Petr Prajsler

Petr Prajsler (born 21 September 1965) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Los Angeles Kings between 1987 and 1990 and the Boston Bruins in 1991. He also played several seasons in the Czech Republic. Internationally Prajsler played for the Czechoslovak national junior team at the 1985 World Junior Championships, winning a silver medal.

Prajsler began his career with Tesla Pardubice in 1984 where he spent three seasons. He was drafted 93rd overall by Los Angeles in the 1985 NHL entry draft and played 43 regular season games for the Kings over three seasons, scoring three goals and ten assists. In 1990, Prajsler moved to the International Hockey League and joined the Phoenix Roadrunners where in 77 games, he scored 13 goals and 47 points, his most productive season.

He was signed by the Boston Bruins as a free-agent the next year, but only managed to play three more NHL games, going pointless. He did though have another highly productive season, this time for the Maine Mariners where he scored 12 goals and 45 points in just 61 games.

He returned to his homeland in 1992, playing for his hometown team Stadion Hradec Králové, who were playing in the Czechoslovak Second Division. The team won promotion to the newly formed Czech Extraliga which was formed after the breakup of Czechoslovakia in 1993, but only managed to play 17 games in a season which saw them relegated. It was his final season as he retired shortly afterwards.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1983–84 HK Hradec Králové U20 CSSR Jr 24 15 10 25 — — — — — — 1983–84 TJ Stadion Hradec Králové CSSR-2 — 1 — — — — — — — — 1984–85 TJ Tesla Pardubice CSSR 29 4 1 5 24 — — — — — 1985–86 TJ Tesla Pardubice CSSR 43 8 — — — — — — — — 1985–86 TJ Stadion Hradec Králové CSSR-2 — 1 — — — — — — — — 1986–87 TJ Tesla Pardubice CSSR 32 2 3 5 49 9 1 1 2 — 1987–88 Los Angeles Kings NHL 7 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1987–88 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 41 3 8 11 58 — — — — — 1988–89 Los Angeles Kings NHL 2 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1988–89 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 43 4 6 10 96 16 3 3 6 34 1989–90 Los Angeles Kings NHL 34 3 7 10 47 3 0 0 0 0 1989–90 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 6 1 7 8 2 — — — — — 1990–91 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 77 13 34 47 140 9 1 9 10 18 1991–92 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1991–92 Maine Mariners AHL 61 12 33 45 88 — — — — — 1992–93 HC Stadion Hradec Králové CSSR-2 — — — — — — — — — — 1993–94 HC Stadion Hradec Králové CZE 17 0 5 5 26 — — — — — 2007–08 Stadion Nový Bydžov CZE-4 12 3 1 4 8 — — — — — 2008–09 Stadion Nový Bydžov CZE-4 11 3 1 4 33 — — — — — 2009–10 HC VCES Hradec Králové CZE-2 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 1 16 2009–10 SC Kolín CZE-3 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2009–10 SK Třebechovice pod Orebem CZE-4 10 3 2 5 8 — — — — — 2010–11 SK Třebechovice pod Orebem CZE-4 9 1 2 3 18 — — — — — 2015–16 Dammarie FRA-4 1 1 0 1 4 — — — — — CSSR totals 121 14 9 23 99 9 1 1 2 — NHL totals 77 13 34 47 140 9 1 9 10 18

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1983 Czechoslovakia EJC 5 1 0 1 4 1985 Czechoslovakia WJC 6 1 2 3 4 Junior totals 11 2 2 4 8