Filip Kuba
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| Position | Defense |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Tampa Bay Lightning Minnesota Wild Florida Panthers |
| Nationality |  Czech Republic |
| Born | April 6, 1975, Ostrava CSE |
| NHL Draft | 192nd overall, 1995 Florida Panthers |
| Pro Career | 1995 – present |
| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Ice hockey | |||
| Bronze | 2006 Turin | Ice hockey | |
Filip Kuba (born December 29, 1976, in Ostrava, Czech Republic) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League, playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Kuba has played his last 3 seasons with Minnesota, and has also played for the Florida Panthers. He was drafted in 1995 by Florida. His best season was 2000-01 when he had 30 points. Kuba is the Wild's all time leader in scoring among defensemen.
On July 1, 2006, Kuba signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning as a unrestricted free agent.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998-99 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999-90 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000-01 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 75 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001-02 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 62 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002-03 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 78 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | ||
| 2003-04 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 77 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005-06 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 65 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| NHL Totals | 375 | 34 | 105 | 139 | 163 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | ||||
Stats as of September 25, 2006.
| Preceded by: Jim Dowd |
Minnesota Wild Team Captain November 2001 |
Succeeded by: Brad Brown |
| Preceded by: Alex Henry |
Minnesota Wild Team Captain November 2005 |
Succeeded by: Willie Mitchell |
Categories: 1976 births | Living people | Czech ice hockey players | Florida Panthers players | Florida Panthers draft picks | Minnesota Wild players | Tampa Bay Lightning players | Winter Olympics medalists | Hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics | Olympic bronze medalists for the Czech Republic
