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Pavel KUBINA
Defenceman, # 13
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Birth date: 15
Apr 1977
Birth place: Calenda
Height: 6-04; Weight: 230; Shots: Right
Drafted from
Vitkovice HC (Czech) by Tampa
Bay Lightning in
the 7 round (179 overall) of the 1996 NHL
Entry Draft.
Personal TBL Records:
One Game Records
Goals in one game: 2
Assists in one game: 4
Points in one game: 5
PIM in one game: 16
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Longes Streaks
Games streak: 109
Goals streak: 2
Assists streak: 5
Points streak: 5
PIM streak: 9
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TBL Career
Hat-Tricks: 0
Two-more goals: 3 games
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1993-94: Played
in 1 game for the Vitkovice senior, his 1st professional
game
Appeared in 35 games for Vitkovice junior,
recording 4 goals and 3 assists in his 1st season of
junior hockey.
1994-95: Split
the season between the Vitkovice junior and senior teams
In 8 games with Vitkovice senior, he recorded 2 goals,
the 1st of his professional career
Appearing in 20
games for Vitkovice junior, he registered 6-10-16.
1995-96: Split
the season between the Vitkovice junior and senior teams
in the Czech Republic
In 32 games with Vitkovice
senior, ranked 3rd among team defenseman in points (7)
and goals (3)
Added 15 points in 16 games with the junior team
Represented the Czech Republic in the World Junior
Championships, his 1st major international competition.
1996-97: In
his only season of North American junior hockey, played
61 games for Moose Jaw of the WHL
Ranked 1st among
team defenseman in goals (12), assists (32), points (44)
In 11 playoff games, posted 2-5-7
Played 1 game for
Vitkovice in the Czech Republic.
1997-98: Started
the season with Adirondack (AHL) where he led team
defenseman in penalty minutes (86)
Appeared in 1st NHL
game 3/14/98 against CHI, recording an assist for his
1st NHL point
Scored 1st NHL goal 4/13/98 against OTT.
1998-99: His
rookie season, played in 68 games for the Lightning and
6 games for Cleveland of the IHL
Ranked 1st among NHL
rookies in average ice time per game (22:47) and 3rd in
hits (156)
Ranked 6th on the team in points (21), tied
for 5th in goals (9), 2nd in average ice time per game,
2nd in hits, tied for 2nd in blocked shots (82) and 5th
in shots (119)
Logged 25+ minutes of ice time in 29
games, 30+ minutes in 3 games and topped out at 31:11 of
ice time 2/15/99 at NYI
Recorded a four-game point
streak (2-2-4) from 1/10 - 1/16/99
Set career mark
with 8 shots against CAR on 2/20/99
Member of the Gold
Medal-winning Czech Republic team in the World
Championships in Norway, his 1st senior international
competition
Tied for 3rd in the tournament with a +7
rating and ranked 2nd among a defensemen with 8 points.
1999-2000: Tied
for 1st on the team in power-play goals (6).
Finished
1st among team defensemen in goals(8), points(18),
penalty minutes(93) and shots (128)
Registered 5
multiple-point games on the season.
2000-01: Won
a gold medal with Team Czech Republic at the 2001 World
Championships
Recorded 2-3-5 with a +9 rating in nine
games during the WC tournament
Appeared in 70 games
for the Lightning, recording 11-19-30 with 103 PIM
Set
career-high in goals
Tied for 17th in NHL in goals by
a defenseman
Tied for 11th in the NHL in power-play
goals by a defenseman (6)
Led team in blocked shots
(130) and average ice time (23:44)
4th on team with
105 hits
Led team defensemen in goals and points
Led
team in time on ice 32 times
Set career-highs with 4
assists and 5 points with a +5 rating vs. ATL (11/22)
4 assists tied a franchise record
+5 rating tied a
franchise record
Logged a team season-high 31:14 of
ice time at PHX (12/14).
2001-02: Named
to the Czech Republic Olympic team ... Registered 0-1-1
with a +1 rating in 4 games during the Olympics ...
Recorded 3-4-7 in 7 games for the Czech Republic at the
World Championships ... One of three Lightning players
to appear in all 82 games ... Led team in average ice
time (23:39) and blocked shots (125) ... 2nd on team
with 189 shots on goal ... 3rd on team in assists (23)
... Led team defensemen in goals (11), assists and
points
Set career-highs in assists and points
Tied
career mark in goals
Led Lightning in ice time 45
times, including a team season-high 29:56 of ice time at
NJ (12/4) ... Played 25+ minutes in 27 games ... Posted
2nd multi-point game of the season with 1-1-2 at CAR
(11/25), including game-winning SHG ... Registered 100th
career point with an assist 2/9 vs. WSH (2nd defenseman
in team history to reach the 100 point plateau) ...
Recorded 1st career multi-goal game with 2-0-2 including
GWG 3/1 vs. SJ.
2002-03: 2nd
on team in average ice time (21:24) ... Opened season
with a 4-game scoring streak (tied for career-long) ...
Skated in his 300th career game on Opening Night ... Had
streak of 109 consecutive games played snapped 11/11 vs.
PHX (dating back to end of 2000-01 season) ... Scored
teams 1st goal in three-goal comeback during 3-3 T vs.
NJ (1/11), while skating a season-high 29:55 of ice
time.
2003 playoffs: Made
his playoff debut, appearing in all 11 games
Was 2nd
on the team in average ice time (24:51)
Was usually
paired against the oppositions top line
Recorded 4
shots, including 3 in OT, in Game 6 victory @ WSH on
4/20.
2003-04: Registered career highs in goals,
points, plus-minus, power play goals, and game-winning
goals
Tallied his 17th goal of the season 3/25 vs. NJ
surpassing Roman
Hamrlik for
most goals in a season by a Lightning defenseman ...
Scored his 16th goal of the season tying Roman Hamrlik
for most goals by a Lightning defenseman in a season
3/20 @ BOS ... Added an assist 2/23 @ WSH and tied Mikael
Andersson for
3rd in alltime Lightning games played with 435 ... Set a
new career high for goals in a season with a goal (12)
2/2 @ PHI .. Tied his career best with points in 5
straight games with a goal (11) 1/29 vs. PIT ... Scored
2 goals and added an assist 1/27 @ PIT and passed Roman
Hamrlik for most goals by a defenseman in franchise
history ... He also set a new franchise record for 2
fastest goals by a defenseman at :54, the previous was
1:46 held by Bob
Beers (11/7/92,
TBL @ NYI) ... Recorded his 100th career assist 1/21 @
VAN ... Scored his 2nd career multi-goal game (2) 11/22
vs. BUF and this 3rd 1/27 @ PIT (2g) ... Surpassed the
500 PIM mark for his career with 7 minutes 11/11 @ FLA
... Registered the GWG and his 1st career shorthanded
goal 10/21 vs. ATL in overtime ... Was 1 of a record 3
different defensemen to score goals 10/16 vs. PHX.
2004 playoffs: Set
new career highs in games played, assists, points,
penalty minutes, and shots
Recorded a career high 3
power play assists in 2004
Played a team high 31:19 in
Game 6 @ CGY
Played a team-high 27:14 in Game 6 @ PHI
... Recorded assists in consecutive games in Games 4 and
5 vs. PHI
Was paired with Darryl
Sydor for
the majority of the playoffs
Recorded an assist, his
2nd of the playoffs, in Game 3 4/27 @ MTL ... Led all
players in ice time with 26:05 in Game 2 4/25 vs. MTL.
Dished out his 1st assist of the playoffs in Game 1 vs.
NYI.
2004-05: Returned to HC Vitkovice Steel and
appeared in 28 games
Scored 6 goals and added 5
assists with 46 PIM
Played in 12 playoff games with
Vitkovice and scored 4 goals and 10 points with 34 PIM
Represented the Czech Republic in the World
Championships
Saw time in 9 games and recorded 2 goals
and 2 assists with 10 PIM.
Personal: Pavel
lives with his girlfriend, Andrea, and returns to the
Czech Republic during the off-season
Enjoys fishing,
tennis and cars
Lists his most memorable hockey
moments as his 1st NHL game (March 14, 1998 against
Chicago) and his 1st game representing the Czech
Republic in international competition ... Created a
program called Kubys Little Bolts in which he donates
season tickets to local charities. |
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