Vlastimil Kroupa

Vlastimil Kroupa (born April 27, 1975) is a retired Czech professional ice hockey defenceman. Chosen in the second round of the 1993 NHL entry draft, 45th overall, by the San Jose Sharks, Kroupa played in parts of 5 seasons with the San Jose Sharks and New Jersey Devils. A tall and skilled defenceman, Kroupa was known for a puck-moving transitional style and a heavy point shot. However, he struggled with the longer NHL season (in comparison to Europe), as well as the more rugged and tough physical aspects of the North American game. After several seasons in the late 1990s spent mostly in the AHL refining his game, Kroupa elected to return to play in his native Czech Republic before the start of the 2000–01 season.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1989–90 HC Litvínov CSSR U16 — — — — — — — — — — 1990–91 HC Litvínov CSSR U16 — — — — — — — — — — 1991–92 HC Litvínov CSSR U18 37 7 12 19 — — — — — — 1992–93 HC Litvínov CZE U18 — — — — — — — — — — 1992–93 HC Litvínov CSSR 10 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1993–94 San Jose Sharks NHL 27 1 3 4 20 14 1 2 3 21 1993–94 Kansas City Blades IHL 39 3 12 15 12 — — — — — 1994–95 San Jose Sharks NHL 14 0 2 2 16 6 0 0 0 4 1994–95 Kansas City Blades IHL 51 4 8 12 49 12 2 4 6 22 1995–96 San Jose Sharks NHL 27 1 7 8 18 — — — — — 1995–96 Kansas City Blades IHL 39 5 22 27 44 5 0 1 1 6 1996–97 San Jose Sharks NHL 35 2 6 8 12 — — — — — 1996–97 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 5 0 3 3 0 — — — — — 1997–98 New Jersey Devils NHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1997–98 Albany River Rats AHL 71 5 29 34 48 12 0 3 3 6 1998–99 Albany River Rats AHL 2 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 1998–99 Kansas City Blades IHL 77 6 32 38 52 3 0 1 1 0 1999–00 Albany River Rats AHL 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1999–00 Moskitos Essen DEL 48 5 12 17 46 — — — — — 2000–01 Sparta Praha CZE 47 3 2 5 32 13 0 1 1 22 2001–02 HC Chemopetrol Litvínov CZE 48 6 3 9 98 — — — — — 2002–03 HC Chemopetrol Litvínov CZE 50 8 12 20 90 — — — — — 2003–04 HC Chemopetrol Litvínov CZE 49 3 10 13 46 — — — — — 2004–05 HC Chemopetrol Litvínov CZE 45 2 4 6 26 6 0 0 0 6 2005–06 HC Oceláři Třinec CZE 52 1 4 5 36 4 1 0 1 8 2006–07 HC Oceláři Třinec CZE 52 6 7 13 80 10 1 3 4 26 2007–08 HC Oceláři Třinec CZE 28 0 2 2 38 — — — — — 2008–09 HC Litvínov CZE 52 4 6 10 54 4 1 0 1 14 2009–10 HC Litvínov CZE 50 4 18 22 70 — — — — — 2010–11 HC Litvínov CZE 26 1 2 3 46 — — — — — AHL totals 245 59 98 157 494 23 5 6 11 57 CZE totals 509 38 71 109 616 37 3 4 7 76 NHL totals 105 4 19 23 66 20 1 2 3 25

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1993 Czech Republic EJC 6 1 0 1 4 1995 Czech Republic WJC 7 4 2 6 10 1997 Czech Republic WC 9 0 4 4 10 Junior totals 13 5 2 7 14 Senior totals 9 0 4 4 10