Petr Čajánek (; born August 18, 1975) is a Czech former professional

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forward. He played in the

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(NHL) with the

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from 2002 to 2007. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1993 to 2015, was mainly spent in the

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. He was selected by the Blues in the seventh round, 253rd overall, in the 2001 NHL entry draft. Internationally he played for the Czech national team at several tournaments, including the

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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

, and

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, winning a bronze medal in 2006, and several

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, winning gold medals in

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

, and

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

Playing career

Petr Čajánek played for HC Zlín from 1993 to 2002. In the 2001–02 season, he was

's leading scorer. In the 2001 NHL entry draft, he was drafted in the seventh round, 253rd overall, by the

. He was signed to an NHL contract on July 3, 2002. He was re-signed by the Blues on August 5, 2004. On February 26, 2007, Čajánek was placed on waivers, but he was not claimed by another NHL team and remained with St. Louis. Though he was placed on waivers, the 2006–07 season was his best, as he scored a career-high 48 points, good for third on the Blues. On October 21, 2007, Čajánek signed a one-year, $900,000 contract to play for

Ak Bars Kazan Hockey Club Ak Bars (, , ), also known as Ak Bars Kazan, is a professional ice hockey club based in Kazan, Russia. It is a member of the Kharlamov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). History Founded as Mashstroy Kazan in 1956, the n ...

in the

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(RSL) for the 2007–08 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cajanek, Petr 1975 births Living people Ak Bars Kazan players Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Czech ice hockey right wingers HC Dynamo Moscow players HC Havířov players Ice hockey people from Zlín Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Czech Republic Olympic ice hockey players for the Czech Republic Olympic medalists in ice hockey Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players PSG Berani Zlín players SHK Hodonín players St. Louis Blues draft picks St. Louis Blues players SKA Saint Petersburg players 21st-century Czech sportsmen