Ladislav Kohn (born March 4, 1975) is a Czech former professional

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who played in the

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(NHL) with the

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and the

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Playing career

He was drafted by the

in the seventh round, 175th overall, of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. He played in

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with the

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from 2003 to 2007 before moving to

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with

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. He now plays in the

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for

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. After playing briefly with

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in the

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in the 1992–93 season, Kohn joined the

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in 1993–94. After two seasons of junior hockey and scoring over 177 points, Kohn made his professional debut with Calgary's AHL affiliate, the

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. Kohn played five NHL games with Calgary in the 1995–96 season, and four more in the 1997–98 season. Before the 1998–99 season, the Flames traded him to the

in exchange for David Cooper. Kohn would become an NHL journeyman, playing for Calgary, Toronto, the

, the

, then the Flames again. He returned to

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in 2003–04, joining the Espoo Blues. In 2001-02 he played only 4 games for Detroit. Although he was part of the 2002 Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup team, Kohn did not qualify to have name included on the Stanley Cup (41 regular season games played, or 1 game played in the finals). In his NHL career, Kohn appeared in 186 regular-season games. He scored 14 goals and added 28 assists. He also appeared in two games with Toronto during the

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, going scoreless.

International play

Kohn played his first game for the national team in 2004, and has played 23 times for the Czech national team.Stats at hokej.cz
He played in the 1993 Under 18 Junior Championship, 1995 World Juniors Championship, and Men's 2008 World Championship.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

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