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Rostislav Klesla

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-3    Weight: 221 lbs.
Born: March 21, 1982 in Novy Jicin, Czechoslovakia

Drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2000-01 18 CBJ NHL 8 2 0 2 1 -1 6 2 0 0 0 10 20.0 147 18:25
2001-02 19 CBJ NHL 75 8 8 16 7 -6 74 7 1 0 0 102 7.8 1415 18:52
2002-03 20 CBJ NHL 72 2 14 16 5 -22 71 2 0 0 0 89 2.2 1350 18:45
2003-04 21 CBJ NHL 47 2 11 13 4 -16 27 2 0 0 1 74 2.7 861 18:19
2005-06 23 CBJ NHL 51 6 13 19 7 -4 75 4 2 0 1 84 7.1 1094 21:27
2006-07 24 CBJ NHL 75 9 13 22 8 -13 105 7 2 0 0 159 5.7 1718 22:54
2007-08 25 CBJ NHL 82 6 12 18 7 7 60 3 3 0 1 130 4.6 1903 23:13
2008-09 26 CBJ NHL 34 1 8 9 3 2 38 1 0 0 0 30 3.3 713 20:59
2009-10 27 CBJ NHL 26 2 6 8 3 -7 26 2 0 0 1 24 8.3 523 20:07
2010-11 28 TOT NHL 61 4 7 11 4 4 38 4 0 0 0 67 6.0 1164 19:04
2010-11 28 CBJ NHL 45 3 7 10 3 10 26 3 0 0 0 45 6.7 869 19:19
2010-11 28 PHX NHL 16 1 0 1 1 -6 12 1 0 0 0 22 4.5 294 18:24
2011-12 29 PHX NHL 49 2 9 11 3 9 23 2 0 0 0 73 2.7 967 19:44
Career NHL 580 44 101 145 51 -47 543 36 8 0 4 842 5.2 11855 20:26

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
2000-01 18 CBJ NHL 8 0.25 0.00 0.25 0.14 0.75 1.25 2 0 2 1 7 1 9 2 -1 0.3 0.3 0.5
2001-02 19 CBJ NHL 75 0.11 0.11 0.21 0.09 0.99 1.36 9 9 18 7 56 10 63 11 -6 1.1 3.6 4.7
2002-03 20 CBJ NHL 72 0.03 0.19 0.22 0.07 0.99 1.24 2 15 17 5 54 12 74 10 -22 0.5 1.4 1.9
2003-04 21 CBJ NHL 47 0.04 0.23 0.28 0.09 0.57 1.57 2 13 15 5 31 13 37 3 -16 0.7 1.0 1.7
2005-06 23 CBJ NHL 51 0.12 0.25 0.37 0.13 1.47 1.65 6 12 18 7 52 14 62 20 -4 1.2 2.1 3.3
2006-07 24 CBJ NHL 75 0.12 0.17 0.29 0.11 1.40 2.12 9 13 22 8 50 9 89 35 -13 1.2 3.3 4.6
2007-08 25 CBJ NHL 82 0.07 0.15 0.22 0.08 0.73 1.59 7 13 20 7 73 19 79 32 7 0.5 5.3 5.7
2008-09 26 CBJ NHL 34 0.03 0.24 0.26 0.08 1.12 0.88 1 8 9 3 22 2 27 9 2 0.2 1.7 1.9
2009-10 27 CBJ NHL 26 0.08 0.23 0.31 0.10 1.00 0.92 2 6 8 3 22 3 37 11 -7 0.4 0.6 1.0
2010-11 28 TOT NHL 61 0.07 0.11 0.18 0.07 0.62 1.10 4 7 11 4 46 0 66 24 4 0.3 2.5 2.8
2010-11 28 CBJ NHL 45 0.07 0.16 0.22 0.08 0.58 1.00 3 7 10 4 40 0 50 20 10 0.4 2.5 2.9
2010-11 28 PHX NHL 16 0.06 0.00 0.06 0.03 0.75 1.38 1 0 1 1 6 0 16 4 -6 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
2011-12 29 PHX NHL 49 0.04 0.18 0.22 0.07 0.47 1.49 3 14 17 5 9 0.3 2.7 3.0
Career NHL 580 0.08 0.17 0.25 0.09 0.94 1.45 47 110 157 56 413 83 543 157 -47 6.8 24.4 31.2

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2008-09 26 CBJ NHL 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 85 21:22
2010-11 28 PHX NHL 4 0 0 0 -2 7 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 71 17:43
Career NHL 8 0 1 1 -2 7 0 0 0 0 10 0.0 156 19:32

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1997-98 15 HC Opava Jr. CzRep-Jr. 38 11 18 29 87
1998-99 16 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 54 4 12 16 100
1999-00 17 Brampton Battalion OHL 67 16 29 45 174
2000-01 18 Brampton Battalion OHL 45 18 36 54 22 59 10 7 1
2000-01 18 Czech Republic WJC-A 7 3 4 7 8 4 0 3 0 2
2001-02 19 Czech Republic WC-A 7 1 2 3 0 2 0 1 0 0
2004-05 22 HC Vsetin CzRep 41 7 17 24 136
2004-05 22 HPK Hameenlinna Finland 9 1 2 3 12
2006-07 24 Czech Republic WC-A 4 1 0 1 8
Career 1 Season CzRep 41 7 17 24 136
Career 1 Season CzRep-Jr. 38 11 18 29 87
Career 1 Season Finland 9 1 2 3 12
Career 2 Seasons OHL 112 34 65 99 22 233 10 7 1
Career 1 Season USHL 54 4 12 16 100
Career 2 Seasons WC-A 11 2 2 4 0 10 0 1 0 0
Career 1 Season WJC-A 7 3 4 7 8 4 0 3 0 2

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1997-98 15 HC Opava Jr. CzRep-Jr. 8 2 2 4 0
1998-99 16 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 5 2 0 2 2
1999-00 17 Brampton Battalion OHL 6 1 1 2 21
2000-01 18 Brampton Battalion OHL 9 2 9 11 26
2004-05 22 HPK Hameenlinna Finland 10 0 2 2 12
Career 1 Season CzRep-Jr. 8 2 2 4 0
Career 1 Season Finland 10 0 2 2 12
Career 2 Seasons OHL 15 3 10 13 47
Career 1 Season USHL 5 2 0 2 2

Similarity Scores

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Thru 10 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rostislav Klesla 5.7 4.7 4.6 3.3 2.8 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.0 0.5
Craig Rivet 91.3 5.5 4.9 4.9 3.3 2.6 1.4 1.4 1.3 0.5 0.4
Larry Cahan 91.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.4 2.6 2.3 1.8 1.0 0.9 0.7
Bryan Watson 89.9 5.2 4.9 4.2 3.6 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.1 0.3 0.3
Andrei Zyuzin 88.3 5.6 4.3 4.0 3.5 3.2 1.6 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.2
Andrew Ference 88.3 5.4 4.5 3.5 3.0 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.4 0.8
Don Awrey 88.2 5.2 4.9 4.7 4.0 3.7 2.6 1.7 1.4 0.6 0.3
Tracy Pratt 87.6 5.4 5.1 4.5 2.5 2.4 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.1
David Shaw 87.6 5.5 4.7 4.1 3.6 2.6 1.9 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.0
Neil Komadoski 87.5 5.3 5.1 4.8 3.0 2.7 2.3 1.6 1.6
Normand Rochefort 87.4 5.7 4.6 4.6 4.2 3.5 2.6 2.3 1.9 1.9 0.8
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Rostislav Klesla 5.7 4.7 4.6 3.3 2.8 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.0 0.5
Andrew Ference 88.2 5.4 4.5 4.3 3.5 3.0 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.4 0.8
Andrei Zyuzin 87.7 5.6 4.3 4.0 3.5 3.2 1.6 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.2
Aaron Miller 87.4 6.1 4.9 4.8 3.7 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.5 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.0
Mathieu Dandenault 87.3 5.8 5.3 4.8 3.9 3.0 2.3 1.7 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 -0.5
Noel Price 87.1 6.4 5.0 3.8 3.4 3.1 2.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
Tracy Pratt 86.9 5.4 5.1 4.5 2.5 2.4 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.1
Tom Reid 86.9 7.1 4.9 4.1 3.8 2.7 2.5 2.0 2.0 0.8 0.7 0.3
Neil Komadoski 86.8 5.3 5.1 4.8 3.0 2.7 2.3 1.6 1.6
Bob Lorimer 85.4 6.0 5.4 4.9 4.1 2.8 2.7 2.2 0.8 0.3 0.1
Dennis O'Brien 85.4 5.5 5.2 4.5 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 1.9 1.7 -0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Honors

2001-02 NHL NHL All-Rookie Team (1st)

Games Played

2007-08 NHL 82 (3)

Transactions

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September 17, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Vsetin (CzRep), September 17, 2004.

January 29, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Hameenlinna (Finland), January 29, 2005.

November 30, 2009: Missed majority of 2009-10 due to injury vs. St. Louis, November 30, 2009.

February 28, 2011: Traded to Phoenix by Columbus with Dane Byers for Scottie Upshall and Sami Lepisto, February 28, 2011.

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