Robert Kron

Robert Kron (born February 27, 1967) is a Czech former professional ice hockey centre and currently the director of amateur scouting for the Seattle Kraken. He was formerly director of European scouting for the Carolina Hurricanes.

Career Kron was drafted in the fifth round, 88th overall, by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1985 NHL entry draft. He made his National Hockey League debut with the Canucks in the 1990–91 season. In his NHL career, he would play for the Canucks, the Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes, and the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Kron appeared in 771 NHL games, scoring 144 goals and adding 194 assists. He also appeared in 16 Stanley Cup playoff games, scoring two goals and recording three assists.

After his hockey career ended, Kron was hired by the Carolina Hurricanes as an amateur scout. Former Carolina Hurricanes teammate and current Seattle Kraken GM Ron Francis hired him as the team's director of amateur scouting in October 2020.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1983–84 TJ Zetor Brno CSSR U20 — — — — — — — — — — 1983–84 TJ Lokomotiva Ingstav Brno CZE-2 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1984–85 TJ Zetor Brno CSSR 40 6 8 14 6 — — — — — 1985–86 TJ Zetor Brno CSSR 44 5 6 11 — — — — — — 1986–87 TJ Zetor Brno CSSR 34 18 11 29 10 — — — — — 1987–88 TJ Zetor Brno CSSR 44 14 7 21 30 — — — — — 1988–89 ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín CSSR 43 28 19 47 26 — — — — — 1989–90 ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín CSSR 39 22 22 44 — — — — — — 1990–91 Vancouver Canucks NHL 76 12 20 32 21 — — — — — 1991–92 Vancouver Canucks NHL 36 2 2 4 2 11 1 2 3 2 1992–93 Vancouver Canucks NHL 32 10 11 21 14 — — — — — 1992–93 Hartford Whalers NHL 13 4 2 6 4 — — — — — 1993–94 Hartford Whalers NHL 77 24 26 50 8 — — — — — 1994–95 Hartford Whalers NHL 37 10 8 18 10 — — — — — 1995–96 Hartford Whalers NHL 77 22 28 50 6 — — — — — 1996–97 Hartford Whalers NHL 68 10 12 22 10 — — — — — 1997–98 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 81 16 20 36 12 — — — — — 1998–99 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 75 9 16 25 10 5 1 1 2 0 1999–00 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 81 13 27 40 8 — — — — — 2000–01 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 59 8 11 19 10 — — — — — 2001–02 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 59 4 11 15 4 — — — — — 2001–02 Syracuse Crunch AHL 6 2 4 6 5 — — — — — 2002–03 Lukko SM-l 23 4 8 12 6 — — — — — CSSR totals 244 93 73 166 — — — — — — NHL totals 771 144 194 338 119 16 2 3 5 2

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1984 Czechoslovakia EJC 5 2 2 4 6 1985 Czechoslovakia WJC 7 3 5 8 4 1985 Czechoslovakia EJC 5 3 4 7 0 1986 Czechoslovakia WJC 7 3 1 4 6 1987 Czechoslovakia WJC 5 1 2 3 4 1989 Czechoslovakia WC 10 2 2 4 2 1990 Czechoslovakia WC 10 0 1 1 0 1991 Czechoslovakia CC 4 0 0 0 0 Junior totals 29 12 14 26 20 Senior totals 24 2 3 5 2