Jan Čaloun (born 20 December 1972) is a
Czech
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*Czech (surnam ...
former professional hockey player. He is tall, in weight. He shoots right and plays right wing. He was drafted by the
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. The Sharks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Con ...
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
The Kansas City Blades were a professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League (1945–2001), International Hockey League (IHL) from 1990 until 2001, when the league folded. The Blades were based in Kansas City, Missouri, at Kempe ...
and
Kentucky Thoroughblades
The Kentucky Thoroughblades were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, who existed from 1996 to 2001. The Thoroughblades were based in Lexington, Kentucky, playing home games at Rupp Arena. The Thoroughblades were ...
, 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
International
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1972 births
Columbus Blue Jackets players
Czech ice hockey right wingers
Espoo Blues players
Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
Severstal Cherepovets players
HC Litvínov players
HC Dynamo Pardubice players
HC Sibir Novosibirsk players
HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi players
HIFK (ice hockey) players
Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Kansas City Blades players
Kentucky Thoroughblades players
Living people
Olympic gold medalists for the Czech Republic
Olympic ice hockey players for the Czech Republic
Ice hockey people from Ústí nad Labem
San Jose Sharks draft picks
San Jose Sharks players
Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Czechoslovak ice hockey right wingers
Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Finland
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