Vojtěch Kloz
| Vojtěch Kloz | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Kloz at PHL final 2014 Sanok | |||
| Born |
January 23, 1986 Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 254 lb (115 kg; 18 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Erste Liga team Former teams |
DEAC | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
Vojtěch Kloz (born January 23, 1986) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for Hungarian club DEAC of the Erste Liga.[1]
Career
[edit]Kloz began his career with his hometown HC Karlovy Vary in their junior setup. He also spent time with the United States Hockey League's Chicago Steel before he was drafted 50th overall by the Ontario Hockey League's Kingston Frontenacs in the 2003 CHL Import Draft.[2] He played one season in the OHL before returning to Karlovy Vary, making his debut for the senior team during the 2005–06 Czech Extraliga season.
In 2010, Kloz moved to the Tipsport Liga in Slovakia with HK 36 Skalica. On April 30, 2012, Kloz made another return to Karlovy Vary.[3] After one season he moved to the Polska Hokej Liga in Poland, signing for KH Sanok on August 28, 2013.[4] On May 19, 2014, Kloz returned to Slovakia to sign with HK Nitra[5] but left after playing just seven games and moved onto France's Ligue Magnus with Dauphins d'Épinal on October 8, 2014.[6]
On August 25, 2017, Kloz signed with the Coventry Blaze of the United Kingdom's Elite Ice Hockey League[7] A year later, he returned to France, signing for Chamonix HC of August 19, 2018.[8] On June 7, 2019, Kloz joined fellow Ligue Magnus side Anglet Hormadi Élite.
In 2020, Kloz moved to Hungary to sign for Erste Liga side DEAC.
References
[edit]- ^ "Vojtech Kloz". Elite Prospects.
- ^ 2003 CHL Import Draft
- ^ Vojtěch Kloz returns to his home club (in Czech)
- ^ Kloz i Haluza wzmocnili Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok (in Polish)
- ^ Nitra has already acquired Slovak and Kloz (in Slovak)
- ^ Vojtech Kloz en refort (in French)
- ^ Kloz bulks up Blaze blue-line
- ^ An experienced Czech reinforcement to conclude (in French)
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Anglet Hormadi Élite players
- Chamonix HC players
- Chicago Steel players
- Coventry Blaze players
- Czech ice hockey defencemen
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- HC Karlovy Vary players
- Kingston Frontenacs players
- HK Nitra players
- Piráti Chomutov players
- KH Sanok players
- HK 36 Skalica players
- Sportovní Klub Kadaň players
- Sportspeople from Karlovy Vary
- Ice hockey people from the Karlovy Vary Region
- Hokej Šumperk 2003 players
- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia
- Czech expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in France
- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in England
- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Poland
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Hungary
- Debreceni EAC (ice hockey) players
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