Английская Википедия:Adam Klapka

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Adam Klapka (born September 14, 2000) is a Czech professional ice hockey right-wing currently playing for the Calgary Wranglers in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Junior

Klapka played two seasons of junior hockey with the Tri-City Storm of the USHL, where he was noted as a tough physical presence, and was regarded as having a goal scoring touch.[1][2]

Professional

Klapka began his professional career with the HC Bílí Tygři Liberec of the Czech Extraliga. He played one season with the club, splitting time between Tygři and their farm team, HC Benátky nad Jizerou of the Chance Liga.[2][3][4]

On May 16, 2022, the Calgary Flames signed Klapka to a two-year entry-level NHL contract.[2][5] Klapka would impress during the Flames training camp and pre-season games, being one of the last players cut, and was called the best prospect at the Flames pre-season rookie camp.[1][6] Klapka was assigned to the Flames top affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers of the AHL for the 2022-23 season. Klapka would initially struggle to score in the American League, only scoring three goals in the first half of the season, and spending most of his time on the fourth line.[7] However, Klapka would find his scoring touch towards the end of the season, scoring 10 goals in the final 26 games of the regular season, including his first career hat trick in the Wranglers home-ice finale.[7][8] Klapka's impressive performance towards the end of his rookie season continued into the 2023 Calder Cup playoffs, where he would score the series clinching goal in the second round to eliminate the Abbotsford Canucks.[7]

Playing style

Klapka is regarded for his impressive stature, standing at 6'8" (2.03m) and weighing in at 236 lbs (107 kg), potentially the largest player to ever play in the USHL.[2][9] Due to this, he has been noted as a significant physical presence in games, but also as having a goal scorers touch.[1][2][6][10][11]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2017–18 HC Slavia Praha Czech.20 3 0 2 2 0
2018–19 HC Benátky nad Jizerou Czech.1 22 4 2 6 12
2019–20 HC Benátky nad Jizerou Czech.1 30 5 1 6 32
2019–20 Tri-City Storm USHL 8 3 1 4 22
2020–21 Tri-City Storm USHL 49 12 9 21 73 3 0 2 2 2
2021–22 HC Bílí Tygři Liberec ELH 44 6 12 18 72 10 1 3 4 2
2021–22 HC Benátky nad Jizerou Czech.1 16 7 5 12 45
2022–23 Calgary Wranglers AHL 60 13 12 25 80 9 4 0 4 4
ELH totals 44 6 12 18 72 10 1 3 4 2

References

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