Jan Čaloun

Jan Čaloun
Born	(1972-12-20) December 20, 1972 Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	HC Litvínov San Jose Sharks HIFK Columbus Blue Jackets Espoo Blues Severstal Cherepovets HC Sibir Novosibirsk HC Pardubice HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi
National team	Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic
NHL draft	75th overall, 1992 San Jose Sharks
Playing career	1989–2010
Medal record Men's ice hockey Representing Czech Republic Olympic Games 1998 Nagano Team

Jan Čaloun (born December 20, 1972) is a Czech former professional hockey player. He is 180 cm (5'11") tall, 80 kg (176 lb) in weight. He shoots right and plays right wing. He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the fourth round, 75th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. Čaloun experienced success at the minor pro level, playing for the Kansas City Blades and Kentucky Thoroughblades, but was unable to make the big jump to the NHL. However, he did manage to score goals on his first four shots while playing for the Sharks. In 1998 he was a member of the Czech Olympic Team, which won the gold medal in Nagano.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989–90	TJ CHZ Litvínov	CSSR U20		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	HC CHZ Litvínov	CSSR		42	23	18	41	12		8	5	1	6	0
1991–92	HC Chemopetrol Litvínov	CSSR		37	32	7	39	24		9	7	6	13	—
1992–93	HC Chemopetrol Litvínov	CSSR		36	37	16	53	—		11	8	6	14	—
1993–94	HC Chemopetrol Litvínov	ELH		42	26	18	44	22		4	2	1	3	2
1994–95	Kansas City Blades	IHL		76	34	39	73	50		21	13	10	23	18
1995–96	San Jose Sharks	NHL		11	8	3	11	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Kansas City Blades	IHL		61	38	30	68	58		5	0	1	1	6
1996–97	San Jose Sharks	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Kentucky Thoroughblades	AHL		66	43	43	86	68		4	0	1	1	4
1997–98	HIFK	SM-l		41	22	26	48	73		9	6	11	17	6
1998–99	HIFK	SM-l		51	24	57	81	95		8	8	6	14	31
1999–00	HIFK	SM-l		44	38	34	72	94		9	3	6	9	10
2000–01	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		11	0	3	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	HIFK	SM-l		24	8	14	22	42		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Blues	SM-l		48	15	43	58	49		3	1	1	2	25
2002–03	Blues	SM-l		46	22	33	55	6		7	5	4	9	4
2003–04	Blues	SM-l		44	16	23	39	34		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Severstal Cherepovets	RSL		5	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Sibir Novosibirsk	RSL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HC Chemopetrol	ELH		24	26	13	39	47		6	1	2	3	16
2004–05	HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi	CZE.2		2	1	3	4	2		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	HC Moeller Pardubice	ELH		48	19	20	39	14		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	HC Moeller Pardubice	ELH		48	20	12	32	60		16	7	4	11	2
2007–08	HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi	ELH		23	6	7	13	16		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	HC Litvínov	ELH		2	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi	CZE.2		30	12	7	19	20		13	3	5	8	12
2009–10	HC Vrchlabí	CZE.2		30	13	14	27	20		—	—	—	—	—
ELH totals				196	97	73	170	161		26	10	7	17	20
SM-l totals				298	145	230	375	393		36	23	28	51	76
NHL totals				24	8	6	14	2		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990	Czechoslovakia	EJC		6	4	3	7	16
1992	Czechoslovakia	WJC		7	8	1	9	20
1993	Czech Republic	WC		8	0	2	2	8
1998	Czech Republic	OG		3	0	0	0	6
1999	Czech Republic	WC		6	4	2	6	4
Junior totals				13	12	4	16	36
Senior totals				17	4	4	8	18

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database