CZE 48 6 15 21 96 12 6 3 9 14 2012–13 PSG Zlín CZE 48 18 26 44 73 19 2 10 12 26 2013–14 PSG Zlín CZE 49 8 24 32 70 17 4 11 15 12 2014–15 PSG Zlín CZE 48 12 24 36 112 7 0 5 5 20 ELH totals 643 178 327 505 1019 127 32 63 95 156 NHL totals 269 46 107 153 144 7 0 2 2 4

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1995 Czech Republic WJC 7 3 5 8 63 2000 Czech Republic WC 9 1 3 4 2 2001 Czech Republic WC 9 2 6 8 4 2002 Czech Republic OLY 4 0 0 0 0 2002 Czech Republic WC 7 3 2 5 2 2004 Czech Republic WCH 4 1 2 3 0 2005 Czech Republic WC 9 2 2 4 8 2006 Czech Republic OLY 7 1 0 1 4 2007 Czech Republic WC 7 0 2 2 12 2009 Czech Republic WC 7 5 5 10 10 2010 Czech Republic OLY 5 0 0 0 6 Junior totals 7 3 5 8 63 Senior totals 68 15 22 37 48